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Principal Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

2HB IncorporatedAnnapolis Junction, MD🇺🇸United States

Why this role stands out

This Principal Systems Engineer role offers a dynamic opportunity to lead critical lab operations and infrastructure for a respected government contractor, fostering significant technical and leadership growth. You'll thrive here if you possess strong hardware and software expertise, a knack for organization, and the ability to manage complex technical environments within a hybrid work setting. Apply now to leverage your security clearance and make a tangible impact.

Quick overview

SeniorityLeader
Employment typeEmployee
Work modeHybrid
LocationAnnapolis Junction, MD, United States
JiraLinux

Job description

Principal Systems Engineer

  • Annapolis Junction, MD This is a full-time position, and requires a TS/SCI/Full Scope Polygraph Clearance. 2HB Incorporated is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer in order to support its government customer in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Description: 2HB is seeking a candidate who shall be responsible for requirements engineering, integration planning, lifecycle management, and technical risk/issue mitigation across complex mission focused systems. The position requires strong Linux CLI expertise and deep Jira Service Desk administration experience, with responsibility for driving cross‑stakeholder alignment, maintaining disciplined configuration and change control, and producing clear, comprehensive technical documentation. Exceptional communication skills and attention to detail are essential for guiding technical decisions and ensuring successful system delivery.

Required Skills

  • Demonstrated proficiency navigating Linux systems using the Linux CLI
  • Experience eliciting, analyzing, validating, and documenting technical and functional requirements to ensure solutions meet stakeholder needs and align with mission objectives
  • Experience developing detailed integration strategies, coordinating cross team dependencies, and overseeing system integration activities to ensure seamless interoperability across components
  • Experience at identifying potential risks, evaluating impacts, creating mitigation plans, and tracking issues through resolution to maintain system stability
  • Proficient in maintaining disciplined configuration baselines, documenting changes, enforcing version control processes, and ensuring all modifications follow established governance procedures
  • Strong ability to collaborate with diverse technical and non‑technical stakeholders, facilitating clear communication, alignment, and timely decision‑making throughout the project lifecycle
  • Experienced in defining system lifecycle strategies, including development, deployment, maintenance, enhancement, and decommissioning phases to support long term program sustainability
  • Produces clear, comprehensive, and well-structured technical documentation, including diagrams, procedures, how-to guides, and reports that support engineering, operations, and compliance needs
  • Hands‑on expertise designing, configuring, and maintaining Jira Service Desk projects, workflows, automation, permissions, and custom fields to optimize service delivery and operational efficiency
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail
  • Twenty (20) years' experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.

Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts 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. This is a full-time position, and requires a TS/SCI/Full Scope Polygraph Clearance.

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