# Senior Principal Systems Engineer

SAIC is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to support the Tactical Networks (TACNET) Capabilities Based in Service Engineering Agent (CB-ISEA). This is a Hybrid/Remote role in San Diego, CA. MUST BE LOCAL TO AREA DUE TO PERIODIC ONSITE VISITS. TACNET CB-ISEA supports the sustainment and modernization of tactical networks to include Automated Digital Network System (ADNS), Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services (CANES), Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS), Integration Shipboard Networking System (ISNS), Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Networks, Flank speed Wireless. TACNET Sustainment Team seeking a Systems Architect who will lead various efforts and initiatives involving our tactical networks. Person will design, develop, and sustain DOD system networks. Person will work closely with development and sustainment engineering team to purpose and engineer solutions to improve, modernize, and sustain afloat networks using an agile methodology in a DevOps environment. Must be willing and interested in learning new toolsets, templates and workflows as business needs evolve. Note: The position requires up to 10% of OCONUS/CONU

- **Id**: 3570414
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/saic-senior-principal-systems-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, 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**: 2026-10-20T21:40:55Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-20
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T05:43:35Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 19
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5133
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Digital Government, Systems Integrators, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 58788
- **Name**: SAIC
- **Domain**: saic.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/saic>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 93
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.892
- **Repost share**: 0.011
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 24
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 113000
- **Max usd**: 228000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 1961

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **C#** — Optional: no
- **Configuration Management** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **PowerShell** — Optional: no
- **Red Hat** — Optional: no
- **Scrum** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 19

## 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: 2026-10-31T16:02:22Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 50
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.665
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 18
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:9, stale_co, wave, velocity, win:late, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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