AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
ResponsibilitiesAs a Lead Systems Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:
- Lead a team of talented, and experienced engineers on new and ongoing projects
- Engage in hands-on technical work alongside the engineering team
- Perform direct technical troubleshooting and problem resolution in systems and infrastructure
- Coordinate with government engineers teams to ensure continuous operations
- Ensure continuous integration and deployment of projects updates
- Oversee day-to-day operations supporting the customer's acquisition support mission
- Manage personnel development and complete performance appraisals of AMERICAN SYSTEMS employees
- Active Secret Clearance
- Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience OR PhD and 2+ years of experience
- Technical experience supporting Information Assurance/Cybersecurity
- Leadership experience
- Demonstrated experience communicating with senior level customers
- Strong working knowledge of virtual computing including VMware
- Strong understanding of Test Plans and Development Plans
Skills Required
- Active Secret Clearance
- Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience, or PhD and 2+ years of experience
- Technical experience supporting Information Assurance or Cybersecurity
- Leadership experience
- Experience communicating with senior-level customers
- Strong working knowledge of virtual computing, including VMware
- Strong understanding of test plans and development plans
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AMERICAN SYSTEMS and has not been reviewed or approved by AMERICAN SYSTEMS.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The ESOP provides an ownership stake that adds long-term financial value and complements base pay. This employee-ownership structure stands out within the overall package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with automatic enrollment and broad investment options, alongside the ESOP, strengthens retirement pathways beyond salary. These features are presented as competitive within the defense contracting space.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is considered fair or comparable to industry peers, particularly for technical roles. Starting compensation is described as solid for areas like cybersecurity, systems administration, and IT engineering.
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Insights
What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
