Senior Systems Engineer - United States - 34787 - Maximus

General information

Job Posting Title

Senior Systems Engineer

Date

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

City

Bethesda

State

Country

United States

Working time

Full-time

Description & Requirements

Maximus has a new and exciting opportunity for an experienced Systems Engineer to make a meaningful impact for our National Security client in Bethesda, MD. At Maximus, our technology teams sit at the vanguard of mission driven innovation—building interoperable, secure solutions that protect national security while empowering people and organizations to thrive. We’re a nimble, people centric company that invests in your professional growth and wellbeing, offering standout benefits like flexible schedules, technical upskilling, generous paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, education and training support, and parental paid leave. We set a high bar for delivery excellence and seek top performers who are energized by impact, velocity, and the chance to drive both people and technology forward as part of an exciting team.

Job Summary: Maximus is seeking a results-oriented Systems Engineer experienced in Standards or Technical Specifications to join our team in the Bethesda, Maryland area. You will play a critical role in improving and maintaining our client's technical specification repository by applying structured systems engineering approaches

This is an on-site position that requires an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS220, T4, Band 7

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Technical Specification Management: Engage with stakeholders to understand the intent of technical specifications, analyze how those specifications will affect the IT architecture, and translate them into authoritative machine-readable formats. Perform this work using systems engineering and software development best practices.

- Tech Stack Conversion: Become familiar with the team’s existing technical tools, then help implement the team’s migration to a new set of technical tools.

- Mentoring: Guide a junior team member, helping them develop their technical

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

-Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

- Requires BS degree and 8 – 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 – 10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.

- Ability to work on-site full-time in the Bethesda, Maryland area.

- Strong knowledge of standard software development processes, such as DevOps, requirements engineering, coding, documentation, configuration management, quality assurance, integration, and testing.

- Experience with structured analytic techniques, XML, DevOps tools, build and automation tools, software development kits (SDK), and common programming languages.

- Demonstrated ability to build code collaboratively in team environments, following agile or other standard methodologies.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Experience using or managing standards or technical specifications.

- Master’s degree in a relevant field.

- Five or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community (IC).

- Familiarity with U.S. Government information sharing frameworks, policies, and interoperability requirements.

- Familiarity with system modeling and Unified Modeling Language (UML).

Join Maximus and turn your ambition into impact. We offer challenging assignments, a culture that champions growth, and the support to thrive. If you’re ready for what’s next, then step forward, shape outcomes, and grow with us. Apply today!

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Minimum Requirements

TCS220, T4, Band 7

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Accommodations

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