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# Senior DevOps Systems Engineer [$271k/yr+] TS/SCI-FS Poly

- **Company:** SYSTOLIC, INC.
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $271,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, DevOps, Elasticsearch, Monitoring of Systems, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Grafana, Kubernetes, Rancher, Kibana
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9079755/senior-devops-systems-engineer-271kyr-tssci-fs-poly

## About the Role

* Degree: Technical bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
 * Years of experience: 14+ years
 * Total Compensation: $271k+ yearly (tentative)

## Description

* Senior DevOps Systems Engineer position requiring extensive experience in requirements analysis, systems architecture, and modern DevOps tools.
 * Responsible for managing system requirements, developing technical documentation, and coordinating cross-discipline reviews.
 * Utilizes technologies such as Confluence, JIRA, Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm, Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Grafana., * Analyze user requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
 * Lead system design, development, and integration activities while providing technical leadership.
 * Guide users in formulating requirements, advise alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies.
 * Incorporate new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations.
 * Develop comprehensive technical documentation, system architectures, and system design documents.
 * Guide system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.
 * Leverage DevOps and monitoring tools including Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm, Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Grafana.


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