Mid-Level System Architecture Engineer

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

The System Engineeranalyzes user needs, documents, and high-level system architectures to develop comprehensive system requirements specifications. In this role, you will assist in leading systems design and development activities, guiding users in formulating actionable requirements, evaluating alternative technical approaches, and conducting feasibility studies. Operating within an Integrated Product Team (IPT), the System Engineer ensures the technical integrity of engineering deliverables across the full lifecycle. This includes deriving requirements down to hardware, software, facility, and personnel components, establishing baseline verification criteria, maintaining architecture compliance (e.g., DoDAF, SOA), and defining critical Information Assurance (IA) and security mechanism requirements.

The annual base salary range for this role is $130,000-$154,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

1. Requirements Decomposition Management: Proven ability to analyze CONOPS and high-level architectures to derive, allocate, trace, and validate functional requirements across hardware, software, and interface boundaries.

2. Architecture Framework Familiarity: Hands-on experience developing and aligning system design models with standard architecture conventions, specifically the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) or Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).

3. Systems Engineering Documentation: Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and contributing to core engineering artifacts such as Interface Control Documents (ICDs), System Engineering Management Plans (SEMPs/SEPs), and verification/test matrices.

4. Information Assurance (IA) Security Engineering: Solid understanding of core security concepts needed to derive security requirements, including confidentiality, integrity, availability, non-repudiation, access control models (DAC/MAC), authentication, and cryptographic key management.

5. Configuration Management Cross-Discipline Coordination: Experience collaborating within Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), tracking baseline changes, and resolving technical action items emerging from Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) and formal milestone reviews.

Education:Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or a related discipline, PLUS 7+ years of specialized data analytics or financial intelligence experience ORHigh School Diploma / GED, PLUS 11+ years of hands-on intelligence analysis, financial tracking, and data discovery experience in lieu of a degree.

1. Requirements Management Tooling: Hands-on experience utilizing enterprise requirements databases and traceability tools such as IBM DOORS or Jama Connect.

2. Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE): Familiarity with SysML modeling, architecture visualization tools (e.g., Cameo Systems Modeler, MagicDraw, Sparx Enterprise Architect), and digital engineering workflows.

3. Program Planning Baseline Integration: Familiarity reviewing and providing technical input to Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Work Packages, and Integrated Master Plans (IMP) / Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).

4. Budgeting Performance Analysis: Experience calculating and allocating real-time processing budgets, link budgets, latency margins, or error budgets across distributed system components.

5. DoD / IC Lifecycle Standards: Knowledge of defense acquisition lifecycles, systems engineering V-model processes, and military standards

Nyla Technology Solutionsdelivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

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Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.