AQ Operational Systems Engineer

Position:AQ Operational Systems Engineer

Location: Chantilly, VA

Job :AQ-387

# of Openings:1

PLEASE NOTE:

This position requires an ACTIVE Top Secret/SCI Clearance with Polygraph. To be considered for this position, you MUST have an ACTIVE Clearance Level of Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Position Code: 06-SE0924-3

The Opportunity:

Seeking a talented Operational Systems Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA to help lead the implementation, software development of the application layer, and O&M for client’s scalable cross-platform software test automation system. Your work will focus on designing, engineering and extending an existing system (DART) and re-implementation of an application layer for test automation that enables open-source infrastructure as code (IAC) technologies (e.g. Ansible, Terraform), and Dev Ops tools (e.g. Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira) as well as supporting legacy python bindings and modern REST endpoints with swagger documentation.

The successful candidate will provide a professional evaluation, use-case alignment, and assessment of the potential technology stack, including support for physical hardware, KVM, Proxmox, and VMWare-based and other hypervisor platforms and tradeoffs before initial implementation with management approval. The goal includes ability scale our software test automation to support AI-integrated rapid software projects, including using LLMs for agile automation development in addition to legacy workloads.

Responsibilities:

• Design, engineer/develop, and implement IT systems used by the client’s mission network to support end users
• Apply knowledge of operational tradecraft at OSI model layers 1-4
• Identify opportunities to integrate efficiencies into innovative IT systems that enhance the cyber mission
• Work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous setting, distilling complex technical concepts into actionable insights for leadership
• Ability to run a project independently from inception to completion, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, and final documentation with minimal supervision
• Brief colleagues and mission partners on operational methodology, tool development, equipment functionality, and technical/operational deconfliction

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline (i.e., Computer Science, Computer Engineering), with a minimum of 5+ years’ experience in a relevant technical field to the position
• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance, with polygraph
• 5+ years programming efficiency in Python and strong knowledge of C++ for developing robust applications
• 5+ years demonstrating an ability to lead the design, architecture and development of enterprise-scale applications
• 5+ years developing agnostic operating system-based platforms, to include applications across both Linux and Windows ecosystems to support diverse testing targets
• Experience automating and managing multiple hypervisor platforms (both VMWare and KVM) to host complex, scalable, and highly customized environments
• Familiarity with Dev Ops principles, experience with Docker for containerization, and working experience with CI/CD pipelines for automation of testing and deployment
• Experience developing end-to-end automation solutions implementing logic for automated resource scaling
• Understanding authentication protocols such as OAuth, JWT and OpenID Connect
• Strong understanding of SQL Server and ability to manage and optimize database performance and/or MongoDB for No
  
  SQL data storage needs
• Sound judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with an ability to adapt to emerging issues and changing priorities under short deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and stay abreast of…