Systems Engineer, Level 3 (AE26061409C)

AEITS, a GTSC company, seeks a Systems Engineer Level 3.

~~~ This position pending contract award ~~~

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland area

~~~~ All work is on-site, in-person in a SCIF environment. This is not a hybrid or remote position.

Clearance: Top Secret SCI with appropriate polygraph.

Compensation: $158-170,000 annual salary.

Mission Description:

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain complex software solutions supporting mission-critical systems, large-scale data processing, advanced analytics, and enterprise applications.

• Analyze user and system requirements to develop software design solutions.


• Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications and services.


• Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve software defects and performance issues.


• Integrate software into new and existing systems and operating environments.


• Develop and optimize database interfaces, queries, and data repositories.


• Create and maintain technical documentation and design artifacts.


• Participate in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, development, testing, and deployment.


• Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, architects, and stakeholders to deliver mission-focused solutions.


• Support software quality assurance, configuration management, and release activities.


• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and engineering best practices.

Additional Responsibilities

• Lead software design and architecture efforts.


• Mentor and guide junior engineers.


• Oversee technical execution across development teams.


• Drive software quality, performance optimization, and process improvements.


• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and engineering approaches.


• Serve as a technical lead for large-scale software development initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

• 20+ years of software engineering experience supporting programs of similar scope and complexity.


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline.


• Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.


• Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead across multiple teams and large-scale software initiatives.

Preferred Technical Skills

Experience with one or more of the following technologies:

Level 3 at least 10 years of experience:

• Java, Python, JavaScript


• HTML5, CSS3


• Git, Maven, Nexus, Jenkins


• Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift


• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices


• Spring Framework, Hibernate, Web Services


• MySQL and relational databases


• Bash and Shell scripting


• SonarQube and automated testing tools


• Grafana, Kibana, Nagios, or similar monitoring tools


• Microservices architecture and container orchestration


• Agile software development methodologies

BENEFITS - Full-time Employees

• 401K with employer contribution. Fully vested at 1 year anniversary.


• Five (5) weeks comprehensive annual leave (25 workdays).


• Additional leave can be earned in lieu of overtime.


• 11 Paid Federal Government Holidays.


• Up to $5,000 annually for individually tailored education / training program.


• All education plans must be pre-approved by Advantage Engineering management.


• Life Insurance at 1x annual salary with employee option to purchase additional coverage for self and dependents.


• Short-term and long-term disability.


• We contribute a generous portion towards the cost of monthly medical plans for any of the three medical, 1 dental and 1 vision plan provided by CareFirst.


• All employees are eligible to earn generous incentives and performance bonuses.

AEITS, a GTSC company, is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting, hiring, and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, regardless of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical, mental or sensory disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

GTSC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and require assistance with our online application process, please tell us how we can help by contacting us at [email protected]

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