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System Engineer

Role: System Engineer
Location: Fairfax, VA or Denver, CO
Salary: $130,000 - $220,000 + Exceptional Benefits (Total Compensation up to $330,000)
Clearance: Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility

Benefits

  • Employer-funded 401(k) contribution worth 25% of base salary
  • Flexible benefits allowance worth 25% of base salary (take as benefits or additional compensation)
  • 8 weeks PTO
  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
  • Life Insurance
  • 100% tuition reimbursement (Degrees, Certifications & Professional Development)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Long-term, mission-critical programs supporting the US Intelligence Community

Are you a Systems Engineer with a software development background looking to work on complex, mission-critical systems within the Intelligence Community?

We are supporting a specialist technology organization in the Defense space, looking to add Systems Engineers to its teams in Fairfax, VA OR Denver, CO.

This isn't a traditional Systems Engineering position.

You’ll work closely with software engineers, security teams and customers, helping modernise legacy systems, solve integration challenges and support the transition of applications into modern, cloud-native environments.

You’ll have the opportunity to remain hands-on technically while taking greater ownership of technical roadmaps, architecture and delivery.

What you'll be doing

  • Work across software, systems, security and customer teams to solve technical and integration challenges
  • Support the modernisation and migration of legacy applications into containerised environments
  • Understand software and system architectures and contribute technically where required
  • Help develop roadmaps and remove technical blockers across programmes
  • Support systems integration, testing and implementation
  • Work with technologies and practices including Kubernetes, Docker and DevSecOps
  • Use Jira and Confluence to coordinate and document technical work
  • Contribute to technical leadership as your experience develops

What we're looking for

  • Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility or higher
  • 5+ years of relevant Systems Engineering experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
  • Strong understanding of software development and software/system architecture
  • Demonstrated programming or scripting experience
  • Knowledge of cloud technologies and modern application environments
  • Experience working across engineering teams, customers and other technical stakeholders
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to operate effectively in complex technical environments

Desirable

  • Integration & Test (I&T) experience
  • Previous IPT Lead or technical team leadership experience
  • Kubernetes, Docker, Helm or other container technologies
  • DevSecOps / CI/CD experience
  • Python, Bash or similar scripting/programming languages
  • Jira and Confluence
  • Previous Intelligence Community or NRO experience
  • Experience modernising legacy applications for cloud or containerised environments

This could be a particularly strong fit for a mid-level Systems Engineer, Software Systems Engineer, Integration Engineer or IPT/Technical Lead.

This role has strong routes into technical leadership.

Interested? Apply or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

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Location: Fairfax, Virginia | Salary: $130000 - $220000 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 19/08/2026

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