Systems Engineer SME; TS​/SCI Poly

Overview

GCI embodies excellence, integrity and professionalism. The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leveraging the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations. We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry.

• 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, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis)
• APIs, web services, middleware, SDLC fundamentals
• Event messaging (SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ)
• 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)

• 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)

• Hands-on technical SME with broad full-stack systems expertise
• Strong systems thinker who moves easily between architecture strategy and practical implementation
• Effective communicator and collaborator across technical and nontechnical teams
• Proven ability to design, build, and own complex systems in production

A candidate must be a US Citizen and requires an active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans