Systems Engineer
Company: MANTECH
Role summary
Systems Engineer is a full-time role at MANTECH in Fort Meade, Maryland, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-10-02. Salary: USD 128,000–214,400 per year. Experience level: 10+. No degree required.
- Job title
- Systems Engineer
- Company
- MANTECH
- Location
- Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Software Engineering
- Salary
- USD 128,000–214,400 per year
- Experience level
- 10+
- Degree required
- No
- Date posted
- 2026-10-02
This is a fantastic opportunity to work on cutting-edge national security projects without needing a degree. You'll earn a great salary while contributing to important digital transformation and cybersecurity initiatives. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding role with a company that's been solving tough problems for decades, this is it!
Job description
Description & Requirements
Unlock the secrets of intelligence with MANTECH! Join a dynamic team at the forefront of national security, providing advanced solutions to government intelligence agencies. Since 1968, we’ve been solving the toughest challenges with groundbreaking tech. Explore thrilling projects in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and Software Development. Elevate your career and make a difference. Your adventure begins now—unleash your potential with MANTECH!
MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Systems Engineer to join our team located in the Fort Meade, MD area.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Design, implement, and manage enterprise-level virtualized environments and infrastructure.
Provide full-lifecycle systems administration for hardware and software across development, test, and production environments.
Deploy and maintain IT automation solutions to streamline operational tasks within secure, isolated network architectures.
Engineer and optimize scalable storage solutions and complex file system configurations.
Author and present technical program documentation and briefings for senior-level management and stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 14+ years of relevant Systems Engineering experience; or an Associate's degree with 19+ years’ experience.
Extensive experience with Linux administration and engineering.
Proficiency in Bash scripting and infrastructure automation using Ansible or SaltStack.
Experience with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and observability tools (nxLog, Grafana).
Experience orchestrating enterprise virtualization (VMware vSphere) or Nutanix Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI).
Experience with NiFi for data flow and log aggregation.
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced scripting in Python or Perl.
Proficiency in PKI certificate management and hardware security modules.
Experience implementing automated security hardening (STIGs/CIS).
Clearance Requirement:
Current/Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time.
Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as, the copy machine/fax machine/computer/printer.
The projected compensation range for this position is $128,000.00-$214,400.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, MANTECH invests in its employees beyond just compensation. MANTECH’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.
MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at careers@mantech.com and provide your name and contact information.
General information
Requisition #
R70357
Locations
USA-MD-Fort Meade
Posting Date
08/31/2026
Security Clearance Required
TS/SCI w/ Poly
Remote Type
Onsite
Time Type
Full time