--- title: Systems Engineer SME at GovCIO in Quantico, VA description: GovCIO is hiring for the Systems Engineer SME role in Quantico, VA. Pays $170K–$190K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/systems-engineer-sme-at-govcio-01a13b2f-d7c6-7429-bdba-4812ec74d8bc date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join GovCIO as Systems Engineer SME in Quantico, VA. Pays $170K–$190K per year. Full-time, hybrid role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/7popzk.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [GovCIO](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/govcio?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Quantico, VA (Hybrid) | | **Salary** | $170K/yr - $190K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 14, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** GovCIO sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 1 H-1B petition (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for GovCIO. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $130,000 – $184,000 a year (median $151,000). ## Description GovCIO is currently hiring for Systems Engineer SME to build, maintain, and provide guidance for integration with hosting environment for NCIS Mission Applications. This position will be located in Quantico, VA and will be a hybrid position expected to be on-site daily for the first couple of months. **Responsibilities** Gathers information concerning the capabilities of Company products; investigates the technical capabilities of Company products and competing equipment and/or solutions; stays abreast of developments in hardware and software. Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and ensures requirements comply through formal verification methods. Translates high level product development strategies into network and system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower level detailed implementation requirements. Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall network and system development. Designs interfaces and brings network and system elements together so they work as a whole. Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements. - Coordinates the planning, design, and installation of equipment, using knowledge of engineering and programming as well as sophisticated instruments and computers. - Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts. - Installs all new hardware, systems, and software for networks. - Designs, creates, and builds network services, equipment and devices. - Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures. - Monitors system performance and implements performance tuning. - Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements. SME Systems Engineer for this effort will be responsible for building, maintaining, and providing guidance for integration with hosting environment for NCIS Mission Applications. **Qualifications** High School with 10+ years (or commensurate experience) Required Skills and Experience - Clearance Required: Top Secret/SCI - Linux and Windows systems administration - CI/CD Pipeline creation/deployment/maintenance (Ansible/Jenkins/etc) - Container Orchestration configuration, management, and operation (Fargate, Azure Containers, SUSE Rancher Prime RKE2, or similar) - Service Mesh and Discovery configuration and operation (HashiCorp Consul, Apache Zookeeper, AWS Cloud Map, or similar) - Infrastructure-as-Code utilities (such as Terraform/OpenTofu or similar) - DevSecOps familiarity and/or accreditation. - Must be comfortable managing deployments in on-premises, commercial, and hybrid clouds (including FEDRAMP and other secure cloud environments) and providing guidance to Mission Application developers on structuring solution architecture for compliance with policies, regulations, and implementation specifics. #tlm #ar #dl #rt #tmk #nss #mav **Posted Salary Range** USD $170,000.00 - USD $190,000.00 /Yr. ## Skills - Jenkins - Service Mesh - Cloud Computing - Amazon Web Services - System Administration - SUSE Linux - Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Software Deployment - Container Orchestration - Planning - Rancher - AWS Fargate - Conceptual Design - Solution Architecture - Performance Tuning - Formal Verification - Microsoft Azure - Terraform - FedRAMP Compliance - HashiCorp Consul - New Product Development - CI/CD - Ansible - Business Development - OpenTofu - On-Premises Infrastructure - Test Planning - Network Administration - Top Secret Security Clearance - Maintenance - Linux - Apache ZooKeeper - DevSecOps ## Related - [More jobs at GovCIO](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/govcio?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Systems Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/systems-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Systems Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/systems-engineering/systems-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [IT Services and Consulting](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/it-services-and-consulting?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 150239 jobs - [Virginia](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/virginia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 99852 jobs - [GovCIO](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/govcio?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 242 jobs ## Related pages - [IT Services and Consulting](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/it-services-and-consulting?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 150239 jobs - [Virginia](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/virginia?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 99852 jobs - [GovCIO](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/govcio?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 242 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)