Systems Engineer

Company Overview

Pantheon Data (a Kenific Holding company) is a private, small business based in the Washington, DC, area. Pantheon Data was founded in 2011, initially providing acquisition and supply chain management services to the US Coast Guard. Our service offerings have grown in the past ten years, including infrastructure resiliency, contact center operations, information technology, software engineering, program management, strategic communications, engineering, and cybersecurity.

We have also grown our customer base to include commercial clients. The company has used this experience to expand our service offerings to other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DoD), and other Federal Civilian Agencies.

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint, integrated Combat Support Agency that enables the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and a ready medical force to Combatant Commands during peacetime and wartime. Established to enhance the delivery of integrated, affordable, and high-quality health services, the DHA supports Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries and drives the integration of clinical and business processes across the MHS.

The agency plays a pivotal role in ensuring military personnel and their families receive comprehensive healthcare, thus maintaining operational readiness and overall force health protection.

Pantheon Data is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the Defense Health Agency (DHA) in the design, integration, and sustainment of enterprise health IT systems. The Systems Engineer will play a critical role in translating mission and operational requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient system architectures that support DHA's healthcare delivery and data modernization objectives across the Military Health System (MHS).

The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with systems integration, cloud and hybrid architectures, and technical documentation, and will be comfortable working across engineering, cybersecurity, and program management teams. This role requires the ability to communicate effectively with both technical staff and non‑technical stakeholders to ensure system solutions align with DHA mission needs, compliance requirements, and operational constraints.

• Analyze system requirements and operational needs to design and implement end‑to‑end system solutions supporting DHA enterprise health IT environments.
• Support the integration of applications, infrastructure, networks, and data platforms across on‑premises and cloud‑first architectures, including AWS Gov Cloud.
• Develop and maintain system architecture documentation, interface control documents (ICDs), and technical specifications to support system lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with software engineers, data engineers, cybersecurity teams, and program leadership to ensure cohesive system design and implementation.
• Support system testing, validation, and deployment activities to ensure solutions meet functional, performance, and security requirements.
• Identify system risks, dependencies, and integration challenges, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Ensure systems align with federal and DoD standards, including HIPAA, FedRAMP, and DoD Impact Level (IL) requirements.
• Support configuration management, change management, and system sustainment activities.
• Participate in design reviews, technical working groups, and stakeholder meetings to provide systems engineering expertise.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to improve system reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

• 5 years of professional, hands‑on experience in a systems engineering or systems integration role.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience designing and integrating complex IT systems in federal or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of system architecture principles, interfaces, and lifecycle management.
• Experience working in cloud or…