Senior Systems Engineer
Dev Technology
| Company | Dev Technology |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Tysons Corner |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
Senior Systems Engineer, #1058
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship is required . Must be able to obtain a public trust clearance.
On site in Tysons Corner, VA 3 days per week
Dev Technology Group is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to support a project to plan and implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for web-based applications as part of Operations & Maintenance (O&M) for a federal government client. The ideal candidate will have relevant development language and development leadership experience, strong collaboration and communication skills, and the ability to manage complex work activities in a deadline-driven environment. This is a great opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that provide clear value to end users and our federal government clients.
Summary
In collaboration with the Engineering Lead and incumbent team members, the Senior Systems Engineer will have the responsibility to plan, design, and build the infrastructure for cloud-based identity and authentication services supporting MFA for web-based applications. The primary focus of this role is to build scalable, secure, and highly available backend infrastructure and services leveraging industry available and customer preferred solutions (e.g., AWS Cognito, Okta, Login.gov). The ideal candidate will combine strong cloud architecture expertise with deep knowledge of identity, security, and distributed systems.
Required Education, Experience, and Skills:
Bachelor’s Degree with ten (10) or more years of relevant experience in an Enterprise IT environment
Experience implementing and integrating applications into authentication tools such as Login.gov, Cognito, Okta
Knowledge and management of AWS GovCloud services, specifically Cognito, Lambda, S3, EC2, and API Gateway
Project experience with Active Directory and connection to Federated sources
Agile development environment experience
Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) plus Active listening skills
Ability to discuss technical issues with non-technical government officials
Ability to problem-solve and develop solutions to complex business needs
Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:
Experience with logging, monitoring, and auditing authentication events (CloudWatch, SIEM tools)
Experience with serverless architectures in AWS
Project experience planning and building infrastructure for an MFA solution
Experience tuning and securing APIU gateways and network boundaries for identity services
AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Developer or Solutions Architect)
Experience authoring technical documentation, boundary diagrams, and configuration management settings to support the federal ATO process
Our estimated salary range for this position is $120,000 - $170,000, this presented salary range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Offered salary is based on experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements as appropriate to the role. *Salary could fall outside of this range. Who We Are
Dev Technology is a growing IT company with an employee-centric culture that works on mission-critical projects for the federal government. We partner with our federal customers to deliver technology services and solutions, and to drive our client’s missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and DevSecOps principles to provide services including application development, biometrics and identity management, cloud and infrastructure optimization, IT and legacy modernization, and data management.
As a Washington Post Top Workplace award winner for the past THIRTEEN years in a row, the Top Workplaces USA for the past five years, and a recipient of the Companies As Responsive Employers (CARE) Award for the past six years, Dev Technology employees enjoy:
Generous and flexible time-off pol
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