System Engineer 5 at Wyetech
Annapolis Junction, MD
$105,997–$290,534
Jul 12, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level systems engineering role supporting a Cyber Threat Intelligence program focused on protecting critical government networks. The position sits on a Collection team and involves collaborating with software development and engineering groups to build cloud-based solutions, develop system requirements, plan deployments, and manage stakeholder needs across the full systems lifecycle. Candidates need extensive systems engineering experience and an active TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
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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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 (6)
This role requires PRIVAC (NSYS level) and an active TS/SCI with agency-appropriate polygraph — hard gates stated explicitly in the posting.
Minimum experience varies by degree: 13 years with a Master's or PhD, 15 years with a Bachelor's, or 19 years with a High School diploma/GED. The overall years minimum is set to 13 (the lowest qualifying threshold). No specific degree is strictly required since multiple education/experience combinations are accepted, including a GED.
AWS and Azure are listed together under 'Knowledge of Cloud Service provider offerings, specifically AWS and Azure' in the Required Technical Skills section. They are treated as a paired requirement rather than strict alternatives; AWS is listed as the primary with Azure as an alternative, and Azure is also surfaced separately as a preferred skill given the 'knowledge of' framing.
The role is described as supporting a Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) initiative with cloud-based solutions and systems engineering across the full lifecycle. SOC 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) was chosen as the best fit given the systems engineering, requirements development, architecture documentation, and stakeholder coordination focus; 15-1299 is noted as a runner-up given the specialized federal/intelligence systems engineering nature of the work.
Work locations listed include Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii, and OCONUS. The posting does not specify a single primary location; Maryland/Virginia (NSA/intelligence community corridor) is the most likely primary site given the CTI/classified network context and Wyetech's known footprint.
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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