Systems Engineer SME

Systems Engineer – (SME and Sr positions)

Position Overview

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will plan, design, and implement additions and changes to network hardware, infrastructure server environments, and operating systems. You will provide direct support in the day-to-day operations of network hardware and operating systems while maintaining the reliability and robustness of the underlying infrastructure that supports the forensic and investigative ecosystem across multi-enclave environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate, design, develop and implement additions and changes to network hardware, infrastructure server environments, and operating systems
• Provide direct support in day-to-day operations of network hardware and operating systems
• Troubleshoot at both physical and logical network levels
• Participate in planning, design, technical review and implementation for new network infrastructure
• Perform systems management and integration functions across multi-enclave environments
• Maintain network infrastructure standards including communication protocols such as TCP/IP
• Diagnose and resolve complex communication problems
• Ensure systems are current with approved patches and assist with certification and accreditation tasks
• Develop strategy for client/server systems and design infrastructure to support that strategy
• Advise on selection of technological purchases for processing, data storage, data access, and applications development
• Participate in Program Increments (PIs) and Agile Release Train (ART) activities
• Support Dev Sec Ops  practices and tools implementation

Required Technical Skills

Advanced proficiency with:

• Virtualization technologies (VSphere, VXRail, Proxmox, Nutanix)
• Network administration and security
• Cloud platforms (AWS Gov Cloud, SC2S, C2S)
• Linux and Windows operating systems
• Windows Active Directory
• Network hardware (Cisco, Arista, Sonic Wall)
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Security accreditation processes

Additional Technical Experience

Experience with:

• Hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure
• Nutanix HCI, Linux/Windows, VMWare
• Dev Sec Ops  practices and tools
• Elasticsearch, Splunk, and other data platforms
• Python and C# for automation and scripting
• Database technologies (SQL, MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL)
• LDAP/OpenLDAP, ADFS, Keycloak
• Tunneling protocols (GRE, IPSec, SSH, SSL)
• SAFe Agile methodologies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in systems engineering or related field
• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
• Experience with SAFe Agile framework
• Understanding of forensic and investigative system requirements
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing secure systems in government environments

Work Environment

• Primary location:
  Chantilly, VA
• May require occasional travel for Program Increment planning sessions
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to pass a background check and polygraph examination
• May require flexible scheduling to support critical operations
• Must be able to respond to critical incidents within designated resolution timelines