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BCT LLC · 12 hours ago

System Engineer with Security Clearance

Annapolis Junction, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

20+ years exp

BCT LLC is seeking a Systems Engineer 3 to support complex system design and integration. The role involves analyzing user requirements, leading design activities, and providing technical leadership throughout the system life cycle, while collaborating with developers to enhance monitoring capabilities.

Cyber SecurityInformation and Communications Technology (ICT)Information TechnologySoftware Engineering

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Rick Dean

Responsibilities

Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the system’s end-to-end physical and logical architecture to effectively apply hardware modeling and diagnostics (HMD) monitoring tools

Leverage HMD monitoring tools to identify, narrow, and triage system issues, directing detailed problems to the appropriate diagnosticians or vendors for resolution

Develop deep expertise in the HMD product and monitoring architecture to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities to enhance diagnostic effectiveness

Collaborate with developers, analysts, and monitoring tool owners to propose, design, and implement improvements to monitoring solutions, increasing system reliability, and operational visibility

Analyze system logs, metrics, and telemetry—primarily using Splunk—to determine root causes, understand system behavior, and identify anomalous conditions

Interpret hardware and system performance data, including graphs and trends, to diagnose system behavior and inform troubleshooting activities

Guide the development of Splunk dashboards, health indicators, and diagnostic scripts to monitor critical data flows, system performance, and failure signatures

Review and evaluate relevant technical documentation; ask clarifying questions and build expertise in hardware design to support accurate and timely system diagnosis

Provide recommendations for testing strategies and develop documentation of issue signatures to enable and accelerate diagnostics development

Collaborate closely with diagnosis teams and external vendors to troubleshoot complex hardware and system-level issues

Track issues through resolution using JIRA, validate fixes, and confirm that corrective actions resolve the underlying problems

Qualification

TS/SCI with POLYSystem ArchitectureSystem Health MonitoringSplunkHardware ModelingDiagnosticsAnalytical SkillsTroubleshootingCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationSelf-MotivatedAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 20 years of systems engineering experience directly aligned with the scope and responsibilities of this position

Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following technical domains, with a strong willingness and aptitude to expand expertise as required: System Architecture and Design, Power Systems, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design, Cooling Infrastructure, Signal Integrity, and System Reliability

Proven experience in system health monitoring, diagnostics, and operational support for complex hardware and integrated systems

Ability to read, interpret, and analyze detailed hardware documentation, including specifications, data sheets, schematics, and design artifacts

Strong analytical and troubleshooting mindset, with a natural curiosity and willingness to ask probing questions to identify root causes and systemic issues

Excellent communication skills, including the ability to engage vendors and internal stakeholders to extract detailed technical information related to system design, performance, and anomalies

Experience with, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn, system monitoring and diagnostics tools, including but not limited to Chiplink, Splunk, Ipsci, and iostat

Self-motivated and capable of completing complex technical tasks with minimal supervision while managing priorities effectively

Ability to clearly convey technical findings, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences through written documentation and oral briefings

Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams, including engineering, diagnostics, operations, and vendor partners

Comfortable learning and adapting to new tools, technologies, and processes as mission and system needs evolve