Job Description

Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Newport News, VA — Full-time onsite

Clearance: U.S. citizenship and active Secret clearance

Job Description

The Senior Systems Engineer leads data architecture, requirements development, and end-to-end systems engineering activities for the modernization of a complex defense command-and-control system. This role serves as the technical authority for data ingestion, synchronization, analytics, and system design, ensuring new capabilities align with operational, architectural, and cybersecurity requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design logical and physical data models.
• Guide system architecture using data modeling best practices.
• Lead design of ingestion pipelines.
• Develop synchronization solutions ensuring system-wide consistency.
• Write clear, testable requirements with acceptance criteria.
• Conduct requirements solicitation with stakeholders.
• Analyze data to generate insights.
• Assess and enhance data quality.
• Support all phases of the program lifecycle from inception to deployment.
• Participate in Sprint Reviews, Process Reviews, and Design Reviews.
• Validate acceptance criteria and enforce Definition of Done.
• Work with developers, testers, product owners, and government customers.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Lead technical investigations.
• Recommend solutions and ensure compliance with standards.
• Deliver presentations to customers and executives.
• Coordinate with global development teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM.
• 7+ years of systems engineering experience.
• Experience with data analytics and management tools.
• Familiarity with data ingestion and synchronization methodologies.
• Strong understanding of logical and physical data models.
• Experience writing technical documentation, including requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Proficiency in SQL and data query languages.
• Experience leading tasks and meeting schedule commitments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Able to work fulltime in the Newport News office.
• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GCCS-J, Joint C2 systems or enterprise common operational picture platforms.
• Experience with cloud data platforms and big data technologies.
• Strong experience with MBSE and modeling tools such as Cameo.
• Knowledge of ETL processes and data warehousing.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools.
• Understanding of DoDAF models.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum.
• Experience with virtual machine environments.
• Knowledge of DoD policies and procedures.
• TS/SCI clearance.