Systems Engineer
Reston, VA - USA
Job Summary
Leidos is seeking a Systems Engineer for a position in the Chantilly VA area. This position requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph in order to be considered.
The Systems Engineer will work in a group that is working to replace an out of date and fragile system with a modern replacement. The group will then be focused on the rollout of a brand new messaging system.
The Systems Engineer will be provide technical direction guidance and manage software trends across the project.
Duties will also include but not limited to performing systems requirements analysis functional analysis timeline analysis requirements allocation and interface definition technical management integration system documentation. The Systems Engineer will serve as the primary focal point of contact for several enterprise systems.
In this role the candidate will need to frequently interact with senior level Customers to provide innovative solutions and provide feedback.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Bachelors degree and at least 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with at least 6 years of prior relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience Risk Management Framework.
- Demonstrated experience in full life-cycle software development project performing all phases of a rigorous software development methodology with the ability to identify gaps mitigate technical risk troubleshoot and solve complex technical problems.
- Hands on experience with Agile development processes.
- Demonstrated experience with System Documentation.
- Experience with Java for Software Development.
- Experience with Puppet
- Experience with Jenkins.
- Experience with SQL
Desired Skills:
- Demonstrated experience with AWS
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Managing a Technical team
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Original Posting:
February 26 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $107900.00 - $195050.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.