Systems Engineer / SME – TS/SCI w/ Poly Required

Fallstechnology; Chantilly, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Falls Technology LLC in Chantilly, VA is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer / SME to join a mission-critical team. You will work hands-on across networks, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases, cloud, and applications as a senior technical resource.

You will design architectures, lead cloud migrations, ensure availability and security, and collaborate with DevOps/DevSecOps. Strong documentation and leadership briefing skills are required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph is required.
• Extensive hands-on systems engineering experience in complex environments.
• Strong understanding of networks, compute, storage, OS, and middleware.
• Experience across databases, platforms, and applications.
• Experience documenting architectures and dependencies.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases, platforms, and applications.
• Analyze existing environments and document current architectures.
• Develop detailed engineering designs for modernization and transformation.
• Lead and execute system and cloud implementations, migrations, upgrades, and refreshes.
• Engineer solutions for availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance.
• Integrate infrastructure with DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines and processes.
• Troubleshoot issues across layers of the technology stack and perform root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate across teams to resolve system-level problems and document solutions.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Hands-on SE

Networking & compute

Cloud infrastructures

DevOps integration

Architecture documentation

Leadership communication

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Systems Engineer / SME

Falls Technology LLC
Location: Chantilly, VA
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required

Falls Technology is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer / SME to join our team supporting a complex mission environment in Chantilly, VA.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who understands the full technology stack—from networks, compute, storage, and operating systems through middleware, databases, cloud platforms, and applications. You’ll serve as a senior technical resource responsible for solving complex system problems and helping modernize and evolve mission infrastructure and platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Perform hands-on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, platforms, and applications.
• Analyze existing environments and document current infrastructure, platform, and application architectures.
• Work with System and Cloud Architects to develop detailed engineering designs for modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives.
• Lead and execute system and cloud implementations, migrations, upgrades, and technology refreshes.
• Engineer solutions to meet availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Integrate infrastructure and platforms with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines and processes.
• Troubleshoot complex issues spanning infrastructure, platforms, databases, networks, and applications.
• Perform root-cause analysis and drive technical issues through resolution.
• Collaborate across application, infrastructure, cloud, security, network, and mission teams to resolve system-level problems.
• Develop architecture diagrams, engineering documentation, technical standards, implementation plans, and operational documentation.
• Brief technical and program leadership on system status, risks, recommendations, and technical decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Significant hands-on systems engineering experience within complex enterprise or mission environments.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure technologies including networking, compute, storage, and operating systems.
• Experience working across middleware, database, platform, and application environments.
• Experience analyzing and documenting existing system architectures and dependencies.
• Experience developing detailed engineering designs and implementation plans.
• Experience implementing, migrating, upgrading, or modernizing enterprise systems.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and cloud-based architectures.
• Understanding of system availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Experience integrating infrastructure and platforms with DevOps or DevSecOps pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across multiple layers of the technology stack.
• Experience developing technical documentation and architecture diagrams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and leadership.
• Ability to translate complex technical issues into mission and business impact.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical systems.
• Experience working within AWS environments.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automated infrastructure deployment.
• Experience with containerized platforms and orchestration technologies.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery environments.
• Experience with system monitoring, logging, observability, and performance analysis.
• Experience working across development, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and operations teams.
• Experience leading technical troubleshooting efforts involving multiple engineering disciplines.

Why Falls Technology

Falls Technology is a small, growing technology company focused on delivering modern software, cloud, and infrastructure solutions for challenging national security missions. Our engineers work close to the mission and have the opportunity to influence technical decisions rather than simply execute tasks handed down through multiple layers.

We offer competitive compensation, strong benefits, and the opportunity to work with an experienced technical team solving meaningful and challenging problems.

Falls Technology LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.