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# Systems Engineer SME

- **Company:** Cherokee Federal
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Salary:** $205,000 - $250,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Xacta, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, User Authentication, Cloud Computing, Monitoring of Systems, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Linux System Administration, Release Management, SQL Databases, Cloudformation, 3-tier Architectures, Terraform, Devsecops, Servicenow, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9309763/systems-engineer-sme

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 16 years of relevant experience OR Master's Degree with a minimum of 13 years of relevant experience

 * Experience with Cloud/Amazon Web Services

 * Experience with SQL

Agile Methodology/Jira, Confluence; ServiceNow (ESP):

 * Experience providing Linux Administration

 * Familiarity with security accreditation process

 * Experience with Security Tools and Processes; RMF, NIST, Accreditation Apps (Xacta; GreenLight), System Scanning, Vulnerability Scanning; Plan of Action & Milestone (POAM) tracking

 * Excellent customer support and attention to detail - Tier 3 and Tier 4 level support to team and customer base

 * This position requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

 * Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally require standing or moving about the office for extended periods.

 * Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Experience with IdAM/ICAM delivery systems, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes

 * Entitlement Management and Digital Policy Management

 * LDAP Experience

 * SEC+

 * CISSP

 * Amazon Web Services certification

 * Experience with BPM/BAW

 * Experience with Terraform and/or Cloud Formation

 * DevSecOps experience

 * Experience with CLSE

## Description

Cherokee Preting is seeking a Systems Engineer to support our government client. The Systems Engineer will work with a large team of developers, software engineers and data engineers., Includes the following:

Build outs, testing, maintenance, and monitoring systems:

 * Requirements Decomposition

 * Ensure designs are compatible with the architecture and allocated requirements to segments

 * Address user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate and improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations

 * Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, cost estimation, requirements allocation, and interfaced definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications

 * Identify system integrity issues and solutions for the full system lifecycles from concept to disposal

 * Support the development, documentation, and execution of system policies Required Qualifications

 * Support the ATO/Accreditation effort for customer systems and applications

 * Provide Release Management for deployment readiness, coordination and activities

 * Participation in night activities one or twice a month

 * Perform other job-related duties as assigned.