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Systems Engineer – Level II

Job in Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22042, USA
Listing for: KARTHIK CONSULTING, LLC
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-16
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 140000 - 190000 USD Yearly USD 140000.00 190000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Clearance Required: Active Top Secret/SCI or TS/SCI Eligible (with completed Tier 5 investigation)

Role Overview

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to drive continuous software sustainment and operational stability across secure production environments. You'll bring architectural oversight, hands-on server administration, and a strong command of cybersecurity compliance to a mission-critical defense environment.

Technical Scope
  • Perform systems engineering activities including architectural oversight, requirements traceability, and system integration within secure environments
  • Conduct continuous software sustainment, including operational support, proactive vulnerability management, and technical debt remediation
  • Actively apply Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe) tailored to defense software environments
  • Push software updates to live production environments with zero or near-zero downtime and minimal operational disruption
  • Administer and maintain scalable Linux and Windows enterprise server environments, including virtualized platforms (e.g., VMware vSphere, AWS)
  • Execute continuous monitoring and enforce DISA STIG compliance to meet cybersecurity and Information Assurance (IA) mandates
Required Qualifications
  • Active TS/SCI or TS/SCI Eligible with completed Tier 5 investigation
  • 3+ years of demonstrated experience in systems engineering and continuous software sustainment using modern Agile methodologies, with proven ability to deliver zero/near-zero downtime production updates
  • 2+ years of recent (within the last 5 years), demonstrated operational experience in enterprise server administration for both Linux and Windows, including deployment, configuration, and maintenance of scalable virtualized environments (e.g., VMware vSphere, AWS)
  • Demonstrated proficiency in continuous monitoring and DISA STIG compliance
  • Must satisfy 'Intermediate Proficiency' for the '451 - System Administrator' role per the DoD 8140 Dashboard and maintain eligibility for privileged/administrative system access at all times
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