Systems Engineer; Infrastructure Service Security Clearance

Position: Systems Engineer (Infrastructure as a Service) with Security Clearance
Required qualifications:

An active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain or maintain a poly.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or related field with 5+ years experience, or 3+ years experience with a Masters degree. However, equivalent experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.
CompTIA Security + certification or working toward certification.
2+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field.
Experience working with Linux-based operating systems, scripting languages for task automation, and system configuration automation software (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc..).
Direct experience in system integration and testing, and system configuration of networked services, file systems, and authentication experience.
Operating System administration skills for Red Hat 7.x to include building systems up from bare metal, performing software package installation, operating system and application troubleshooting, and implementing security hardening.
Experience working with Windows and Linux operating systems.

Experience with distributed computing technologies and with virtualization/ cloud-based technologies (e.g. Open Stack, Citrix Xen Server Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, and/or VMWare), Docker Containers, Ansible, and Heat templates.

Experience with front end processing and network gateway appliances and /or software. Desired

Qualifications:

You have experience in designing, developing, and integrating a complete satellite ground system to include infrastructure, processing frameworks, and software components.
You have familiarity with any or all of the following, preferably in a satellite ground system context:
Object-oriented development practices and processes, open architecture systems, distributed computing technologies, web services, SOA, networking technologies, requirements management tools, scripting, automated test tools, modeling and simulation, and/or security certification and accreditation processes.
You can express yourself confidently, concisely, and accurately through written and oral communications.
You have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with management, the customer and tenants across DoD.
You are detail/ process oriented, can multi-task, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.