Your Impact:
Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space? If so, look no further. Amentum is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team of passionate individuals in Hanover, MD. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the Nation’s security and intelligence mission.
This high-performing team of systems engineers is enhancing the geolocation infrastructure supporting the warfighter. This team is on the mission-edge, integrating products and services, implementing and improving container technologies, creating efficiencies through automation, and supporting operational environments. They challenge their team members to think outside the box for innovative solutions and help each other grow their skills. The ideal candidate for this team is looking to expand their hands-on experience, supporting the full lifecycle of their products, and going beyond traditional solutions to strengthen the fabric supporting the global geolocation infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
- Integrate FOSS or COTS products and tools into either connected or disconnected environments while adhering to security and customer requirements
- Implement containerization solutions and distributed data object store
- Provide Tier 3 support to end users as needed
- Troubleshot performance problems on lab and production systems
- Participate in technical discussions to understand requirements and decompose into developmental user stories
- Implement, review, and package deliverables and create installation and system administration documentation
- Collaborate with team members to create and implement solutions and/or troubleshoot problems
Requirements:
- Expert experience with Linux operating systems (e.g., Rocky, RHEL)
- Experience integrating FOSS or COTS products and tools into either connected or disconnected environments while adhering to security and customer requirements
- Experience or willingness to reverse engineer GOTS products and integrate within an Enterprise environment
- Knowledge of containers, automated deployment (e.g., Kubernetes), and distributed data object store (e.g., Ceph) technologies
- Experience with Docker and/or Podman and containerization skills
- Experience with Bash and Ansible to automate installation and configuration of Linux applications
- Technical understanding and communication skills to provide customer integration and troubleshooting support
- Experience with creating Helm charts and images for deployment in a Kubernetes environment
- Experience implementing and working with Agile development frameworks (i.e., Epic, features, user stories, etc.)
- Ability to research, create prototypes, and recommend solutions for mission critical problems
- Experience with Bash
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
- Fourteen (14) years’ experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity
- Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
- Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Minimum Years of Experience:
- Fourteen (14) years’ experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required
- Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Required Certifications: (if needed)
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Compensation Details:
$238,000
The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.
Benefits Overview:
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance
Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.
Original Posting:
04/22/2026 - Until FilledAmentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.
Skills Required
- Expert experience with Linux operating systems (e.g., Rocky, RHEL)
- Experience integrating FOSS or COTS products and tools into either connected or disconnected environments
- Experience or willingness to reverse engineer GOTS products
- Knowledge of containers, Kubernetes, and distributed data object store technologies
- Experience with Docker and/or Podman
- Experience with Bash and Ansible for automation
- Technical understanding and communication skills for customer support
- Experience creating Helm charts and images for Kubernetes
- Experience with Agile development frameworks
- Ability to research and recommend solutions for mission-critical problems
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related discipline
- Fourteen (14) years' experience as a Systems Engineer
Amentum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Amentum and has not been reviewed or approved by Amentum.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision plans and multiple PPO/HSA options. Mental health support via an employee assistance program and other wellness resources is also included in the benefits mix.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with employer matching. Profit-sharing contributions and immediate or near-term vesting in some cases further strengthen the retirement value proposition.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are presented as solid for the sector, including tiered PTO accrual by tenure and a set of paid holidays. Role-dependent flexible or remote work options and leave programs add to perceived work-life support.
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What We Do
Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we employ more than 20,000 people in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories. Visit us at amentum.com to explore how we deliver excellence for our customers’ most vital missions.









