Systems Engineer

Overview Position Title: Systems Engineer Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Reports To: Program Manager; Team Lead Job Type: Full-time Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Summary: As a Systems Engineer you serve as a core technical authority bridging high-level cryptographic mission requirements with secure engineering execution. Working within cryptographic development and production environments, you will design, integrate, test, and sustain modernized IT infrastructure and software platforms dedicated to an exclusive customer mission. You will apply system-of-systems engineering, DevSecOps principles, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies to transition legacy client-server architectures into modular, microservices-based containerized environments.

Key

Engineer, integrate, and sustain government-owned IT infrastructure and platforms in compliance with Risk Management Framework (RMF) guidelines. Lead system architecture refactoring from legacy client-server systems into modular microservices executing within Kubernetes (TKG/OpenShift) enclaves. Interface system platforms with high-assurance cryptographic equipment, Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), key management devices, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and external randomizers.

Formulate and manage System Security Plans (SSPs), Data Flow Diagrams, COOP plans, and security controls to maintain continuous Authority to Operate (ATO). Implement DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline automation (Git