System Engineer 2

RealmOne was built on the principle that people matter first and foremost. We believe in providing a strong work/life balance by investing in our employees and encouraging professional and personal growth. We do this by offering exceptional benefits, flexible schedules, and the tools necessary to achieve success through paid training, mentoring, and the opportunity to work alongside top-notch industry professionals.

We are searching for talented individuals who provide intelligence, engineering, and mission management expertise for the Government. This program will maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of our country's most important missions both at home and abroad. If you are ready to support a high-performing team that truly makes a difference, then come join us!

Job Description:

The selected candidate will support the integration, configuration, validation, packaging, and release of ICAM capabilities, including identity services, policy decision services, access control components, and supporting infrastructure. Responsibilities include systems engineering, architecture development, technical assessments, requirements analysis, deployment package development, Kubernetes-based deployment support, software supply chain security activities, and release validation. This position serves as a technical bridge between ICAM product teams, software developers, cybersecurity engineers, test teams, and system integrators to ensure capabilities are properly integrated, tested, documented, and prepared for enterprise deployment. The engineer will help ensure delivered solutions align with Zero Trust principles, cybersecurity requirements, and operational deployment objectives.

The Level 2 System Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:

• Integrate externally developed ICAM capabilities and internally developed services into a unified Zero Trust ICAM solution.
• Support development, integration, configuration, and testing of ICAM capabilities including identity services, access management services, policy decision services, and supporting infrastructure components.
• Participate in requirements analysis, functional decomposition, system design, and architecture development activities.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation, design products, deployment guides, release notes, user guides, implementation procedures, SOPs, and technical plans.
• Support development and maintenance of Kubernetes-based deployment packages and associated configuration artifacts used to deploy ICAM capabilities across multiple environments.
• Perform system integration, configuration validation, troubleshooting, and technical assessments of ICAM capabilities and supporting technologies.
• Conduct functional, integration, and operational testing to validate system performance and readiness for release.
• Support secure software integration and release activities, including artifact validation, vulnerability assessment, container security review, and deployment package integrity verification.
• Participate in software supply chain security activities supporting secure delivery and release of ICAM capabilities.
• Research emerging technologies, industry standards, federal policies, and DoD guidance to identify capability improvements and integration opportunities.
• Support risk assessments, security reviews, and mitigation planning activities associated with ICAM and Zero Trust initiatives.
• Collaborate with software development, cybersecurity, system administration, platform engineering, and test teams to establish capabilities that satisfy mission and security requirements.
• Support Agile development activities including sprint planning, backlog refinement, requirements discussions, and release planning.
• Develop technical recommendations and briefings for government and contractor leadership.
• Coordinate with system integrators and deployment stakeholders to support successful field implementation of delivered capabilities.
• Experience supporting systems engineering activities within federal, Department of Defense, or similarly regulated environments.
• Understanding of Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) concepts and Zero Trust Architecture principles.
• Experience supporting system integration, configuration, testing, validation, or deployment activities.
• Experience developing technical documentation including architecture products, design documents, deployment guides, implementation procedures, SOPs, or engineering plans.
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, identity federation, access control, and policy enforcement concepts.
• Experience supporting requirements analysis, system design, architecture development, or engineering assessments.
• Understanding of Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST cybersecurity principles.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex system integration and interoperability issues.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working collaboratively with software developers, cybersecurity engineers, test engineers, and system administrators.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a fast-paced engineering environment.
• Experience supporting Zero Trust implementation initiatives.
• Experience with OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, federation services, or Single Sign-On technologies.
• Experience with Identity Providers (IdP), Policy Administration Points (PAP), Policy Decision Points (PDP), Policy Enforcement Points (PEP), or related ICAM technologies.
• Familiarity with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), certificate lifecycle management, and credential management solutions.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, containerized applications, or cloud-native deployment architectures.
• Experience supporting deployment package development and release management activities.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or other cloud environments supporting government workloads.
• Experience with REST APIs, JSON, XML, and system-to-system integrations.
• Experience with software supply chain security practices including vulnerability management, artifact validation, SBOMs, dependency analysis, container security, or release integrity verification.
• Experience with vulnerability assessment tools, security testing, STIG compliance reviews, or remediation tracking.
• Experience supporting Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities, SSP development, POA&M management, or NIST 800-53 compliance efforts.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience developing architecture diagrams, trust boundary diagrams, implementation roadmaps, or technical briefings.

• Knowledge of scalability, resiliency, and high-availability deployment architectures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. 5 years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree for a total of 15 years.
• 10+ years of System Engineering experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Some Telework

Position requires active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph

Pay Range: 209,000-239,000

The RealmOne pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Our approach to crafting offers considers various factors to establish an equitable and competitive compensation package. These considerations include, but are not limited to, the extent and intricacy of the role's responsibilities, the candidate's educational background, their work experience, and the specific competencies crucial for success in the role.

RealmOne Benefits:

• Healthcare Coverage + Insurance: Medical: Three (3) rich healthcare options through CareFirst with 100% or majority company-paid premiums. Tax-advantaged health savings account available with generous employer contribution. Dental + Vision: 100% employer-paid for employees and family with buy-up option available.
• Retirement + Savings: 401K - 10% TOTAL CONTRIBUTION - 5% safe harbor - 5% annual profit share. Immediate vested, no match required!
• Paid Time Off + More: 4 weeks starting PTO - 11 federal holidays + 2 floating holidays - Paid hours for company-required training.
• Career Growth + Development: Access to FREE 24/7 learning via Udemy - Opportunities to participate in tech councils, industry initiatives, etc. - $7,500 annual Educational & Professional Development Assistance.
• MORE BENEFITS...FOR EVERY LIFESTYLE! - Paid parental leave - Adoption assistance - Annual swag drops - Flexible work schedules - -Generous referral bonus program - Employee appreciation + family-friendly corporate events ...and much more.

ABOUT US

• RealmOne is a mid-sized science and technology company dedicated to solving our customers' toughest mission challenges.
• Headquartered in Columbia, MD., RealmOne supplies advanced cybersecurity, data science and software engineering services and products to customers in the Government and commercial sectors.
• RealmOne delivers encompassing mission assurance and critical systems support to government customers across various U.S. locations to include Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
• RealmOne has earned numerous awards, including being named a Top Workplace by the Baltimore Sun. With more than 30+ active contracts, 12 of which are prime, RealmOne stands as a premier innovator supporting the Government and Department of Defense, with team members located nationwide.

Disclaimer: Benefits packages offered by RealmOne are subject to variation and may differ based on work location, clearance level, and other eligibility criteria. Specific eligibility, availability, and scope of benefits are not guaranteed, may differ from those generally described, and remain subject to modification at the sole discretion of the company.