Systems Engineer III - TS/SCI Cleared, Cloud & DevOps

Invictus International; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Invictus International is seeking a senior Systems Engineer III in Alexandria, VA. The role requires TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph and leads in architecture, integration, and deployment across cloud environments.

The candidate will develop and maintain engineering documentation, guide feasibility studies, and coordinate with government stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable systems across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a technical discipline; 4 years may substitute for degree.
• 6+ years of directly related experience in systems engineering.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and IaC/CI-CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis of user requirements, CONOPS, and system architectures to develop requirements and drive system design, development, integration, and implementation.
• Provide technical leadership across the full systems engineering lifecycle, including architecture development, system design, integration, testing, and operational transition.
• Develop and maintain system architecture, engineering documentation, and plans (SEMPs, integration/test plans, SOPs, security documentation, architecture diagrams).
• Guide requirements development, feasibility studies, and trade-off analyses to optimize system performance across the lifecycle.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cloud platforms

Scripting

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker Swarm

GitLab CI

Job description

Invictus International is seeking a senior Systems Engineer III in Alexandria, VA. The role requires TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph and leads in architecture, integration, and deployment across cloud environments.

The candidate will develop and maintain engineering documentation, guide feasibility studies, and coordinate with government stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable systems across the lifecycle.