Systems Engineering Architect

Job ID: 2616455

Location: San Diego, CA, US

Date Posted: 2026-09-02

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC is seeking a Systems Architect who will lead various efforts and initiatives involving our tactical networks. Person will design, develop, and sustain DOD system networks. Person will work closely with development and sustainment engineering team to purpose and engineer solutions to improve, modernize, and sustain afloat networks using an agile methodology in a DevOps environment. Must be willing and interested in learning new toolsets, templates and workflows as business needs evolve.

This role supports the TACNET Sustainment Team; TACNET CB-ISEA supports the sustainment and modernization of tactical networks to include Automated Digital Network System (ADNS), Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services (CANES), Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS), Integration Shipboard Networking System (ISNS), Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Networks, Flank speed Wireless.

Support will encompass a range of capabilities, from system installations, configuration management enforcement, system sustainment and upgrades, distance support, and emergent onsite Casualty Report (CASREP) support as needed for the warfighters.

The position requires up to 10% of OCONCONUS travel in addition to occasional off-hours support. Also, this role allows for some remote work from home opportunities. This is a hybrid/remote position with periodic onsite visits at our SAIC office in San Diego, CA and/or Virginia Beach, VA . MUST BE LOCAL TO ONE OF THE TWO SITES.

JOB DUTIES:

• Provide System life cycle software engineering support for our NAVWAR and NIWC customers.
• Focus primarily on software components loaded on supported tactical networks to sustain currently fielded TACNET systems.
• Includes analysis and modification to replace commercial off the shelf (COTS) components that are end of support (EOS) modifications to support new interfaces to other systems, and modifications to existing systems driven by customer requirements.
• Analyze failure data, trouble reports, and other U.S. Navy Fleet communications to identify current system deficiencies.
• Propose Solutions, conduct peer reviews, and work with production engineers to implement solutions.
• Create and update engineering documentation and manage solutions through formal configuration management process.
• Attend and participate in technical meetings, report on technical progress, prepare briefs and provide presentations.
• Participation in Integrated Product Team (IPT), Technical Working Group) and engineering / design review meetings.
• Engineering solutions will primarily be for Redhat/Linux based operating systems.
• Provide root cause analysis and be comfortable recommending permanent configuration changes when necessary.
• Develop, integrate, test, debug, and tune complex Software solutions designed to satisfy customer requirements.
• Experience in developing and applying pattern-based architecture, governance and security to system changes and deployments.
• Experience utilizing the Atlassian suite of tools to include JIRA supporting agile and sprint-based operations.
• Leadership experience in the development and deployment of source code across multiple classification levels and environments.
• Experience in creating or expressing low level work product activities and estimating durations with intent to aide creation of scope documents and schedules.
• Work in cooperation with external partners, including consultants, agencies, and vendors, to troubleshoot intra-system issues, and to assist with system integration design solutions.
• Strong development and support skills with experience in object-oriented programming as applicable to web-based programming languages.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience
• Supported DoD C4ISR systems in an enterprise level IT environment (ISNS, CANES, ADNS, SCI Network, CENTRIX, ORT, FSW)
• 4 or more years' experience in a DevOps based environment and is familiar with Agile practices.
• 2 yrs. of experience with scripting program languages and automation using PowerShell scripting and XML development.
• 2 years' experience in the design, analysis and support of local area networks
• Knowledge of US Navy Ship and shore networking systems is a plus.
• Experience in Cloud Computing Environments such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or Flankspeed Edge.
• Experience in SCRUM methodologies is a plus.
• Experience in Microsoft stack - .NET4.0/C#, PowerShell.
• Experience in Linux programming languages.

Certification:

• Current IAT Level II Compliant (Security +) and OS Cert. Would need to obtain within 6 months if does candidate does not currently hold both certifications.

Clearance:

• Must have an Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher to start

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.


SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .