Systems Engineer III at Intelligent Waves LLC
Annapolis Junction, MD
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Jul 13, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A temporary (2–6 month) senior systems engineering role supporting a cybersecurity contract at Fort Meade, MD. Day-to-day work centers on translating user needs into system requirements, developing and maintaining system architectures and engineering documentation, managing requirements traceability, and overseeing integration and testing activities across complex hardware/software systems. The role suits a highly experienced systems engineer with Cross Domain Solutions background and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Senior level · 20+ years · Remote · TS/SCI clearance · Temporary
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Why we read it this way (12)
The posting is explicitly a temporary engagement of 2–6 months; the employment type is set to Temporary accordingly.
The role is on-site at Fort Meade, MD per the posting. The caller has instructed remote=true and no metro be inferred — this overrides the JD's stated location.
The clearance requirement is an active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph within the past 10 years — a hard gate explicitly stated in the qualifications.
Experience requirement is 20 years with a qualifying degree, or 25 years without. The degree requirement is set to None because the JD explicitly accepts equivalent experience in lieu of a degree. The overall years minimum reflects the lower (degree-holder) threshold of 20 years.
Cross Domain Solutions experience is listed as 'required' in the qualifications section and is a hard gate.
DoDAF, JCIDS, and DoD C&A processes appear in the responsibilities narrative rather than as explicitly gated qualifications; they are marked preferred.
The role title 'System Engineer Level III' does not map to a standard seniority label (Junior/Mid/Senior/etc.) in the posting's own framing, so the title states no level. The 20-year experience requirement and scope support Senior.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is a classic Systems Engineer (requirements analysis, architecture, integration) which fits 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) well, but the depth of engineering and DoD architecture work could also support 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) for a dedicated Systems Engineer occupation.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Systems Engineering.
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.
Posting is for a temporary engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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