Systems Engineer – IDAM / ICAM

TalentOps; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks PTO + birthday leave

11 floating holidays

401(k) with 10% employer contribution

Employer-paid dental coverage

Employer-paid vision coverage

Employer-paid Life and AD&D coverage (

Voluntary Life/AD&D option up to 5x

Job summary

TalentOps is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support a large IDAM/ICAM program in Chantilly, VA. The role spans requirements analysis, system integration, cloud infrastructure, and security accreditation across a 200+ FTE environment.

The engineer will work with a technical team on lifecycle activities, from concept through disposal, including after-hours deployment work a few times per month.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's + 16+ years or Master's + 10-13 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with cloud environments, especially AWS, and SQL.
• Experience in Agile development.
• Proficient with Jira and Confluence.
• Familiar with ServiceNow (ESP) and security accreditation processes.

Responsibilities

• Support system buildouts, testing, maintenance, and monitoring.
• Perform requirements decomposition and allocation.
• Ensure designs align with architecture and segment requirements.
• Automate and improve systems by analyzing user requirements.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware/software specs.
• Provide Tier 3/4 technical support to internal teams and customers.
• Support ATO and accreditation activities for systems.

Skills

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Education

Bachelor's degree +16+ years experience

Master's degree +10-13 years experience

Tools

AWS

SQL

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow (ESP)

RMF

NIST

Xacta/GreenLight

System scanning

Vulnerability scanning

Job description

Location: Chantilly, VA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support a large technical development program consisting of 200+ FTEs supporting mission-critical Attribute Services within the Identity, Credential, and Access Management (IDAM/ICAM) space.

The Systems Engineer will work closely with a large, highly technical team of developers, software engineers, data engineers, and other systems professionals. This role will support the full systems lifecycle, including requirements analysis, system integration, cloud infrastructure, security accreditation, release management, and Tier 3/4 technical support.

Key Responsibilities

• Support system buildouts, testing, maintenance, and monitoring.
• Perform requirements decomposition and allocation.
• Ensure system designs are compatible with established architecture and allocated segment requirements.
• Analyze user requirements, procedures, and technical challenges to automate and improve existing systems.
• Evaluate system capabilities, workflows, and scheduling limitations.
• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, cost estimation, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Identify system integrity issues and develop solutions throughout the full system lifecycle, from concept through disposal.
• Integrate systems and services and effectively summarize and communicate results.
• Support the development, documentation, and implementation of system policies.
• Support ATO and accreditation activities for customer systems and applications.
• Provide Tier 3 and Tier 4 technical support to internal teams and the customer base.
• Provide release management support, including deployment readiness, coordination, and execution.
• Participate in occasional after-hours deployment activities, typically once or twice per month from approximately 5:00 PM–9:00 PM.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree and 16+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 10–13 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working with cloud environments, particularly Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Experience with SQL.
• Experience working within an Agile development environment.
• Experience with tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with ServiceNow (ESP).
• Strong understanding of the security accreditation process.
• Experience with security tools, frameworks, and processes, including:
  • RMF
  • NIST
  • Xacta and/or GreenLight
  • System scanning
  • Vulnerability scanning
  • Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) tracking
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to provide advanced Tier 3/Tier 4 technical support.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting IDAM / ICAM systems.
• Experience with:
  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • Attribute Services
  • Entitlement Management
  • Digital Policy Management
• LDAP experience.
• Security+ and/or CISSP certification.
• AWS certification.
• Experience with BPM/BAW.
• Experience with Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience with CLSE.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior-level Systems Engineer who can operate comfortably across systems engineering, cloud infrastructure, Linux administration, cybersecurity/accreditation, and release management. Experience supporting IDAM/ICAM or identity and access management environments would be particularly valuable.

This position offers the opportunity to contribute to a large-scale technical program while working alongside an experienced team supporting complex, mission-critical systems

This position offers a highly competitive, employer-supported benefits package, including:

5 weeks of PTO plus birthday leave

11 floating holidays

401(k) with 10% employer contribution

Multiple medical plan options through Anthem, including:

Platinum PPO national plan

Gold PPO national plan

Gold HMO HSA national plan

Employer-paid dental coverage through Delta Dental PPO Plus Premier

Employer-paid vision coverage through VSP / DeltaVision

Employer-paid Life and AD&D coverage at 2x salary, up to $400,000

Optional voluntary Life and AD&D coverage from $10,000 to $500,000, not to exceed 5x salary

Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, covering 60% of salary up to $2,500

Employer-paid Long-Term Disability, covering 60% of salary up to $10,000 per month

Health Savings Account availability, depending on selected health plan

$1,000 annual Lifestyle Savings Account

$5,000 annual professional development reimbursement for degrees, training, and certifications

$1,000 annual technology reimbursement

Candidate referral bonus program, up to $10,000

Discretionary profit sharing

Discretionary performance bonus opportunities

New contract bonus opportunities, up to $10,000

Employer-paid access to online training through Udemy and Paylocity

Optional pet insurance through Pets Best

Access to Working Advantage employee discounts and rewards programs at no cost

About the Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a Full Stack Software Developer with strong cloud, data analytics, and application development experience to support high-impact mission work. The selected candidate will contribute to modern, scalable, and secure software solutions that improve data processing, analytics, search, automation, and enterprise digital architecture across a mission-critical environment.