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Senior Principal IT Systems Integration

SAIC

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Compensation
$180–220K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

SAIC seeks a Senior Principal IT Systems Integration professional to support a Navy Shore Datacenter program. The role serves as a technical and programmatic liaison between mission owners and engineering teams, guiding system onboarding and validating requirements for integration with Shore Base Navy Datacenter sites. The position is remote in Norfolk, Virginia, but requires the candidate to be local to the area.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems IntegrationNavy NetworksCommunicationNavy ArchitectureTransport OptionsProcess ImprovementNavy SystemsConfiguration ManagementAutomated Deployment PipelinesTechnical Writing

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Programming, or Related Technical Discipline or Equivalent Experience14+ Years Related Experience7+ Years Systems Integration ExperienceU.S. CitizenshipActive Secret Clearance

Full job description

Description

SAIC seeking a highly skilled Senior Principal IT Systems Integration to support a Navy Shore Datacenter program. In this role, you will act as the technical and programmatic liaison between external tactical and non-tactical Mission Owners. You will be responsible for validating requirements, engaging with the engineering teams, and streamline the process of On-Boarding to the Shore Base Navy Datacenter.

This is a Remote role in Norfolk, VA. Must be local to area.

JOB DUTIES:

  • Application & System Integration: Lead the integration paths for tactical and non-tactical systems desiring transport and critical services via Shore Based Datacenter sites.

  • Process Management: Guide Mission Owners through the On-Boarding process, updating In-Take forms and coordinating risk assessments.

  • Technical Requirement Validation: Validate the requirement of both the Datacenter environment and the potential customer to ensure transition is seamless and documentation is maintained.

  • Testing & Review: Present programmatic analysis and recommendations to the Engineering team and Change Review Boards (CRB). Coordinate with assessment engineers to ensure accreditation compliance and system test readiness.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS :

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Systems Engineering, Programming, or a related technical discipline and fourteen (14) years or more of relative experience. Years of experience in lieu of degree to be taken into consideration.

  • Minimum of 7+ years of professional systems integration experience, with specific hands-on experience involving Navy Networks

Technical Stack:

  • Strong communication skills understanding customer requirements and capabilities of the Shore based architecture to ensure successful integration

  • Familiarity with the Navy architecture, transport options and customer objectives

  • Process Improvement understand the current On-Boarding process and build process to streamline the involvement of the engineering team

Clearance:

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen

  • Must have an Active Secret clearance to start

DESIRED SKILLS:

  • Deep operational knowledge of Navy systems.

  • Experience with configuration management and automated deployment pipelines.

  • Excellent technical writing skills for documentation of repeatable integration procedures.

Target salary range: $180,001 - $220,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618593

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 831 open Systems Integration jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$180–220K/yr
  • Virginia median$131–195K/yr54 salary ranges
  • US median$110–182K/yr549 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $200K, is 25% above the Virginia median midpoint ($160K) — in the top quarter of Systems Integration salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 132 open Systems Integration jobs in Virginia and 831 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Systems Integration postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (718 postings).
Education
327 of the 831 open Systems Integration jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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