System Engineer 5 at Wyetech
Linthicum Heights, MD
$105,997–$290,534
Jul 26, 2026
Linthicum Heights, MD
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineering role supporting federal intelligence community customers, focused on automating data flows using Apache NiFi — ingesting sensor and open-source cyber data, transforming it into standard formats, and enriching it for analytic and visualization purposes. The position spans the full systems lifecycle (concept through retirement) and requires close interaction with government stakeholders. Suits a deeply experienced systems engineer with a current TS/SCI polygraph clearance and a background in cybersecurity data architectures.
Senior level · 13+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $50.96–$139.68/hr
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What the occupation pays Median $111,377 (middle half $86,511–$164,827). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The role is titled 'Systems Engineer' with no explicit seniority level in the title; advertised seniority is therefore Unspecified. However, the minimum experience requirement is 13 years (PhD/Master's path) up to 19 years (GED path), firmly placing actual scope at Senior.
Multiple education/experience combinations are accepted as equivalent gates: Bachelor's + 15 yrs, Master's or PhD + 13 yrs, or GED + 19 yrs. Because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of a degree, the degree requirement is set to None.
The posting requires a current (within 7 years) PRIVAC polygraph at the NSYS level, in addition to an active TS/SCI with agency-appropriate polygraph — this is a hard clearance gate.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is framed as 'Systems Engineer' covering ISO/IEC 15288 lifecycle processes, which sits between Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211) and the broader Computer Occupations catch-all (15-1299). The NiFi/data-flow and cybersecurity focus tilts toward 15-1211.
'IC data architectures' is listed under Required Technical Skills as the context for ingesting open-source cyber data, making it a hard gate despite being a domain/architectural concept rather than a named product.
Agile/Scrum and CI/CD (automated builds, testing, deployments) appear under the Capabilities section rather than a formal Required Qualifications block, so they are treated as preferred.
Work locations span Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii, and OCONUS; the CBSA reflects the company's Maryland headquarters and primary contract area, but the actual site may differ.
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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