Systems Engineer

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We’re looking for a highly experienced Systems Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate brings a deep technical background across enterprise systems integration, wireless and mobile infrastructure, secure communications, and cloud technologies, with extensive experience operating in mission-driven environments.

We have opportunities in Systems Engineering in Herndon, VA;
McLean, VA; and Chantilly, VA.

• Lead end-to-end systems engineering efforts to transition prototype capabilities into production-grade enterprise solutions with high organizational visibility.
• Conduct new hardware testing, integration, and validation to ensure interoperability across complex, multi-domain architectures.
• Maintain and manage production environments, including patching, code stream modifications, software upgrades, and configuration updates for customers and stakeholders.
• Design, document, and maintain systems architecture diagrams using Visio and similar tools, capturing current and target state configurations.
• Design, build, maintain, and support Linux server infrastructure (CentOS, Ubuntu) and virtualized environments.
• Administer and troubleshoot physical and virtual server environments using VMware, vSphere, and related hypervisor technologies.
• Manage and maintain MariaDB databases and associated backend systems.
• Support system accreditation processes, ensuring all infrastructure meets sponsor security and compliance requirements.
• Ensure devices connect successfully to secured wireless networks and troubleshoot connectivity issues across enterprise wireless environments.
• Manage and support mobile device operations and transitions, including the engineering of new enterprise mobile device solutions collaborating across multiple technical teams.
• Meet and enforce all security requirements for wireless infrastructure in compliance with applicable standards.
• Leverage AWS technologies including VPC, EC2 instances, and S3 buckets to support mission infrastructure and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Manage Certificate Authorities (CAs) and issue certificates to network devices and Identity Services Engine (ISE) platforms.
• Support and administer network access control (NAC) solutions using Cisco ISE to enforce endpoint compliance.
• Utilize OpenXT and related secure endpoint technologies in support of program requirements.
• Utilize SPLUNK and other analytics tools to monitor, analyze, and correlate real-time network and systems data.
• Employ automated network management tools to perform monitoring and control of managed elements in accordance with established procedures.
• Serve as a Tier 3/4 escalation resource for complex systems and network incidents; conduct root cause analysis and drive resolution.
• Monitor mission WANs distributed across worldwide enterprise architectures and develop, analyze, and report performance metrics for system requirements assurance.
• Collaborate with enterprise network counterparts to maintain and deliver the infrastructure backbone supporting mission operations.
• Deploy solutions to customers and provide hands‑on training across all customer segments.
• Coordinate with Branch Chiefs, Technical Directors, and program leadership on the strategic direction of key projects.
• Respond to and resolve trouble tickets and customer requests in a timely and professional manner.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to organizational best practices, engineering standards, and technical playbooks.

• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems Security, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of progressive, hands‑on experience in systems engineering, integration, and operations in support of government or intelligence community programs.
• Demonstrated…