Systems Engineer - TS​/SCI w​/Poly

We are seeking a hands‑on Systems Engineer with deep, practical experience across infrastructure, platforms, cloud, and application ecosystems. This role suits a technical leader who can analyze current‑state environments, design future‑state architectures, and execute complex system implementations end‑to‑end.

• Perform full‑stack systems engineering across network, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases, and applications
• Document “as-is” architectures and develop detailed “to-be” designs
• Lead cloud and on‑prem implementations, migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives
• Ensure system availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance
• Integrate systems and platforms with Dev Ops/Dev Sec Ops  pipelines
• Troubleshoot complex, cross‑domain issues
• Collaborate with infrastructure, platform, software, Dev Ops, and data teams
• Produce technical documentation, diagrams, standards, and runbooks
• Serve as an escalation point and technical authority
• Communicate effectively with executives and cross‑organizational partners

• Enterprise networking, firewalls, load balancers, DNS
• SAN/NAS/Object storage
• Kubernetes, Docker
• Linux (RHEL/CentOS) administration, hardening, automation
• PKI and identity management
• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Hybrid and on‑prem integration, cloud networking/security/cost optimization
• Relational & No
  
  SQL databases (Oracle, Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Mongo
  
  DB, Cassandra, Dynamo
  
  DB, Redis)
• APIs, web services, middleware, SDLC fundamentals
• Event messaging (SQS, SNS, Rabbit
  
  MQ)
• IaC, automation, and scripting (Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, Power Shell, Cloud Formation)
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, Git Hub Actions, ArgoCD)
• Security best practices and system hardening
• Monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK, Cloud Watch)
• Ability to produce “as-is” and “to-be” architectures plus implementation/migration plans

• Zero Trust architectures
• AI/ML or data platform exposure
• Big data platforms (Hadoop, Databricks, Snowflake, Big Query)
• Experience supporting mission‑critical systems
• ITIL or agile delivery experience
• Cloud, security, or architecture certifications (AWS SA/Dev Ops, Azure Admin, CKA/CKAD, ITIL)

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Location: Herndon, VA
• Hours: Contract core hours, 9am - 3pm
• Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
• US Citizenship Required

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting‑edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays