IT Systems Engineer III

IT Systems Engineer III

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Base pay range: $/yr - $/yr (range provided by Karman Space & Defense).

The IT Systems Engineer III is responsible for building, operating, and supporting secure, mission‑critical environments across Microsoft Azure Government (GCC High/Azure Gov) and Karman’s multi‑site campus. This role ensures day‑to‑day reliability, security, and continuous improvement of Karman’s core infrastructure. The engineer identifies quick wins for system hardening and right‑sizing, develops remediation backlogs with cost/effort estimates, and automates infrastructure deployments through scripting and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC).

Karman Space & Defense provides concept‑to‑production solutions for mission‑critical systems on spacecraft, launch vehicles, missiles, hypersonics, and integrated defense systems. We believe that solving the industry’s most complex and mission‑critical challenges requires relentless determination and a willingness to push the boundaries of possibility. Karman Space & Defense brings to bear unparalleled production capabilities, unmatched engineering expertise, and unflinching analysis to render the impossible, possible.

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement*

• Support and enhance identity, security, networking, compute, backup, and observability services across Azure Gov and Karman sites.
• Maintain Entra , Intune, Conditional Access, MFA, Defender XDR, Sentinel, Azure VMs/AVD, VNets, firewalls, and private networking.
• Automate deployments and maintenance using Power Shell (required), Bash/Python, and IaC (Bicep/Terraform).
• Manage hybrid integrations (AD Connect, Azure Arc) and maintain change, incident, and service management processes.
• Review and document LAN/WAN infrastructure, Azure environments, and VM/service inventories.
• Identify system hardening and cost‑optimization opportunities and build remediation backlogs.
• Partner with the network MSP and ISPs to validate network standards, SLAs, and circuit redundancy.
• Produce audit‑ready documentation supporting CMMC/NIST/ITGC controls.
• Occasional travel to Karman sites.

• 5+ years required experience in IT, 10 years preferred; 4–6 years in systems/cloud infrastructure (Azure required; GCC High/Azure Gov preferred).
• Strong experience with identity/security (Entra , Intune, Conditional Access, MFA, Defender, Sentinel).
• Solid networking foundation: VLANs/VRFs, L2/L3 switching, DNS/DHCP, VPN/Express Route, Private Endpoints, and load balancing.
• Firewall experience (Forti Gate or equivalent) including IPsec, SD‑WAN, HA, and SIEM/Sentinel log forwarding.
• Wi‑Fi and access control knowledge: 802.1X/NAC, WPA2/3‑Enterprise, segmentation.
• Windows Server administration and Azure Backup/ASR experience.
• Strong automation skills:
  Power Shell required;
  Bash/Python and Git workflows preferred.
• Experience migrating from on‑prem AD/GPO to cloud‑first baselines.
• Ability to produce clear, audit‑ready documentation.

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, certain positions may require applicants to be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

No travel required for this position.

As a federal contractor, Karman Space & Defense is committed to compliance with all federal employment eligibility requirements. We participate in E‑Verify, a web‑based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. As an E‑Verify employer, federal compliance mandates that we require documentation to verify your identity and employment authorization upon hire.

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