Systems Engineer I

Invictus International Consulting • Alexandria, VA

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About The Position

Invictus, a Red River company, delivers technology and services supporting government and national security missions. Its teams combine cleared mission expertise with enterprise engineering, technology partnerships, and large-program execution to support modernization, cybersecurity, intelligence, and systems integration in complex operational environments in the U.S. and around the world.

The Systems Engineer I supports system design, development, integration, implementation, testing, and lifecycle optimization. The role also performs day-to-day system administration and operations, including certificate management, secure communications, virtualization support, application installation and configuration, network and firewall management, operating system administration, and troubleshooting. The position is based in Alexandria, Virginia, or Colorado Springs, Colorado, and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institute in a technical discipline; an additional four years may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of two years of directly related technical experience.
• Experience with systems engineering lifecycle processes, including requirements, design, integration, and testing.
• Experience with system administration and networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, ports, protocols, and firewalls.
• Experience developing system documentation and engineering artifacts.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification and Microsoft Certified Professional certification or equivalent.
• Current active TS/SCI clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with virtualized environments and enterprise systems.
• Exposure to complex, high-reliability systems or secure environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, concepts of operations (CONOPS), and system architectures to develop requirements and support system design, development, integration, and implementation across the lifecycle.
• Contribute to system architecture, engineering documentation, and planning, including SEMP and integration and test plans, feasibility studies, and trade analyses.
• Support system integration, testing, interface definition, and end-to-end performance analysis, including identifying and resolving hardware and software issues.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, program teams, and senior engineers to address technical challenges and ensure the quality, accuracy, and integrity of deliverables.
• Support system lifecycle optimization and continuous improvement, including evaluating and integrating emerging technologies.
• Perform day-to-day system administration and operations, including certificate management and secure communications; virtualization support and environment maintenance; application installation and configuration; TCP/IP, ports, protocols, and firewall management; operating system administration; and system troubleshooting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level