Systems Engineer

Location: Reston, VA; required to work from the Reston office. U.S. citizenship is required, and candidates must be eligible for access to classified information.

Salary: $100,000–$200,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global is an employee-owned company delivering advanced mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering solutions for challenging national security problems.

What you will do

• Design, develop, integrate, test, deploy, and sustain complex systems and applications.
• Analyze mission, operational, and technical requirements and translate them into system-level requirements and specifications.
• Develop system architectures, interface documentation, technical requirements, diagrams, procedures, and engineering reports.
• Collaborate with software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, testing, and customer teams throughout the system development lifecycle.
• Integrate hardware, software, networks, applications, and external interfaces while troubleshooting complex system-level issues.
• Support design reviews, verification and validation, deployment, operational readiness, technical recommendations, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field; four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree.
• 5+ years of relevant systems engineering, systems integration, software engineering, or related technical experience.
• Experience with requirements analysis, system design, integration, testing, system lifecycle activities, and technical documentation.
• Experience integrating software, hardware, infrastructure, networks, or other technical components.
• Understanding of systems engineering principles and the system development lifecycle.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering and software development teams.
• Familiarity with Agile software development or engineering environments.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively and communicate technical information to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• U.S. citizenship required; successful candidates must pass a security investigation and meet classified-information access eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• Active SECRET security clearance; active TS/SCI preferred.
• 8+ years of systems engineering, systems integration, or related engineering experience, including senior Systems Engineer, Systems Integration Engineer, or technical lead experience.
• Experience supporting Department of War or other Federal government programs.
• Experience with systems architecture, requirements management, interface definition, and verification and validation.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, DOORS, or similar requirements management and collaboration tools.
• Familiarity with MBSE, SysML, Linux-based environments, cloud or virtualized infrastructure, Docker, Kubernetes, networking, distributed systems, cloud architectures, DevSecOps, and CI/CD.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles, Federal security requirements, RMF, NIST standards, or system authorization processes.
• Experience supporting system test, integration, deployment, and operational transition activities.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee-owned organization with a technical, collaborative environment focused on challenging national security problems.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with FSA and HSA options.
• Paid time off, nine observed holidays, two floating holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement, professional development reimbursement, annual salary reviews, and profit sharing.
• 401(k) traditional and Roth options, relocation assistance, gym and fitness reimbursement, and an employee assistance program.