Senior Systems Engineer

As the largest provider of IT services, Leidos develops and sustains large data and technology infrastructures and integrates complex law enforcement IT system for a number of US federal agencies.  At Leidos we offer engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals and growth.  This particular role would be serving a federal law enforcement agency in Clarksburg, WV.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides analysis related to the design, development, and integration of hardware, software, man-machine interfaces and all system level requirements to provide an integrated IT solution.

• Develops integrated system test requirements, strategies, devices, and systems.

• Directs overall system level testing.

• Performs engineering studies and analyses in support of the mission.  

• Provides IT and systems engineering support to analyze system problems in support of development and implementation of solutions.  

• Performs and documents concept and requirements analysis in support of system refreshment and upgrades.

• Performs IT systems performance modeling and simulations in support of requirements analysis, modification planning, and cost estimations.

• Develops new technical specifications and provides modifications to existing technical specifications.

• Performs reviews of draft documentation for technical content and compliance with engineering standards.

• Assesses COTS hardware and software products for application to the system.

• Assesses and recommends the application of new technologies and products for improvement of the assigned system.

• Performs fault analyses, assessments, statistical studies, predictive analysis, and other efforts sufficient to support requirements studies and analyses associated with corrective and adaptive maintenance.

• Plans, conducts, and participates in requirements reviews. 

• Reviews change and enhancement requests to determine feasibility, system impacts, and cost and time estimates to implement requests.

• Provides analytical and technical support in the acquisition, design, development, and implementation of automated systems.

• Provides analysis and planning support to the development of software release schedules.

• Provides programming and technical support for enhancements and corrective/adaptive maintenance of electronic tools supporting requirements, change, configuration, documentation, and test tool management.

• Provides system analysis and software monitoring to assure each system’s ability to meet and sustain processing performance requirements.

• Prepares, maintains, and updates software and system design documentation.

• Provides on-site scheduling expertise to create, update, and maintain schedules. Scheduling shall include the maintenance of a comprehensive System of Services (SOS) schedule depicting all supported systems, as well as tactical schedules across the SOS as needed.

• Possesses and applies a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments.

• Plans and leads major technology assignments.

• Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success.

• Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.

• May supervise others. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems Management, other related discipline, or equivalent experience; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

• 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience

• Ability to work collaboratively and independently to develop creative solutions

• Ability to work well within a small team environment

• Strong communication skills

• US Citizenship

• DOD Secret Clearance is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Operating Systems: Linux

• Software development tools: JIRA, Confluence

• Languages/frameworks: SAFe

• Source control tools: GIT.

Original Posting:

May 20, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

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