CACI International

Mission System Engineer

CACI International$82K — $172K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • TS/SCI clearance with CI poly (or willingness to obtain CI poly)
  • In-person availability in Sterling, VA or Aurora, CO
  • Bachelor's degree or related experience
  • 5+ years of engineering experience
  • 2+ years of SIGINT Mission Management experience
  • Familiarity with customer and user organizations and mission goals
  • Strong oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with end users and stakeholders to define product requirements
  • Facilitate communication among agile software teams
  • Conduct research and document findings to support development
  • Assist in creating actionable JIRA tasks from Epics and User Stories
  • Ensure developed solutions meet design standards in collaboration with UX designers
  • Explore and propose automation enhancements for systems and processes
  • Provide status updates in daily agile stand-up meetings

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare plans
  • Wellness programs
  • Financial support options
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Family support resources
  • Opportunities for continuing education
  • Generous time off policies
Full Job Description
Job Title: Mission System Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: None

Type of Travel: None

Anticipated Posting End: 4/9/2027

The Opportunity:

As a motivated mission system engineer on this exciting program comprised of multiple agile software development teams, you will work together with mission end users, government stakeholders, and your program's software engineers creating modern mission critical software applications.

You will help coordinate exchanges amongst all parties to ensure the team builds the right product to make the users efficient and effective in the execution of their SIGINT mission management mission.

You will find yourself challenged to discover the next user need and will eagerly work with each of your teammates (UX designers, developers, product managers) to craft elegant solutions to complex mission problems.

Each day, you can expect to report a brief status at an agile "stand up" meeting, dig into the highest priority work to accomplish that day, research topics and document findings, create living documentation as needed, support to Technical Exchange Meetings, and assist with feature testing in the applications. You will support an Agile Software Team and work alongside the Software Team Lead to break down the assigned Epics and User Stories into actionable Jira tasks for the developers to code to. You will work with the UX Designer to ensure what is being developed meets design standards. You'll bring automation ideas forward and explore new ways to automate systems and processes. Join our energetic team as we pioneer modern software development for our customer!

Qualifications:

Required:
  • Clearance: Must have TS/SCI with CI poly (or be willing to take CI poly)
  • Available to work in-person in an office environment at CACI facilities in Sterling, VA or Aurora, CO
  • Education: Bachelor's Degree or related experience
  • 5+ years of engineering experience
  • 2+ years SIGINT Mission Management experience
  • Familiarity with customer and user organizations and mission goals
  • Experience with producing PowerPoint presentations with visualizations and workflows
  • High attention to detail
  • Enjoys working with others
  • Time Management and Independent Decision Making
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills


Desired:
  • Experience with System Testing
  • Experience with Atlassian Suite tools (Jira, Confluence)
  • Experience with agile methodologies


Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:
$82,100-$172,400

About CACI International

CACI International Inc is a multinational professional services and information technology company. It provides services to many branches of the federal government including defense, homeland security, intelligence, and healthcare. CACI has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide. The company's mission is to provide enterprise and mission technology services and solutions that best fit the needs of its customers. CACI has been named a Fortune World's Most Admired Company, a Washington Post Top Workplace, and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity.
Learn more about CACI International
Size
22,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$374.4 million
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+7.3%
Revenue
$5.8 billion
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