System Engineers - Future Consideration

The role

System Engineers support mission-critical programs across the defense and intelligence communities. You will design, integrate, and manage complex systems within secure, classified environments.

What you will do

• Lead or support end-to-end systems engineering activities including requirements development, architecture design, integration planning, testing, and verification.
• Develop technical solutions that operate effectively within classified environments.
• Collaborate with analysts, program managers, developers, and other engineers.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance on system design decisions, interface control, and lifecycle planning.
• Coordinate across multidisciplinary teams to integrate legacy systems with new technologies.
• Ensure system designs incorporate security, scalability, and resilience.
• Produce detailed technical documentation for classified use cases.
• Support Configuration Management (CM), Change Control Boards (CCBs), and readiness reviews.
• Apply knowledge of IC and DoD mission needs, architectures, and acquisition processes.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering roles supporting the intelligence community or classified technical programs.
• Deep understanding of systems engineering principles, government acquisition lifecycle, and secure systems design.
• Familiarity with cloud architectures, service-based systems, and secure data flows in TS/SCI environments.
• Strong knowledge of intelligence community frameworks, directives, and compliance standards (e.g., ICDs, DoDI 5000 series, RMF, NIST).
• Demonstrated experience working in SCIFs or other secure facilities.
• Excellent communication and briefing skills.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (TS/SCI).

Nice to have

• Advanced degrees
• Certifications (e.g., INCOSE, PMP, CISSP)
• Current polygraph

About the company

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. They provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis and deliver practical, useful solutions.