Job Title: Systems Engineer with Data Science Expertise - TS/SCI with Poly
Job Category: Engineering
Time Type: Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Employee Type: Regular
Percentage of Travel Required: None
Type of Travel: Local
The Opportunity
CACI is seeking talented Systems Engineers with Data Science experience to support our client’s national defense initiatives in the Fort Meade, Maryland area. This role combines Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) expertise with data science skills to advance critical defense objectives.
Responsibilities
- Manage system requirements and architecture development using frameworks like DoDAF and SOA
- Develop and allocate system and functional requirements across hardware, software, and personnel components
- Participate in Integrated Product Teams to design new capabilities
- Generate system concepts, architectures, and design solutions
- Create verification plans and processes for systems and subsystems
- Contribute to system engineering documentation (e.g., System Engineering Plans, Requirements Specifications)
- Define and manage interfaces between system components throughout the lifecycle
- Derive lower-level requirements from high-level stakeholder needs
- Develop requirements for Information Assurance Services and Security Mechanisms
Qualifications
Required:
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field
- Current TS/SCI with Poly
- 7+ years of relevant experience (12+ years if no degree)
- Strong background in systems engineering for complex systems of systems
- Expertise in data science, including NLP and machine learning
- Experience with data extraction from unstructured sources (e.g., PDFs, CONOPS)
- Proficiency in Python, R, and ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)
- Familiarity with data processing tools like Apache Tika and PDFMiner
Desired:
- Qualitative analysis and data visualization expertise
- Experience with DoD projects and methodologies
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
Benefits
Pay Range: $94,400 - $198,200
We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. The benefits include healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
CAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.