Full-Time

Systems Engineer 3

Posted on 10/1/2025

Momentum Engineering

Momentum Engineering

11-50 employees

Designs secure cloud-based data architectures

Compensation Overview

$170k - $235k/yr

Annapolis Junction, MD, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Engineering Management (1)
Required Skills
Risk Management
Requirements
  • Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
  • Twenty (20) years’ experience as a Systems Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required
  • Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required
  • A Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required
  • Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
Responsibilities
  • Develop comprehensive SOA solutions
  • Develop operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards
  • Conduct and/or approve end-to-end system trade analyses to optimize system operations over its life-cycle through the proper balance of non-functional system performance areas
  • Use validated models, simulations, and prototyping to mitigate risk and reduce cost of system development
  • Ensure effective, periodic review and control of the evolving configuration of a system, both hardware and software components and associated documentation, during the life of the system
  • Serve as a member of the CCB
  • Develop system design alternatives that consider life cycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, system expansion, and growth
  • Develop alternative courses of action, workarounds, and fallback positions with a recommended course of action for each risk, monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones
  • Monitors risks using earned value management (EVM) data
  • As a participant within an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) effort, recommend a preferred solution based on selection criteria adjusted for reasonableness and validity of assumptions, technology limitations, environmental impact, and life-cycle costs
  • Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of all components of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis
Desired Qualifications
  • Scripting / software experience is highly desired

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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