Systems Engineer – Level III

KARTHIK CONSULTING, LLC; Falls Church, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KARTHIK CONSULTING, LLC is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support software development for containerized, VM, and cloud architectures across multiple security domains. The role emphasizes secure, interoperable systems for defense platforms in demanding environments.

The position requires Active TS/SCI clearance, 7+ years of relevant experience, and hands-on DevSecOps within regulated pipelines such as DoD enterprises. On-site work in Falls Church, VA is expected.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• 7+ years of full lifecycle software development across multi-domain security environments.
• 4+ years applying DevSecOps with automated security testing in DoD-like pipelines.
• 3+ years engineering and integrating interoperable software in DDIL/ ashore/ afloat PaaS.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle software development using Agile in multi-domain security settings.
• Configure and maintain automated security testing tools as CI/CD gates.
• Engineer and troubleshoot interoperable software for defense platforms in DDIL and related environments.
• Support Navy ACS, USMC CHE, and Five Eyes interoperability architectures.

Skills

Full lifecycle software dev

Agile methodologies

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Containerized/VM/Cloud

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

Container scanners

Job description

Clearance Required: Active Top Secret/SCI

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support the full lifecycle of software development for containerized, virtual machine, and cloud-based architectures across multiple security domains (Unclassified, Secret, Top Secret). This role is critical to delivering secure, interoperable systems for defense platforms operating in the most demanding operational environments.

Technical Scope

• Lead full lifecycle software development efforts using Agile methodologies across multi-domain security environments
• Apply DevSecOps principles by configuring and maintaining automated security testing tools (SAST/DAST/SCA and container scanners) as quality gates within CI/CD pipelines
• Engineer, integrate, and troubleshoot interoperable software systems for critical defense platforms operating in Denied, Disrupted, Intermittent, and Limited-bandwidth (DDIL) environments
• Support afloat and ashore Platform as a Service (PaaS) environments, including Navy's Agile Core Services (ACS) and USMC's Common Hosting Environment (CHE)
• Contribute to architecture supporting Five Eyes (FVEY) partner interoperability

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI
• 7+ years of demonstrated experience in full lifecycle software development for containerized, virtual machine, and cloud-based architectures across multiple security domains using Agile methodologies
• 4+ years of experience applying DevSecOps principles, including configuring automated security testing tools (SAST/DAST/SCA, container scanners) as CI/CD quality gates within highly regulated, government-mandated pipelines (e.g., Overmatch Software Armory (OSA) or equivalent DoD enterprise DevSecOps environments)
• 3+ years of experience engineering, integrating, and troubleshooting interoperable software systems within critical defense platforms in DDIL, afloat, and ashore PaaS environments, including but not limited to Navy's ACS, USMC's CHE, and FVEY-interoperable architectures