
Systems Engineer
Springfield, VAFull-time$97–165K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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BAE Systems seeks a Systems Engineer for its integrated Operations & Sustainment team, supporting testing activities for the iSToRE program. The role installs, tests, verifies, and sustains software and infrastructure; investigates operational issues; and provides technical support for hardware, software, and systems. It requires full-time onsite work at a testing facility and collaboration with engineering teams, factory SMEs, and program stakeholders.
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Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer who will serve as a key member of an integrated Operations & Sustainment (O&S) team, collaborating with engineering resources across multiple sites. This position requires strong experience with Windows-based operating systems and will provide critical support for testing activities associated with the iSToRE program.
The selected candidate will be responsible for the installation, testing, verification, and sustainment of iSToRE software and supporting infrastructure. This individual will investigate operational and test-related issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate problem escalation with factory and on-site Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as required. The Systems Engineer will provide technical support for hardware, software, and system-related issues, conducting initial assessments, triage, troubleshooting, and resolution activities to ensure successful program execution.
In addition, the Systems Engineer will gather and analyze information obtained through customer interactions, leverage available support tools and resources, and engage additional technical personnel as needed to resolve complex issues and maintain system readiness.
The Systems Engineer will be responsible for the following:
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Open, update, track Defects in Service Plus to closure and coordinate with segments and iSToRE and GXP Factory SME. After troubleshooting issue provide the details and products to Factory for their investigation.
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Open, modify, track RFS in Volt to test closure
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Attend segment and Enterprise Test Events meetings and to answer questions and present charts (TRR, TRB, status, etc)
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Attend iSToRE BAE PMO, Government PMO, QPMR meetings to provide status and answer questions
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Install and test iSToRE and OGC releases, SSD (Security Supplemental Disc), and TAA (Tools and Apps)
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Provide administration to users, groups, and roles
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Provide Server backups and retain 3 months, restore from backup when required
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Retain 1 year of products on test systems
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Request security scans and mitigate any findings
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Assist with and conduct IV&V iSToRE program events
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Standup new Servers and conduct onboarding (HBSS, ACAS, CRIBL, DNS, NPE, FCR, PPSM)
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Decommission Servers as needed
Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site in the testing facility. This means work will be conducted on location 100% of the time.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
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Associates degree and 3 to 4 year(s) related experience or equivalent experience is an acceptable substitute
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Hold a current Top Secret/SCI security clearance
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Able to pass Counter Intelligence Polygraph
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Experience with Windows operating system administration
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Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) administration
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
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Bachelor s degree and 4 to 6 years of related or equivalent experience
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Certification for Windows Server administration
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Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
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Certification for Amazon Web Services
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
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Experience with NGA tools i.e., Volt, Service
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Experience with GXP Xplorer Platform
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Experience with the current offerings of the Department of Defense s enterprise generative AI platform (GenAI.mil)
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $97008 - $164914
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
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How this job compares
Set against the 11,702 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$97–165K/yr
- Virginia median$120–182K/yr852 salary ranges
- US median$116–190K/yr8,618 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $131K, is 14% below the Virginia median midpoint ($152K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,080 open Systems Engineer jobs in Virginia and 11,702 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,797 postings).
- Education
- 4,445 of the 11,702 open Systems Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 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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