Two Six Technologies
Aerospace & DefenseDirect Greenhouse career site

Systems Engineer

Pay
$146,335 – $200,000 per year
Location
Herndon, VA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Mid-level
Experience
7+ years
Listed
30 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • TS clearance
  • system architecture and design
  • systems integration
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • SIGINT systems

Also useful

  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • Kafka
  • OpenAPI

Stated benefits & perks

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Retirement
  • Tuition

Overview of Opportunity

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Systems Engineer for our Herndon, VA, or Centennial, CO location. The ideal candidate will be able to work in a collaborative, inclusive, and iterative software delivery environment and has an array of skills within the systems engineering discipline. This position will require systems engineering expertise within a multi-faceted team, where the individual is willing to provide a myriad of tasking to support the mission and be willing to learn new technology and methodologies as the program evolves.

What you will need

  • 7+ years of Systems Engineering experience on software system projects
  • Experience with system architecture and design (decomposing capabilities into services/components; documenting interfaces and dependencies)
  • Extensive experience producing and maintaining architecture/interface artifacts
  • Experience planning and executing system integration efforts (integration strategy, interface coordination, test events, acceptance criteria)
  • Experience with SIGINT data and/or systems
  • Experience with SMF environments and services
  • Extensive experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) for backlog management, documentation, and engineering workflows
  • Experience developing CONOPS and translating operational workflows into system requirements and interfaces
  • Strong stakeholder communication (cross-team coordination, technical writing, design reviews)
  • Familiarity with customer/mission context

Nice to haves

  • Knowledge of AWS fundamentals (networking, compute, storage, IAM)
  • Knowledge of cloud-native technologies (Docker, Helm, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with API design and documentation using OpenAPI/Swagger
  • Data/storage fundamentals (SQL/NoSQL, data modeling, caching, backup/restore strategies)
  • Experience with message/event systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub)
  • Linux proficiency (shell, services, troubleshooting)

Security Clearance

  • Active TS required. TS/SCI w. Poly preferred

#LI-JS

Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.

Pay and benefits

The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Salary Range $146,335—$200,000 USD

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About Two Six Technologies

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world's most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what's possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

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