Systems Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph Required)

J T; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

J T in Columbia, MD seeks a senior Systems Engineer 3 to drive a critical initiative that migrates ~40 legacy databases into a unified data model and modern platform. You will reverse engineer data structures, design unified models, and optimize SQL across Oracle and PostgreSQL, ensuring secure, high-integrity migration and enabling analytics.

The role requires a TS/SCI with polygraph clearance and extensive experience in database design, data modeling, and data security governance, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Systems Engineering or related field plus 20+ years of relevant professional experience, OR 25 years of relevant professional systems engineering/data architecture experience without a degree.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
• Extensive experience in database design, data modeling, and schema normalization.
• Deep SQL experience across relational databases such as Oracle and PostgreSQL.
• Proven reverse engineering of complex software systems across front-end and back-end layers.

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer legacy front-end and back-end architectures to map existing data structures and workflows.
• Design and develop unified database models to consolidate ~40 databases into a single system.
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries for Oracle and PostgreSQL.
• Analyze, cleanse, normalize, and validate data to ensure migration integrity.
• Apply data security best practices throughout modeling, extraction, and migration phases.
• Support data visualization, presentation services, and prototyping for downstream analytic tools.

Skills

Database design

Data modeling

SQL proficiency

Reverse engineering

Data security governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Systems Engineering

25 years of relevant systems engineering experience without a degree

Tools

Oracle RDBMS

PostgreSQL

Job description

Clearance Requirement:

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Salary Range: $175,000 – $210,000 / year (dependent on experience, education, and skill set)

About the Role

Seeking a senior Systems Engineer 3 to support a mission-critical initiative delivering advanced visualization and presentation services for analytic tool prototyping, development, and production in Columbia, MD.

In this role, you will collaborate within a small, high-impact team dedicated to reverse engineering approximately 40 legacy databases into a unified, universal data model. You will play a central role in enabling efficient data analysis, discovery, and search capabilities, driving the end-to-end migration of legacy business data to a modernized platform.

Key Responsibilities

Reverse engineer legacy systems across both front-end and back-end architectures to map existing data structures and workflows.

Design, architect, and develop unified database models to consolidate ~40 disparate databases into a single universal system.

Author and optimize complex SQL queries within relational database environments (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL).

Perform comprehensive data analysis, normalization, cleansing, and validation to ensure data integrity during migration.

Implement robust data security best practices throughout system modeling, extraction, and migration phases.

Support data visualization, presentation services, and prototyping for downstream analytic tools.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Experience & Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline plus at least 20 years of relevant professional experience, OR

25 years of relevant professional systems engineering/data architecture experience without a degree.

Database & Modeling: Proven expertise in database design, data modeling, and schema normalization.

SQL & RDBMS: Extensive hands-on experience utilizing SQL across relational database management systems (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL).

Reverse Engineering: Demonstrated experience reverse engineering complex software systems across both front-end interfaces and back-end data layers.

Data Processing: Proven track record in data analysis, data cleansing, normalization, and data security governance.

Desired Qualifications

Advanced experience with Oracle database architectures.

Prior working knowledge of BM&A systems.

Benefits & Compensation

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees both personally and professionally:

Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Basic Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing education and professional development

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.