System Engineer 6

At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

We are seeking a Senior Linux Systems Administrator with networking experience (in an SE6 LCAT) to support a high priority and highly visible malware analysis modernization program. The role supports a large software development program developing, operating, and maintaining mission critical enterprise capabilities. The program includes development and support for existing mission systems in parallel with efforts to develop and deliver modernized cyber analysis, orchestration, and data enrichment products.

The team applies Agile methodology, Dev Ops principles and test‑driven development practices.

Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases:
Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC 15288:

• Technical Process Area – Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal;
• Project Process Area – Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement;
• Enterprise (Organizational Project‑Enabling) Process Area – Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management;
• Agreement Process Area – Acquisition and Supply.

This position requires PRIVAC. Candidate must have a current (within 7 years) poly and/or currently possess the minimum level of PRIVAC required for this role (NSYS).

Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g. Active TS/SCI security clearance with agency‑appropriate polygraph).

• Expert Linux system administrator proficient in troubleshooting server problems, managing virtual and bare metal servers, Red Hat Satellite, and enforcing STE/STN policies
• Experience managing infrastructure users and hosts using Red Hat FreeIPA identity management system
• VMware experience managing ESXi hypervisors and vCenter appliances
• Experience creating and modifying Ansible playbooks for infrastructure automation tasks
• Proficient at architecting and deploying network solutions with Cisco switches and routers
• Strong ability to diagnose and resolve complex connectivity issues, outages, and network bottlenecks
• Skilled at performing Cisco upgrades, applying patches, and optimizing network efficiency
• Extensive experience troubleshooting infrastructure issues
• Experience managing Kubernetes RKE2 clusters
• Familiarity with Atlassian platform (Confluence, Jira) and Git Lab
• Strong skills managing Pure Storage/Everpure arrays and VMware vSAN
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring tools
• Bash scripting
• TS/SCI with agency‑appropriate polygraph
• A bachelor’s degree in a qualified engineering field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus twenty (20) years of systems engineering experience
• OR a high school diploma or GED plus twenty‑four (24) years of general systems engineering experience (any process area)
• OR a master’s degree in a qualified engineering field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus eighteen (18) years of systems engineering experience
• OR a PhD in a qualified engineering field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus eighteen (18) years of…