System Engineer II

Client Solution Architects (CSA) is currently seeking a Systems Engineer II to support a program onsite in San Diego, CA.

This position will support critical naval software delivery operations for Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC-PAC), located in San Diego, California. The selected candidate will play a vital role in supporting the Application Arsenal (AA), NIWC-PAC's enterprise-class software distribution and delivery platform for software deployed at the tactical edge. Current deployment targets include Agile Core Services (ACS), USMC Common Hosting Environment, and other continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) software environments.

The selected candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure software delivery pipelines that operate across multiple classification domains and challenging operational environments. This role requires deep technical expertise in modern DevSecOps practices, containerized architectures, and defense-specific platform integration.

For nearly 50 years, CSA has delivered integrated technology and operational support services to meet the defense and federal sector's most complex enterprise needs. Working from operations centers and shipyards to training sites and program offices, CSA deploys experienced teams, innovative tools and proven processes to advance federal missions.

How Role will make an impact:

• Architectural Oversight - Designing, reviewing, and maintaining system architectures that support mission-critical defense applications
• Requirements Traceability - Establishing and maintaining bidirectional traceability between stakeholder requirements, system design, implementation, and verification activities
• System Integration - Integrating complex software components within secure, multi-domain environments while ensuring interoperability and compliance with defense standards

Candidates must demonstrate hands-on experience with ongoing software sustainment operations, including:

• Operational Support - Providing tier 2/3 technical support for production systems, including incident response, root cause analysis, and resolution
• Proactive Vulnerability Management - Identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and remediating security vulnerabilities in accordance with DoD cybersecurity timelines and risk management frameworks
• Technical Debt Remediation - Systematically addressing technical debt through refactoring, modernization, and optimization efforts to maintain system health and performance

Candidates must demonstrate active, practical utilization of Agile frameworks tailored to defense software environments, including:

• Scrum - Sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Kanban - Continuous flow management, work-in-progress limits, and visual workflow optimization
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) - Program Increment (PI) planning, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), and enterprise-level coordination

Proven ability to execute production software deployments with:

• Zero or near-zero downtime deployment strategies (blue-green deployments, canary releases, rolling updates)
• Minimal operational disruption through comprehensive testing, rollback procedures, and change management
• Live production environment updates while maintaining system availability and mission readiness
• Continuous Monitoring - Implementing and maintaining security monitoring solutions (SIEM, log aggregation, intrusion detection)
• DISA STIG Compliance - Rigorous implementation and validation of Defense Information Systems Agency Security Technical Implementation Guides across all managed systems

Information Assurance (IA) - Fulfilling stringent DoD cybersecurity mandates, including:

• Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance
• Authority to Operate (ATO) support activities
• Security control implementation and assessment
• Vulnerability scanning and remediation tracking