Job Requirements
Sterling, VA
Top Secret/SCI CI Polygraph
Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
$200,000 - $240,000
Job Description
Principal Systems & Integration Engineer (SE&I)
Intelligence Community | Sterling, VA (SCIF) | Full-Time
Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph Required • U.S. Citizenship Required
POSITION OVERVIEW
We are seeking a Principal Systems & Integration Engineer (SE&I) to provide enterprise-wide systems engineering and integration support to an operational government customer within the Intelligence Community. This is a senior individual contributor role that manages moderately sized projects with minimal oversight and delivers measurable contributions to new products, processes, and operational standards.
This position is based in a SCIF environment in Sterling, VA facility (near Dulles Airport) and offers flexible work hours to support work/life balance.
POSITION DETAILS
Work Environment: SCIF-based; on-site required
Schedule: Full-time with flexible hours
Experience Level: P4 — Principal (8+ years required)
Clearance: Active and transferable TS/SCI with CI Polygraph — required prior to start
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required
WHAT YOU WILL DO
• Lead project management and project leadership tasks in collaboration with government, military, SETA, and contractor teams across multiple customer organizations.
• Apply Mission Protection knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to assigned projects, enterprise-level initiatives, and other entities as directed by the customer.
• Serve as a senior advisor on mission resiliency topics, capabilities, and best practices.
• Analyze complex, fluctuating problems requiring detailed information gathering, root cause analysis, and investigation to determine appropriate resolutions.
• Lead mission interactions and provide end-to-end support across multiple concurrent missions, including the initialization and stand-up of new missions.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred)
• Minimum 8 years of prior engineering experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Technical & Domain Skills
• Demonstrated KSAs in Mission Protection, Mission Resiliency, Customer Operations, Tasking, and/or Collections
• Experience with project management principles and practices
• RFC (Request for Change) impact review and assessment experience
• Enterprise-level planning and implementation experience
• Systems installation, integration, and test (SI&T) experience
Collaboration & Environment
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in mixed-team environments including Government, Military, SETA, and Contractor personnel
• Comfortable operating in a SCIF environment with classified information handling requirements
Clearance
• Active and transferable TS/SCI with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph — must be in place prior to start date
• U.S. citizenship required; only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required clearance level
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Familiarity with customer NSIS processes and/or rapid delivery methods
• Established relationships within the IC customer community
• Experience working across contract vehicles and geographic/SCIF locations
• Proficiency with Atlassian JIRA and Confluence for project tracking and documentation
WHY THIS ROLE
• Enterprise-wide scope — high visibility work with direct impact on operational missions
• Flexible work hours — rare for a fully SCIF-based position
• Long-term program stability supporting an established IC operational customer
• Senior individual contributor track with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and lead cross-team initiatives
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Intelligence Community | Sterling, VA (SCIF) | Full-Time
Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph Required • U.S. Citizenship Required
POSITION OVERVIEW
We are seeking a Principal Systems & Integration Engineer (SE&I) to provide enterprise-wide systems engineering and integration support to an operational government customer within the Intelligence Community. This is a senior individual contributor role that manages moderately sized projects with minimal oversight and delivers measurable contributions to new products, processes, and operational standards.
This position is based in a SCIF environment in Sterling, VA facility (near Dulles Airport) and offers flexible work hours to support work/life balance.
POSITION DETAILS
Work Environment: SCIF-based; on-site required
Schedule: Full-time with flexible hours
Experience Level: P4 — Principal (8+ years required)
Clearance: Active and transferable TS/SCI with CI Polygraph — required prior to start
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required
WHAT YOU WILL DO
• Lead project management and project leadership tasks in collaboration with government, military, SETA, and contractor teams across multiple customer organizations.
• Apply Mission Protection knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to assigned projects, enterprise-level initiatives, and other entities as directed by the customer.
• Serve as a senior advisor on mission resiliency topics, capabilities, and best practices.
• Analyze complex, fluctuating problems requiring detailed information gathering, root cause analysis, and investigation to determine appropriate resolutions.
• Lead mission interactions and provide end-to-end support across multiple concurrent missions, including the initialization and stand-up of new missions.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred)
• Minimum 8 years of prior engineering experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Technical & Domain Skills
• Demonstrated KSAs in Mission Protection, Mission Resiliency, Customer Operations, Tasking, and/or Collections
• Experience with project management principles and practices
• RFC (Request for Change) impact review and assessment experience
• Enterprise-level planning and implementation experience
• Systems installation, integration, and test (SI&T) experience
Collaboration & Environment
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in mixed-team environments including Government, Military, SETA, and Contractor personnel
• Comfortable operating in a SCIF environment with classified information handling requirements
Clearance
• Active and transferable TS/SCI with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph — must be in place prior to start date
• U.S. citizenship required; only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required clearance level
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Familiarity with customer NSIS processes and/or rapid delivery methods
• Established relationships within the IC customer community
• Experience working across contract vehicles and geographic/SCIF locations
• Proficiency with Atlassian JIRA and Confluence for project tracking and documentation
WHY THIS ROLE
• Enterprise-wide scope — high visibility work with direct impact on operational missions
• Flexible work hours — rare for a fully SCIF-based position
• Long-term program stability supporting an established IC operational customer
• Senior individual contributor track with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and lead cross-team initiatives
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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