Systems Engineer
SAIC · Hampton, VA
$120,001–$160,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Hampton, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior systems engineering role supporting a military Air Operations Center weapons system, focused on designing and managing hybrid and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Azure GovCloud), overseeing core enterprise systems such as Active Directory, VMware, and SQL, and guiding integration and cyber teams through the full engineering lifecycle. The position suits an experienced engineer comfortable leading technical efforts, mentoring teammates, and engaging directly with government customers and partner contractors.
Senior level · 9+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $108,178 (middle half $84,682–$137,059). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
No specific work location is stated in the posting; SAIC is headquartered in Reston, VA, but the AOC WS Falconer program could be based at a different site. CBSA left blank due to genuine ambiguity.
The clearance requirement is Secret with eligibility for SCI — the posting does not gate on an active TS/SCI, so the clearance requirement is set to Secret rather than TopSecretSci.
The DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level III requirement mandates CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent), treated as a hard gate since it is explicitly called out as a must-meet certification requirement.
AWS and Azure are both explicitly required in the qualifications section; GCP is also named there ('Google Cloud Platform') but only as a third option in an 'e.g.' list alongside AWS and Azure, so it is captured as an alternative to AWS rather than a standalone required skill.
Cloud-related certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator Associate, CompTIA Cloud+) appear under 'Preferred' and are marked accordingly.
The experience floor is 9 years with a Bachelor's degree (or 7 with a Master's, or 4 with a PhD/JD); 9 years is used as the overall years minimum per the minimum-degree path.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role blends systems engineering (15-1211), core infrastructure administration (15-1244), and cloud engineering (15-1252). The dominant day-to-day work — requirements analysis, system architecture, integration, and lifecycle engineering — aligns most closely with Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211), with Network/Systems Administrators (15-1244) as the runner-up given the heavy Core Systems hands-on component.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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