Systems Engineer – Enterprise Messaging & Integration

Arcfield; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcfield is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide SETA support for enterprise messaging and communications capabilities supporting critical ground systems. You will lead end-to-end systems engineering across requirements, design, integration, test, deployment, and modernization, translating mission needs into executable requirements and evaluating solutions.

Collaborating with government and contractor teams, you will participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and integration

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Poly is required.
• Bachelor’s degree with 10–12 years of relevant experience, or Master’s with 8–10 years, or PhD with 5–7 years.
• Experience in Systems engineering for Intelligence Community ground systems and complex mission capabilities.
• Experience with enterprise messaging, message routing, APIs, system interfaces.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, decompose, and manage technical and system requirements.
• Experience evaluating designs, interfaces, and data flows for integration approaches.
• Experience across the systems engineering lifecycle: design, integration, test, deployment.
• Ability to work across government and contractor teams and communicate complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end systems engineering support for enterprise messaging and related capabilities.
• Develop and manage quantifiable system requirements from mission needs.
• Evaluate system designs, message flows, APIs, and interfaces for compliance with requirements.
• Support design, integration, verification, validation, test, deployment, and modernization.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and integration challenges; develop remediation recommendations.
• Coordinate technical activities across government and contractor teams to integrate system elements.
• Participate in design reviews, engineering boards, readiness activities, testing, and demonstrations.

Skills

Enterprise messaging

Message routing

APIs

System interfaces

Requirements management

Lifecycle engineering

Communication

Technical assessments

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Job description

Responsibilities

Arcfield is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineering Technical Advisor (SETA) support for enterprise messaging and communications capabilities supporting complex, mission-critical ground systems.

In this role, you will provide end-to-end systems engineering support across the capability lifecycle, from requirements development and technical design through integration, test, deployment, and modernization. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to translate mission needs into executable requirements, evaluate technical solutions, and address complex integration challenges across enterprise messaging, message routing, APIs, and system interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end systems engineering support for enterprise messaging, communications, and associated mission capabilities.
• Develop, decompose, and manage quantifiable system requirements, translating mission and operational needs into detailed implementation requirements.
• Evaluate system designs, message flows and routing, APIs, interfaces, and integration approaches to ensure solutions meet technical and mission requirements.
• Support design, integration, verification and validation, test, deployment, transition, and modernization activities throughout the system lifecycle.
• Identify and assess technical risks, dependencies, interface impacts, and integration challenges and develop recommendations to drive issues toward resolution.
• Work across multidisciplinary Government and contractor teams to coordinate technical activities and integrate system elements into cohesive enterprise capabilities.
• Participate in design reviews, engineering boards, readiness activities, testing, demonstrations, and other technical forums; develop technical assessments and recommendations as needed.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Must possess and have the ability to maintain an active TS/SCI with Poly.
• Bachelor’s degree with 10–12 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 8–10 years of relevant experience, or PhD with 5–7 years of relevant experience.
• Systems engineering experience supporting Intelligence Community ground systems and complex, integrated mission capabilities.
• Experience with enterprise messaging, message routing, APIs, system interfaces, or similarly complex messaging and communications capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience developing, decomposing, and managing technical and system requirements.
• Technical experience evaluating system designs, interfaces, message/data flows, integration approaches, and implementation alternatives.
• Experience supporting capabilities across the systems engineering lifecycle, including design, integration, verification and validation, test, and deployment.
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary Government and contractor engineering teams and communicate complex technical issues clearly.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise messaging or communications systems within the IC ground domain.
• Experience modernizing or transitioning legacy capabilities and integrating new technologies into existing enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with Agile, DevSecOps, cloud architectures, Digital Engineering, or MBSE practices.
• Knowledge of Government acquisition and program management processes.

Equal Pay Act

This is the projected compensation range for this position. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Arcfield invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Arcfield ’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.Min: $135,035.83Max: $234,801.11

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.