# Capabilities Engineer 1 - XKS

Description Markon is seeking an experienced Capabilities Analyst Level 1 to support an Intelligence Community customer. This role will provide technical and operational support for XKS, including user training, capability assessments, and identification of system improvements. The position will collaborate with analysts, engineers, and mission stakeholders to evaluate collection systems, processing capabilities, and operational requirements while supporting mission-critical intelligence activities. Responsibilities Analyze and evaluate SIGINT collection systems, processing and exploitation capabilities, operational requirements, and supporting policies. Provide XKS user training and technical support, assisting analysts with system functionality, troubleshooting, and operational workflows. Assess existing system capabilities, identify operational gaps, and recommend improvements to enhance mission effectiveness. Collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders to develop briefings, reports, and presentations on system capabilities and requirements. Review collection operations, system architectures, and technical processes to identify opportunities for improved performance. Suppo

- **Id**: 3829185
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/markon-solutions-capabilities-engineer-1-xks>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Annapolis Junction, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T19:03:57Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T00:24:40Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5443
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Life insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Intelligence, IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, Facilities Management

## Company

- **Id**: 3863685
- **Name**: Markon Solutions
- **Domain**: markonsolutions.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/markon-solutions>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Salary

- **Min**: 120000
- **Max**: 145000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 145000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T19:03:57Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 99
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.993
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: conf:1, urgency, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 145000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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