Systems Engineer - TS​/SCI w​/Poly

Job Details

• Type of Requisition:
  Regular
• Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
  Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
• Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
  None
• Public Trust/Other
  
  Required:
  
  None
• Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations
• Job Qualifications:
  • Skills:
    
    Complex Systems, Dev Ops, Software Systems Engineering
  • Certifications:
    
    None
  • Experience:
    
    10+ years of related experience
  • US Citizenship
    
    Required:
    
    Yes

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, 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)
• 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

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans