> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3395078-systems-engineer-l5](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3395078-systems-engineer-l5). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer L5 - **Company:** Jovian Concepts, Inc. - **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, JIRA, Information Systems, Juniper, Build Management, Information Technology, Cisco - **Published:** September 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9165183/systems-engineer-l5 ## About the Role A current and active TS/SCI Clearance with a MD polygraph is required. No CCA's will be accepted at this time., * Experience in supporting a customer machine room. * Experience in racking and cabling systems for operational deployments. * Strong communication skills, ability to work with small team, customers, leadership, facilities, and Vendors to identify and resolve issues. * Experience with creating and updating machine room drawings in Viso or similar tool. * Experience with hands-on support for various hardware from key vendors like HP, Dell, Cisco Arista, Juniper etc. * Experience supporting fiber (looking for breaks testing) Desired Skills: * Experience managing/ leading a team in supporting an agency Machine/ Comms room. * Experience on a System build/deployment team * Work in a customer or Contractor Lab. Qualifications: * A Bachelor's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus fifteen (15) years of systems engineering experience OR * A High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of general system engineering experience (any Process Area). OR * A Master's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience OR * A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus eleven (11) years of systems engineering experience. Note 1 - Examples of qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management. Similar or comparable degrees will be acceptable. Note 2 - Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Physics. Similar or comparable degrees will be acceptable ## Description This position will function as the Team Lead and will be responsible for multiple machine rooms of all operational mission critical systems, a lab and comms room. * You will need to maintain all spaces to customer standards, maintain access lists for scan access. * Monitor and enforce customer requirements for Power Space and Cooling in the rooms. * Work with Facilities personnel from time to time to stay ahead of the need for PSC upgrades to support newer hardware and customer needs. * Assist customers with physical installation and decommissioning of racks of servers, network devices, and comms gear. * Work JIRA tickets from SA/NE teams for hardware replacements - warrantied backfill or escorting vendor support techs into the rooms to work on hardware that is under warranty. * Working through any issues presented as well as checking monitoring of machine rooms and walking the floor looking for any alerts or issues. ## Related Videos - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [GitOps for the people](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/461-gitops-for-the-people) - [Engineering/Manager Pendulum: Generating compound interest on your career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100348-engineering-manager-pendulum-generating-compound-interest-on-your-career) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)