Senior Systems Engineer

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  • Kihomac
  • Lexington Park, MD
  • 2 months ago
  • $130,000 - $150,000
Published
February 6, 2026
Location
Lexington Park, MD
Job Type

Job Description

  • Work with customers to understand business needs and to define solution use cases
  • Provide consultation on art of the possible during visioning of customer solutions
  • Work with customer end users and SMEs to refine use cases, technical approaches and implementations
  • Collaborate with and support multiple development teams to create solutions involving analytics, visualization, applications, and data integrations in Foundry
  • Perform reviews and make recommendations for improving production data pipelines and ontology with respect to SME data quality expectations and emerging customer needs
  • Develop solutions with and mentor team members on Foundry tools
  • Provide programming support and technical approach for integrations of external customer applications with Foundry
  • Follow and improve established standards and processes
  • Keep up to date with current programming tools and practices
  • Manage requirements analysis, development, traceability, modeling and associated documentation
  • Provide necessary systems solutions documentation and visualization
  • Mentor local junior engineers and analysts
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Education/Training: 

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Mathematics, or other relevant discipline required
    • Foundry Application Developer Certification and/or Foundry Data Engineer Certification preferred

Experience:

    • 3+ years of experience with Systems Solution Development required
    • Required Experience:
      • Translation of business process and program workflows into solution architecture
      • Proficiency in Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools such as Cameo
      • Proficiency in Java, Python, TypeScript, React, and SQL
      • Architecture frameworks and modeling language such as DoDAF, SysML, and UML
      • Agile software methodology process tools such as Git and Azure DevOps
    • Preferred Experience:
      • 2+ years of experience with Palantir Foundry
      • Proficiency with Foundry specific tools like Slate, Workshop, Pipeline Builder, and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP)
      • Familiarization with legacy US Navy data systems

Security:

  • Must be a US citizen
  • Candidate must be in possession of a minimum DoD issued Secret Clearance

Physical Requirements:

  • Able to occasionally reach with hands and arms
  • Prolonged periods of computer screen use, while sitting or standing at a desk
  • Adhere to safety protocols when in work areas requiring use of PPE (e.g. eyewear, gloves, masks, hearing protection, steel toed shoes, etc.)
  • Able to safely lift and carry up to 20 pounds at a time

Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Training & Development
  • Wellness Resources

Salary: $130,000 - 150,000

Salary rates for this position are competitive and commensurate with experience and industry standards. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include health insurance, paid time off, and retirement savings options.

Key Skills
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ETL AWS Apache Spark Airflow React Azure Agile Azure Devops Devops Solution Architecture Python SQL Java Typescript Git

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