Systems Engineer

OCT Consulting LLC

Systems Engineer working with federal clients, preparing IT documentation and evaluating vendor capabilities. Collaborating on hardware and operational requirements for software/database systems.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeWashington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Applying your experience preparing Information Technology (IT) documentation, block diagrams, and logic flowcharts.
Preparing sample developmental test data and analyzing test results to inform product development and debugging efforts.
Updating and maintaining system requirements and configuration documentation.
Evaluating vendor capabilities, products, and/or IT services in support of transition from STEPP to CSOD.
Proposing development strategies, action plans, and IT roadmaps to guide the transition from STEPP to CSOD.
Collaborating with hardware design engineers on machine characteristics that affect software/database systems and collaborating to resolve compatibility issues.
Supporting the development of operational requirements documentation and requirements traceability matrixes to ensure that operational requirements translate to technical ones.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be a US Citizen.
Ability to obtain and retain a Secret clearance; the investigation will involve a credit, fingerprint, and law enforcement agency check.
At least 4 years of experience supporting a combination of Program Executive Office and/or Major Systems Acquisition Programs in a Systems Engineering capacity.
Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Operations Research, or related Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
Ability to interface with senior levels of management.
Ability to recommend improvements to current and future team operations and processes.
Ability to research, gather, and synthesize data.
Ability to present conclusions and recommendations to management.
Ability to prepare summaries, analyses, reports, charts, graphs, instructions, memoranda, and manuals/reference materials for benchmarking purposes or for inclusion in required and ad hoc reports.
Ability to plan / organize work.
Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
Must be able to perform in a hybrid office environment at the discretion of the client (working on-site as requested while maintaining the equipment necessary/provided for remote work).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Retirement savings 401K plan provided by an industry-leading provider with 3% employer matching contributions.
Paid Time Off
Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term disability benefits
Training Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

IT documentationblock diagramslogic flowchartsdevelopmental test datarequirements traceability matrixoperational requirements documentationconfiguration documentationdebuggingvendor evaluationdevelopment strategies

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsleadershiporganizational skillscommunication skillsdata synthesispresentation skillsplanningproblem-solvingcollaborationrecommendation skills

Certifications

Secret clearance