Systems Engineer IV Engineering

SOC LLC; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

SOC LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a contract-to-hire opportunity onsite in Belleville, Illinois. The role requires an active SECRET clearance and focuses on systems engineering, RMF accreditation, and governance support.

The candidate will support DoD/Joint Program Office activities, develop architectures in DoDAF, lead technical reviews, and coordinate with security engineers and stakeholders to ensure compliant, secure systems throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Active SECRET clearance.
• Minimum of 9 years of relevant systems engineering experience supporting complex IT or DoD systems.
• Experience in RMF, cybersecurity accreditation, and compliance activities.
• Experience in Agile environments and requirements management.
• Experience with technical reviews and engineering governance forums.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering analysis for complex DoD information systems, including evaluation, verification, and validation of existing and emerging solutions.
• Develop, review, and maintain system architectures and engineering artifacts in DoDAF or other government-approved formats.
• Conduct technical reviews of contractor-delivered artifacts and recommend improvements.
• Identify technical risks and create mitigation strategies across system lifecycles.
• Support RMF and system authorization activities, including documentation development and maintenance.
• Provide recommendations on security best practices to support system authorization and audits.
• Coordinate with security engineers, developers, DISA, and government stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Review and support Agile requirements ensuring traceability to architecture and security requirements.
• Facilitate Agile governance forums (CCB, ST/ARTs, RRBs, TIMs) and support engineering reviews.
• Provide analytical and administrative support to requirements and engineering review boards.
• Participate in milestone reviews such as SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and ORR.

Skills

Systems engineering

RMF

Agile requirements

Technical reviews

Communication with government

Independent work

Leadership across teams

DoD IT systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

DoDAF

RMF

SAFe

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer is needed for a contract to hire opportunity with SOC's client onsite in Belleville, Illinois. Must Have Active Secret Clearance

Job Description

The Systems Engineer IV provides senior-level technical and systems engineering support to the JTMS Joint Program Office, with a primary focus on systems engineering, cybersecurity/RMF accreditation, Agile requirements coordination, and governance support. This role supports both the Systems Engineering and Testing Branch and the Chief Scientist function, ensuring systems are engineered, secured, accredited, and managed in alignment with DoD, USTRANSCOM, and program-level requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering analysis for complex DoD information systems, including evaluation, verification, and validation of existing and emerging solutions.
• Develop, review, and maintain system architectures and engineering artifacts in DoDAF or other government-approved formats.
• Conduct technical reviews of contractor-produced deliverables and provide recommendations to improve system performance, reliability, and security.
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies across system lifecycle phases.
• Support RMF and system authorization activities, including development, review, and maintenance of accreditation documentation.
• Provide recommendations on security best practices to support system authorization, audits, technical assessments, and sustainment.
• Coordinate with security engineers, developers, DISA, and government stakeholders to resolve security and compliance issues.
• Review and support Agile requirements, ensuring traceability and alignment with system architecture and security requirements.
• Facilitate or support Agile governance forums, including CCBs, ST/ARTs, RRBs, and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs).
• Provide analytical and administrative support to requirements and engineering review boards.
• Participate in engineering milestone reviews such as SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and ORR.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Active SECRET clearance.
• Minimum of 9 years of relevant systems engineering experience supporting complex IT or DoD systems.
• Demonstrated experience in:
  • Systems engineering and architecture development
  • RMF, cybersecurity accreditation, and compliance activities
  • Agile environments and requirements management
  • Technical reviews and engineering governance forums
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior government stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently and lead technical discussions across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Experience working across technical, functional, financial, and administrative teams
  • Ability to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications

• Experience supporting or implementing ERP solutions delivered via a SaaS model in a DoD or Federal environment
• Knowledge of ERP-driven business process reengineering and configuration-based solution design
• Experience with system integration, data migration, and master data management in ERP environments
• Familiarity with RMF, cloud security, and FedRAMP considerations for SaaS solutions
• Experience supporting Agile or SAFe governance for COTS/SaaS implementations
• Experience supporting USTRANSCOM, Combatant Command, or other DoD PMO environments.
• In-depth knowledge of DevSecOps, cloud technologies, and secure system design.
• Experience supporting Agile Release Trains (ARTs) or SAFe-based environments.
• Familiarity with system testing, audits, and sustainment activities.
• 8140 work role certification: Security +

Ability to conduct creative, "outside-the-box" research, including forums and niche platforms.

Employment Pre-requisites

The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, and drug urinalysis.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

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Estimated Min Rate: $43.40

Estimated Max Rate: $62.00