Agile Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2615943
Location: Chantilly, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-08-20
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking an Agile Systems Engineer to fill a critical position on SAIC's large SETA program supporting the NRO's Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED) in Chantilly, VA, responsible for the acquisition of systems over the complete end-to-end life cycle.
All candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
This position will provide specialized engineering expertise supporting the acquisition of multi-intelligence (multi-INT) software services. SAIC's client is tasked with leading the integration of mission focused tools to foster increased efficiency, automation and information sharing. The qualified candidate will assist and advise Government managers responsible for the complete end-to-end life cycle of the customer's Ground Enterprise.
Job Responsibilities to include:

• Participate in and contribute to technical and programmatic interchanges; identify and resolve issues; and provide engineering and technical advice to the customer to achieve innovative capabilities for automated multi-INT machine learning analytics
• Provide program management and technical engineering support to the Government customer to manage multi-INT analytics programs; evaluate cost, performance, schedule and risks throughout the program life-cycle
• Support agile process evolution across Government teams, development contractors, user engagement teams, and stakeholders
• Apply systems analysis and design methodology assessments to identify technical debt, architectural runway and efficiency trade-offs against current and proposed/desired cloud-based software system design
• Provide technical expertise to support the planning of future systems and architectures, and oversight of development contractors
• Develop briefings and documentation material for Program / Project Manager's engagements, including developing technical roadmaps and the acquisition strategies/documentation to implement them.
• You will work side-by-side with the other MERIGOLD staff comprised of world class System Engineers, Acquisition Engineers and Domain Experts to lead the customer in acquiring modern processing applications.

Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor degree in business, engineering, science, or related discipline and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Active Top Secret Clearance with Polygraph
• Domain knowledge in Agile software development practices (e.g. Scrum, DevOps)
• Demonstrated capability and success working in team environments
• Strong oral and written communications ability on significant technical matters often requiring coordination within a high-tempo environment
• Good working knowledge of MS Office applications

Desired Education and Experience:

• Knowledge related to managing technical, cost and schedule performance of software development programs
• Understanding of monitoring developer progress via agile metrics, identifying risks, discrepancies, and performance issues
• Experience in Dev/Sec/Ops delivery of software capabilities for AWS/C2E optimized environments
• Certification in agile software development methods (Scrum, SAFe)
• Background with cyclical and continual prioritization of Solution-level Kanban / Backlog across programs/teams
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) certification

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. 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 .