Full-Time

System Engineer 2

Multiple Teams

Posted on 8/5/2025

Momentum Engineering

Momentum Engineering

11-50 employees

Designs secure cloud-based data architectures

Compensation Overview

$155k - $210k/yr

Columbia, MD, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Software Engineering (3)
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Required Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Requirements
  • Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
  • Experience in each of the usability and software engineering cycle phases
  • Experience creating user interface design specifications through researching and documenting user requirements including profiles, frequent tasks, workflows, and user scenarios while working closely with application developers
  • Experience directing/conducting usability testing
  • Proficiency in one or more design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, XD, and PenPot
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with developers, managers, and system engineers to ensure intelligence products remain modern, cutting-edge, and highly usable
  • Research and document user workflows
  • Design intuitive front-end systems and create mockups
  • Engage with users for feedback, and work closely with multiple development teams to enhance analyst tools
Desired Qualifications
  • Certifications related to Human Factors Engineering or Human Centered Computing are a plus

Momentum Engineering builds secure, cloud-based data engineering solutions that help clients run mission-critical analytics and improve software performance. Its offerings center on designing robust data architectures and data-driven engineering methodologies, implemented through DevOps and DevSecOps practices to ensure reliable, measurable performance. The company differentiates itself by focusing on secure architectures tailored to clients' needs, rigorous evaluation and validation of data-driven approaches, and a client-focused service model with collaborative culture and profit-sharing to attract top talent. The goal is to provide dependable data infrastructure and engineering processes that enable better analytics outcomes and software reliability for engineers, analysts, developers, and instructors.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Columbia, South Carolina

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Federal agencies prioritize DevSecOps in cloud pipelines matching Momentum's expertise.
  • Rising demand for ontology development in high-security defense environments.
  • Profit-sharing and benefits attract top data engineering talent.

What critics are saying

  • Booz Allen Hamilton consolidates DLA, DHS, NSA subcontracts within 6-12 months.
  • Databricks poaches engineers, crippling 49 open roles in 3-6 months.
  • NSA zero-trust mandates deprecate legacy DevSecOps in 12-24 months.

What makes Momentum Engineering unique

  • Momentum Engineering delivers secure cloud data pipelines for DLA, DHS, NSA missions.
  • WOSB status unlocks federal set-aside contracts in defense sectors.
  • Team holds security clearances and polygraphs for sensitive national security.

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Benefits

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

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