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# Senior Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Red Arch Solutions
- **Location:** Anne Arundel County, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $185,000.0 - $193,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, JIRA, Configuration Management, Digital Architecture, Information Management, Software Architecture, Release Management, Requirements Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Build Management
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8972165/senior-systems-engineer

## About the Role

* Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
 * A High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of general system engineering experience.
OR
A Bachelor's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus fifteen (15) years of systems engineering experience.
OR
A Master's degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience.
OR
A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience

 * Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288:
 * Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal.
 * Project Process Area - Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement.
 * Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management.
 * Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply.

## Description

Red Arch Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer in Annapolis Junction, Maryland.

Some Responsibilities May Require You To:

 * Design and build the requirements management processes, software development standards and processes, release management processes
*Support the Jira building needed to enforce those processes. This will include other testing management support, architecture design, etc. that is a normal part of system engineering these solutions. Work with SWE 3 in implementing JIRA tickets, queues
*Work with SWE 3 on implementing C4 modeling (c4model.com) for visualizing Software Architecture
*Generate Artifacts and define processes
*Document Architecture Decisions


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