Technical Lead, IT​/Tech, Systems Engineer

Role: Technical Lead

Location: Fairfax, VA (Hybrid
- Fairfax office and government facilities, with occasional SCIF access)

Salary: $170,000 - $210,000

Clearance/Certification: Ability to obtain TS/SCI required; active TS/SCI desired. DoD 8140 IAT Level II or higher within 30 days of hire.

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen required

Job Description: Seeking a Technical Lead to work in a hybrid on‑site / remote capacity from Fairfax, VA and at various government facilities to support the development and integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud Solutions for a DoW customer. The Technical Lead will provide hands‑on expertise in DoW network systems on a team supporting large DoW programs that operate and maintain multiple IL 4/5 cloud environments and DoW networks, and that take advantage of the many benefits offered by commercial cloud hosting and on‑premise infrastructure (e.g., the ability to accelerate IT delivery, efficiency, and innovation).

The Technical Lead will support client teams developing and/or enriching applications in a hybrid cloud environment, as well as providing maintenance and support in both classified and unclassified environments with the goal of providing stable, secure, flexible, efficient, and cost‑effective frameworks. The Technical Lead will report directly to the Division Technical Lead, and will routinely engage with customers, engineers, and supporting mission partners.

• Architect, configure, and manage secure environments within a DoD network.
• Monitor and manage security compliance, remediations, and patch management for an unclassified environment.
• Lead a team of multidisciplinary engineers.
• Install, test, maintain, and upgrade network operating systems software and hardware to comply with DoD requirements.
• Implement and maintain security and user access controls (ICAM, Security Groups, Firewalls, Proxies).
• Lead and architect risk mitigation activities such as Assessment and Authorization, continuous monitoring, and vulnerability and configuration management.
• Evaluate customer issues and make educated decisions on technologies, tools, and the overall delivery strategy.
• Thrive in a hybrid environment (split between on‑site and remote, with occasional SCIF visits).
• Successfully communicate to customers, contract program managers, industry partners, senior management, and Government representatives.
• Provide leadership and creativity in new business capture and proposal development.
• Track industry trends and leverage them to drive innovation and solution excellence across various functional domains.
• Collaborate with operations, technical, and business development managers, and Centers of Excellence on key components of large solutions.
• Other duties, as assigned.

• U.S. Citizen.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science;
  Information Systems Management; or similar Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information indoctrination (TS/SCI).
• Active DOD 8140 IAT Level II or higher (e.g., Security+) or obtain with 30 days of hire.
• Highly technical, with a deeply analytical possessing mind‑set and experience leading and delegating tasks across technical teams.
• 6+ years of IT platform fundamentals experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in a progression of roles to include delivering and sustaining technical and cloud solutions, and managing a supporting team.
• 5+ years of experience with customer‑facing cloud projects (AWS preferred).
• Experience in:
  The administration of Linux and Microsoft OS Servers (Patch, STIG, configure, and troubleshoot);
  Dev Ops, Gitlab, Configuration Management, Cloud Infrastructure, and Automation;
  Container orchestration…