Mid-Level System Engineer 710
Freedom Technology Solutions Group · Annapolis Junction, MD
$130,000–$160,000from the description
Jul 13, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineer role embedded in a large government enterprise IT program, focused on modernizing and sustaining over 100 business applications. Day-to-day work centers on serving as Scrum Master for an Authoritative Data Sources initiative — running agile ceremonies, managing stakeholder engagement, conducting user acceptance and functional testing, maintaining documentation, and operating a helpdesk. Suits an experienced engineer comfortable bridging government leadership and development teams in a classified environment.
Senior level · 7+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $111,377 (middle half $86,511–$164,827). 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)
The role title is 'System Engineer' but the actual day-to-day responsibilities are a hybrid of systems analysis, Scrum Master facilitation, UAT/functional testing, stakeholder liaison, helpdesk management, and documentation — with no hands-on software development gating. 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) was chosen as the best fit; 15-1253 (QA Analysts and Testers) is a plausible runner-up given the explicit UAT, test plan, and testing-methodology responsibilities.
TS/SCI with Polygraph is a hard gate explicitly stated in Required Qualifications.
The degree requirement is effectively None: the JD accepts 12 years of systems engineering experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
7 years of systems engineering experience is the minimum stated (with a degree); 12 years substitutes for the degree — the overall years minimum is set to 7 (the lower bound).
All technology stack items (JavaScript, TypeScript, Kubernetes, Docker, Node.js, Rancher, Express, Angular, AWS, Git, Linux, Oracle, Selenium/Cypress, Jira, Confluence) appear under a 'Technology Stack' section and/or 'Desired Qualifications' — none are hard-gated in the Required Qualifications block, so all are marked preferred.
Location is inferred from the company's phone area code (410) and recruiting email domain suggesting the Baltimore/Columbia, MD area; no explicit city is stated in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): technical documentation.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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