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Sr. Systems Engineer

BAE Systems
BAE Systems Salary
Chantilly, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/18/2025

Job Description
This position is ideal for a software developer and ETL engineer with a desire to work on a system that provides real operational impact on the world at large by assisting law enforcement in catching the worst of the worst.

Primary work will be the extraction, transformation, and load of large widely diverse data sets. The work supports the ingest of legacy data from standalone system to a cloud based system with end users crossing many time zones. Additional work will involve the expansion of additional ETL ingesters, enhancing existing ingesters and data migration or re-indexing tasks.


Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Bachelor in Computer Science or related degree
  • Creative, collaborative, Agile/ART team-oriented
  • 8 years experience with software management
  • 8 years experience with systems engineering
  • 8 years experience with security and operations (DevSecOps)
  • 8 years background in Linux (Rocky, RedHat, Amazon, Ubuntu and others), Windows, and Mac operating systems
  • 8 years experience with Shell, Powershell and Python scripting
  • 8 years experience with hardware
    • Dell servers and workstation
    • Network Hardware (Cisco, Arista, Dell)
  • 8 years experience with Amazon:
    • Gov Cloud
    • AppStream
    • SC2S
    • C2S
    • Workspaces
  • 8 years experience with required Technology Stack:
    • Active Directory Federation Services
    • VSphere and VXRail envrionments
    • Docker
    • Gitlab
    • Jira
    • Elasticserach
    • Hyperglance
    • IPA/FreeIPA
    • Kubernetes
    • LDAP/OpenLDAP
    • NetApp
    • RabbitMQ
    • SMTP servers
    • Samba
    • SonicWall Firewall
    • Terraform/Infrastructure
    • Tunneling protocols (GRE, IPSec, SSH, SSL)
    • Windows Active Directory
    • WDS
    • WSUS


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree in one of the following areas: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer and Information Security, Computer Security, and/or Network Administration from an accredited university/college.
    Minimum/General Experience: Recent work experience as a senior-level or technical lead in a related position on a major program, project, or activity. A minimum of seven (7) years recent experience in the direct performance of a major program, project, or activity relating to computer software development at the user and kernel level, computer programming, and /or computer digital forensics


Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $130355 - $221603

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.


About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Salary : $130,355 - $221,603

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