Lead Systems Engineer

Essnova Solutions • Suitland, MD

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Essnova Solutions is seeking an experienced Lead Systems Engineer to support a large-scale federal technology modernization initiative supporting the U.S. Census Bureau. This opportunity is designed for senior systems engineers with backgrounds in cloud and DevSecOps engineering, enterprise systems engineering, or geospatial systems engineering. Candidates will work alongside architects, developers, infrastructure engineers, security professionals, and program stakeholders to design, integrate, automate, and modernize complex mission-critical systems. This position supports the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland under a hybrid work model. Candidates must be located in the DC/MD/VA area or be willing to commute to Suitland.

Requirements

• 15+ years of relevant systems engineering experience.
• Experience supporting complex enterprise technology environments.
• Strong systems integration and modernization experience.
• Senior technical leadership or SME-level systems engineering experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following technical areas: Geospatial Systems Engineering MAF/TIGER systems Esri ArcGIS Enterprise ArcGIS Portal Oracle Spatial/Topology FME WFS/WMS Enterprise geospatial systems and integration Cloud & DevSecOps Systems Engineering Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Terraform Ansible CI/CD pipelines DevSecOps integration Cloud infrastructure and automation

Nice To Haves

• ESEP – Expert Systems Engineering Professional
• CSEP
• SAFe/Scrum
• Professional-level cloud certification

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level systems engineering expertise for enterprise modernization initiatives.
• Design and integrate scalable enterprise systems and technical solutions.
• Support modernization of legacy and mission-critical technology environments.
• Develop engineering approaches for system integration, automation, and deployment.
• Evaluate technical requirements and translate them into implementable engineering solutions.
• Collaborate across architecture, development, cloud, security, infrastructure, and program teams.
• Support technical documentation, system design, engineering standards, and modernization planning.
• Contribute to the development and integration of secure, scalable enterprise systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed