Sr. Systems Engineer - Richardson, TX - Active TS/SCI Clearance Required Information Technology

SOC LLC
United States, Texas, Richardson
Jul 30, 2025
Sr. Systems Engineer needed for a Contract opportunity with SOC's client to work onsite in Richardson, TX. Contract Length: 4+ years Candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance to be considered for this role. Our client is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join their Systems Engineering team. Their engineers provide technical direction and design support to Agile software development teams and other engineering personnel. They perform technical analyses and define system functionality by creating use cases, designing system capabilities and features, and defining system interfaces and acceptance criteria. In this role, the candidate will support the implementation of key aspects of the program's systems engineering efforts. Success in this position requires experience with the systems engineering development lifecycle, particularly within an Agile environment. What You Will Do* Collaborate with the multi discipline engineering teams to design and develop software. Assist in providing technical information and clarification during the entire software development Lifecyle, from conceptualization and design to development, testing, deployment, and operations. Perform solution decomposition from customer requirements, to capabilities, to features, to stories according to SAFe Agile practices. Apply systems engineering expertise to feature designs to reduce overall risk to the software development effort and work with multidiscipline SMEs to fully understand the solution and document the designs. Qualifications You Must Have Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience; or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 3 years' experience. Experience with systems engineering throughout the full software development lifecycle, including Agile methodologies, system-level design, integration, test, and verification activities. Experience with developing solution definitions, performing system decomposition, creating design artifacts, and/or defining system acceptance criteria. Experience with revising Interface Control Documents (ICDs), APIs, and/or system specifications, as well as managing requirements using DOORS or similar requirements management tools. An Active TS/SCI clearance. Ability to obtain a polygraph after start. Qualifications Preferred Experience with the Intelligence Community (IC) domain, including familiarity with GEOINT still imagery data formats. Experience working in an Agile development team environment with multi-disciplined engineers and stakeholders. Experience in cloud or cloud-hybrid development and deployment environments, and with containerized software system architecture. Experience working in the IC domain utilizing GEOINT data types and message formats. Experience with streaming data formats including Full Motion Video (FMV) and/or Moving Target Indicator (MTI) data. Experience using MBSE processes and tools to capture systems design and elaboration in Cameo or similar tool. Employment Prerequisites The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation and drug urinalysis. SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply. Estimated Min Rate: $56.00 Estimated Max Rate: $80.00