Senior Systems Engineer TS/SCI (FSP)

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you'll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

Seeking a versatile senior systems engineer with TS/SCI US Government security clearance and FSP to lead a small agile team designing, developing, and maintaining secure, scalable software solutions for government customers. The team is fast-paced, collaborative, and cohesive, and depends on team members to communicate openly and to address user requirements on a regular, aggressive clip. The senior systems engineer will be responsible for:

• Analyzing user requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications
• Analyze system requirements and lead design and development of software solutions
• Guide user requirement formulation, advise alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies
• Provide technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology
• Integrate new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations
• Develop system architecture and design documentation
• Engage with Government regarding technical considerations and addressing potential problems, issues, or conflicts
• Guide system development and implementation planning by assessing and developing Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMPs) and System Integration and Test Plans.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Security & Work Location: U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance and in-scope full-scope polygraph on Day 1; must work 5 days per week onsite in a SCIF in Annapolis Junction, MD.
• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, plus 10+ years of Systems Engineering experience, preferably in federal or defense environments.
• Agile & Technical Leadership: Experience as an Agile Scrum Master, working within Agile software development environments, and providing technical leadership across multiple development teams.
• Systems Engineering & Design: Ability to develop and evaluate system design alternatives based on life cycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, and future system expansion.
• Development & Documentation: Experience managing end-to-end development environments and creating comprehensive technical documentation.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience conducting and/or approving end-to-end system trade analyses optimizing system operations over its life cycle
• Experience using Jira and Confluence
• Experience managing communications with program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives
• 2+ years hands-on experience with AWS classified cloud architecture

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.