Senior Systems Engineer

Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Hybrid (needs to be within 1 hour of DMV)

Compensation: $83-89/hr (Final Compensation will be dependent on experience and skillset)

6 month contract-to-hire

Our client is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with over 10 years of experience to provide technical leadership and operational support across enterprise virtual, cloud, and on-premises environments. In this role, you will lead and mentor engineering staff, manage critical infrastructure projects—including OS patching, upgrades, migrations, Zero Trust initiatives, firewall refreshes, and data center modernization—and ensure system availability, security, and operational excellence.

You will be responsible for advanced troubleshooting, disaster recovery planning and execution, backup and restoration management, and close coordination with network, data center, and incident management teams. This position requires strong expertise in server infrastructure, virtualization, cloud technologies, and system administration, as well as excellent communication, documentation, and leadership skills. A BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required, and candidates must be eligible for Public Trust clearance.

• Lead and mentor engineering staff while providing operations and maintenance support for enterprise server environments
• Manage infrastructure projects including OS patching, upgrades, migrations, Zero Trust initiatives, firewall refreshes, and data center modernization
• Perform advanced troubleshooting, remediation, and onsite support for critical infrastructure events
• Design, build, test, deploy, and migrate systems across data center and cloud environments
• Coordinate with network, data center, and incident management teams during operational events
• Support disaster recovery planning, testing, documentation, and execution
• Manage backups, recovery testing, and restoration activities to maintain service availability and SLA compliance

• 10+ years of systems engineering experience in enterprise environments
• Strong experience with server infrastructure, virtualization, cloud technologies, and system administration
• Experience leading infrastructure modernization and migration efforts
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, backup/recovery processes, and operational best practices
• Strong communication, documentation, and leadership skills
• BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Eligible for Public Trust (previously held or current)
• Ability to work hybrid within 1 hour of DMV area