IT Based Systems Engineer Manager Full Time

Location: Chantilly, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-04-10

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes – 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking experienced Information Technology (IT) based Systems Engineer Manager and SETA in Chantilly, VA for a position supporting a US Government customer’s Enterprise Management Office (EMO). The successful applicant will exhibit flexibility in task execution as they lead their customers through various Systems Engineering activities, such as concept of operations formulation, requirements definition, analysis and engineering, system architecting, system analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation and verification, systems integration, performance analysis, Lifecycle cost analysis and estimation, decision analysis and physical configuration analysis (PCA). Further, the candidate will provide technical expertise on a variety of IT Service Management (ITSM) topics, to include service delivery oversight, Event Management, Incident Management, Problem Management, and Continuous Service Improvement (CSI). As a SETA advisor, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate value-added judgment, advise the government on various program activities. The successful candidate will produce recommendations and deliverables in a thorough, practicable, and consistent manner congruent with the organization’s objectives associated with IT infrastructure provisioning.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate must be able to:
Operate proactively with ability to lead and execute project engagements without direct leadership oversight and/or participation
Serve as primary customer interface and advocate, affording cross-functional technical and relationship management to ensure mission success while maximizing service adoption
Proactively perform as an organized and dedicated change agent, core to ensuring quality assurance while assisting the culture shift toward standardized IT service deliveries
Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software or engineering specifications
Educate consumers on current and upcoming IT service deliveries, changes, and potential impacts to existing capabilities
Understand relationship between the customer’s delivery schedules and IT service roadmaps
Perform as key Technical Advisor for articulating service requirement gaps to support customer mission architecture
Provide specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements

Qualifications

Within a STEM field of study: Bachelors in a STEM related field and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters in a STEM related field and twelve (12) years or more experience; Significant applicable work experience of more than ten (10) years may be considered in lieu of a degree
Experiences with Intelligence Community (IC) infrastructure is a plus
Experience in/with customer preferred
PMP is a plus, but not required
ITIL certification is a plus, but not required

TS/SCI with Poly required