Senior Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: None

Type of Travel: None

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The Opportunity
CACI is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join a team where your expertise will directly shape complex technical solutions. You will partner with users, stakeholders, and government counterparts to translate mission needs into well-designed, integrated systems. You will lead requirements development, guide system design, and ensure the technical integrity of solutions across the full engineering lifecycle. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys problem-solving, collaborating across teams, and influencing the direction of mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, concepts of operations, and system architectures to develop clear and actionable system specifications.
• Lead system design and development activities, providing technical direction and ensuring alignment with mission needs.
• Advise users on requirement formulation, propose alternative approaches, and perform feasibility assessments.
• Provide leadership across requirements integration, system design, and technology implementation.
• Incorporate new system plans, designs, and technologies into existing operations.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including system architecture and design materials.
• Support system development and implementation planning through the creation or review of system engineering management and integration/test plans.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders to address technical issues, risks, and conflicts.
• Serve as the technical authority for systems engineering activities, deliverables, and overall integrity.
• Communicate project status, technical considerations, and risks to program staff, government representatives, and senior leaders.
• Monitor system health using dashboards (e.g., Grafana) to identify performance issues, bottlenecks, and resource utilization trends.
• Conduct root-cause analysis of production issues, including outages, unexpected behavior, and performance degradation.
• Document operating procedures, system configurations, best practices, and system topology.
• Coordinate requirements management, including stakeholder collaboration and breakdown of requirements into technical tasks.
• Track development timelines and report progress toward milestones and goals.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
• 14+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer supporting programs of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
  
  • An additional 5 years of systems engineering experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Experience developing and promoting standard operating procedures.
• Background in Agile development processes.
• Strong process orientation with a focus on successful deployments and deliverables.
• Experience with Scrum, including sprint planning and coordination.
• Ability to create and maintain documentation for system configurations, workflows, and support procedures.
• Proven collaboration with development teams and operational stakeholders to ensure successful requirement implementation.
• Experience engaging with customers to gather, refine, and prioritize requirements.
• Ability to triage and troubleshoot user-reported technical issues.

Desired:

• Lean Six Sigma or similar process-improvement certification.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS, and microservice architectures.

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What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground - in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range :

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. 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. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:
$131,800 - $290,000

CACI 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.