Systems Engineer Principal

Systems Engineer Principal

Job ID: 2616806

Location: Ashburn, VA, United States

Date Posted: Sep 16, 2026

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: Hybrid

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Job Description

Description

SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior-Level Systems Engineer to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career in Ashburn, VA.

This position is hybrid-remote and requires 2 days on-site in Ashburn, VA.

Job Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the day-to-day planning, scheduling, prioritizing, tracking and reporting for mission critical software development projects using Java and cloud technologies. The candidate will be responsible for:

• Coordinating the delivery of projects and managing all dependencies with other project teams within the organization
• Leading remote software development teams
• Facilitating critical conversations between stakeholders that may include shifting or competing priorities, conflict resolution and de-escalation
• Working knowledge of SELC and associated documentation (project plans, charters, business cases, requirements documents, test plans, reports, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge and prior experience working in software development environments using an Agile methodology
• Working closely with business and solution resources to define, analyze and document requirements/user stories
• Working with senior executives, clients and business analysts to gather requirements. Interpret and translate the captured technical and functional requirements into technical documentation that can be used by both the project management team and the development teams to develop the end user software
• In-depth knowledge and prior experience managing and implementing business processes in a data centric, mission critical environment
• Contribute to project scoping, including requirement assessment, best practices, application design and development, and process methodologies.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 9+ years of relevant experience.
• 9+ years in agile development projects - a strong working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• 5+ years of demonstrated data analysis, requirements management and design experience. The candidate will oversee work milestones (end to end). This may also require coordinating & writing technical documents and business process flows.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Familiarity with Java services.
• Prior experience working with developers and data analysts.
• Experience with developing SELC documents.
• Proficiency with Jira/Confluence.
• Skills and knowledge utilizing Windows, Microsoft Office Suite and the Atlassian suite of tools.
• Strong attention to detail, highly organized and able to thrive in a busy, deadline driven atmosphere.
• Ability to adapt quickly, work in a challenging and fast paced environment with a team, as well as individually.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and organizational skills.
• Commitment to learn, think creatively, and facilitate collaboration across teams.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience in the design/development process of cloud native systems.

• Familiarity with AI/ML is a plus.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification a plus.

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification a plus.

• Familiar with SQL and NoSQL database types.

• Familiar with:

• Application frameworks (JavaScript, jQuery, Spring Boot.)

• Data loading/ingestion (ETL is a plus.)

• Automation Testing (UI, Unit, Service Layer, Code Coverage.)

• AWS Cloud (Cloud Concepts.)

• Familiarity with service-oriented applications.

• Familiarity with UI frameworks (JavaScript, Angular, jQuery, React, Spring Boot.)

Customer Requirements

• Clearance - Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation.
• Citizenship - Must be a US Citizen.
• Location - Hybrid with on-site in Ashburn, VA 2 days per week and if a mission need. All candidates must be within the GWA/commutable area.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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