Zachary Piper Solutions · 7 hours ago
Systems Engineer - TS/SCI Cleared
Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer to support their client in San Diego, CA. The Systems Engineer will lead systems design, development, and lifecycle engineering efforts in support of mission‑critical, classified programs, working directly with end customers to plan deployments and guide system sustainment activities.
GovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and documentation of complex systems and engineering artifacts
Work directly with customer stakeholders to support implementation planning and technical execution
Apply systems engineering principles across fielded system lifecycles to ensure program success
Prepare detailed technical reports, briefings, and presentations for stakeholders
Contribute engineering content and tutorials to product documentation
Provide software sustainment leadership using configuration management controls and processes
Stay current on emerging technologies including distributed databases, SDN, container orchestration, DevSecOps, and automated testing
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related field
5+ years of experience applying engineering principles in operational environments
Experience with Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, Bash, PowerShell, and Python
Experience troubleshooting and maintaining complex distributed systems (e.g., Hadoop, HBase/Accumulo, Spark, Kafka)
Strong understanding of security concepts including SSH, PKI, certificates, TLS, and DoD/IC security policies
Ability to work onsite in a classified facility at least 75% of the time
Active TS/SCI and ability to pass a CI Polygraph within 6 months
Ability to travel up to 25%
Benefits
PTO
Paid Holidays
Medical
Dental
Vision
401K
And more
Company
Zachary Piper Solutions
Zachary Piper Solutions is an IT company providing government contracting solutions in support of the nation’s Intelligence Community.