Senior Systems Engineer

Senior Systems Engineer

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ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Systems Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will be instrumental in the successful delivery of secure, high-impact solutions vital to our government clients. Your contributions will directly enhance operational efficiency and data integrity, aligning with our commitment to innovation, quality, and mission success.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Own end-to-end delivery of our application, including serving as the bridge between users and the development team to ensure the delivered application meets or exceeds customer requirements.
• Ensure that every release is robust, secure, and aligned with user requirements. This includes developing required project artifacts required for successful accreditation outcomes.
• Design, implement, and oversee a comprehensive testing strategy. This includes leading various testing phases (integration, system, performance, and user acceptance testing) to validate functionality and performance.
• Work closely with our cross-functional team, including software developers, test engineers, and project managers. You'll provide technical leadership and mentor junior team members, driving a culture of quality and accountability.
• Support the acceptance of completed development and testing activities by ensuring alignment with project objectives.
• Identify and define data elements required from external systems to support integration and operational needs.
• Develop and execute test approaches that validate the system is behaving in-line with established policy expectations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science degree in a technical field and 14+ years of systems engineering experience, or a Master's degree and 7+ years of systems engineering experience.
• Professional experience working as part of an Agile software development team, contributing across all phases of the software development lifecycle, and building web applications in support of Government clients.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in establishing and managing requirements traceability using tools like JIRA, Confluence, or similar platforms.
• Strong background in developing and executing comprehensive test plans and testing strategies, including automated and manual testing.
• Strong technical writing ability and experience producing software security documentation (bonus points for being able to clearly communicate complex technical information).

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI w/Polygraph.

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets or office machinery.
• Communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.

MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at and provide your name and contact information.