Senior Full-Stack Systems Engineer + TS/SCI-FS Poly Security Clearance
Job in
Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, 20171, USA
Listed on 2026-07-16
Listing for:
SYSTOLIC
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-16
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Candidates must already possess an active Top Secret/SCI w/ Full Scope Polygraph to be considered.
Summary:
• Lead full-stack systems engineering across infrastructure, platforms, cloud, and application ecosystems.
• Design future-state architectures and execute complex system implementations.
• Integrate systems and platforms with Dev Ops/Dev Sec Ops pipelines.
• Requires expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, PKI, AWS, Azure, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis, APIs, web services, SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, Power Shell, Cloud Formation, Jenkins, Git Lab, ArgocD, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Cloud Watch.
• Preferred experience includes AI/ML, Hadoop, Databricks, Snowflake, Big Query, and Agile methodologies. Qualifications & Compensation:
• Degree:
Technical bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Years of experience: 15+ years
• Total Compensation: $344k+ yearly
Job Description:
• 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.
• Ability to produce "as-IS" and "to-be" architectures plus implementation/Integration plans.
• Enterprise networking, firewalls, load balancers, DNS.
• SAN/NAS/Object storage.
• Kubernetes, Docker.
• Linux (RHEL/CentOS) administration, hardening, automation, Bash, Python.
• 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, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Cloud Watch).
• Agile/Scrum, Dev Ops.
• Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Hadoop, Databricks, Snowflake, Big Query (preferred). About SYSTOLIC: SYSTOLIC is dedicated to giving our employees the best possible company experience so that they can focus on providing outstanding support to their customer’s mission. Our company is founded on integrity, enthusiasm, and a relentless commitment to supporting the Intelligence Community. You can learn more about us and submit an application to be considered against our current and future openings at To learn about our compensation ranges, visit our Pay Transparency page at:
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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