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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Nabout Leidos
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,900.0 - $195,050.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, CompTIA Security+, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Geospatial Intelligence, Identity and Access Management, Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Tools, Requirements Management, Software Engineering, Systems Modeling Language, Systems Integration, Cloud Platform System, HybridCloud, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Devsecops, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/302879/sr-systems-engineer-maryland-md-gaithersburg

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineer, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related STEM discipline and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.\n
 * 8+ years of professional systems engineering experience.\n
 * Experience support customer, DoD, or Intelligence Community programs.\n
 * DoD 8140/8570 Compliance: Must possess an active CompTIA Security+ (or higher baseline certification) to satisfy IAM Level I / IAT Level II requirements.\n
 * Must hold an active Systems Engineering Professional certification from the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), at any of the following levels:\n, * Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and the systems development lifecycle.\n
 * Experience working with Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban).\n
 * Experience with requirements management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar.\n
 * Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GovCloud).\n
 * Experience with system integration, interface management, and enterprise architecture.\n
 * Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines and CI/CD tools.\n
 * Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment.\n, * Experience supporting the customers' mission systems or GEOINT programs.\n
 * Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and SysML.\n
 * Familiarity with Cameo Systems Modeler or similar modeling tools.\n
 * Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized applications.\n
 * Knowledge of microservices architecture.\n
 * Experience with REST APIs and distributed systems.\n
 * SAFe Agilist (SA), Scrum Master, or Agile certification.\n
 * Experience supporting cloud-native or hybrid cloud environments.\n



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