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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer Skill Level 2 - **Company:** MissionEdge Technologies, LLC - **Location:** Annapolis, MD, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $147,800.0 - $190,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, User Authentication, Configuration Management, Information Systems, Linux, DevOps, Network Interface Controllers, Key Management, NetApp Applications, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Architecture, VMware VSphere, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Rancher, DODAF, Workday, Vmware - **Published:** October 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9241815/systems-engineer-skill-level-2 ## About the Role * Due to the nature of this position and the information that employees will be required to access; U.S. Citizenship is required. * Active TS/SCI w/ polygraph * Fourteen (14) years' experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. * Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. * NetApp Storage Administration * Rancher * VMware, vSphere * Linux SA Skills * Kubernetes (familiarity helpful) * Kubernetes NetApp plugin * Ability to get SYS1 access, May be required to lift and carry items weighting up to 25 lbs. Requires intermittent standing, walking, sitting, squatting, stretching and bending throughout the workday., Successful Completion of a Background Screening/Check/Investigation will be required as a condition of hire. ## Description MissionEdge is seeking a Systems Engineer with hands-on DevOps experience and strong troubleshooting skills to support system design, development, integration, and sustainment. The role involves defining and managing system requirements, supporting technical documentation, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring systems meet performance, security, and operational needs. This position may require participation in a rotational on-call schedule to provide backup support to the team as needed. Essential Job Functions: * Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents * Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) - Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc * Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components * Coordinate the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination * Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations * Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents * Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle * Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components * Derive from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness * Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable * Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions * Participate in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers * Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan * Develop system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis * Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non-repudiation, and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.) * Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP)