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# Senior Principal Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Science Applications International Corporation
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,001.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, JIRA, Cloud Computing, Information Systems, DevOps, Scrum Methodology, Software Requirements Analysis, Information Technology, Data Management
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/3E84EBE5968148DCB4B491E098DD2818/job/

## About the Role

Required Education and Experience

 * Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience.
 * Ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph
 * Proven experience in core systems engineering and analysis disciplines and processes
 * Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and energetic environment
 * Demonstrated ability to work as a team player requiring collaboration and open communication
 * Strong oral and written communication skills

Desired Education and Experience :

 * Advanced degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline
 * Engineering, computer science, or information systems background
 * Ability to build, integrate and analyze MBSE architectural representations
 * Domain and tool knowledge in Agile software development practices (e.g. Scrum, DevOps, JIRA, Kanban)
 * Prior experience with data management services and cloud software architecture
 * Prior US military and/or IC customer experience

## Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Enginee r to fill a critical position supporting a large SETA program supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED) in Chantilly, VA. The job requires the ability to flexibly manage task execution, provide technical/professional expertise on a variety of Systems Engineering topics, and advise the government on program activities.

All candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.

A successful candidate in this position will bring a record of application of systems engineering and creative thought-leadership to mature and develop revolutionary multi-intelligence solutions.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

 * Provide technical leadership in planning capabilities needed to better support mission operations (e.g. automation, resiliency, situational awareness, etc.)
 * Analyze user needs, develop concepts of operation, and high-level systems architectures, and define capability needs and system requirements
 * Work with government and contractor points of contact across multiple Agencies, Directorates and Offices to refine future ground system capabilities
 * Identify and communicate key architecture and system level trades, system engineering risks, issues, opportunities, and dependencies
 * Support integration of architectures with other components of the technical baseline
 * Collaborate with SETA team members, engineers from various contractor and government organizations, and mission users
 * Develop assessments and briefings to a variety of audiences to convey information in crisp, articulate manner


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