Platform Engineer/Architect, Journeyman

Description

The company supports DoD and other intelligence agencies worldwide with national security systems that serve warfighters, DoD leadership and the country.

This Journeyman-level role covers platform engineering, Tier 3 technical support and infrastructure maintenance for the DFAS Common Computing Environment (CCE) NIPRNet unclassified enclave. The work centres on troubleshooting system issues, supporting technology deployments, keeping technical documentation current and meeting DoD cybersecurity requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide platform engineering support for the DFAS NIPRNet unclassified enclave
• Work Tier 3 DFASNow tickets from intake through resolution
• Add essential and material details to DFASNow updates
• Help implement and test new technologies
• Help write and maintain engineering network configuration documents
• Support monitoring of CCE infrastructure
• Take part in change control processes
• Record solutions and the effort spent in the ticketing system
• Work with senior engineers on complex problems
• Support COOP exercises and disaster recovery tests

Requirements

• At least 5 years of systems engineering experience
• Experience administering Windows Server and Linux
• Experience with NIPRNet
• Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware and Nutanix
• Working knowledge of MECM, SCOM and other Microsoft management tools
• Experience with ServiceNow or DFASNow ticketing systems
• Understanding of DoD security requirements
• Microsoft AZ-801 and AZ-802 certification, or Windows Server administration at that level
• CompTIA Security+ certification
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information technology or a related field
• Preferred: CISSP certification, which can be a step up from Security+
• Preferred: prior NIPRNet administration experience
• Preferred: Azure administrator certification
• Preferred: experience with DFAS systems
• Preferred: knowledge of DISA STIGs and hardening
• Preferred: scripting in PowerShell or Bash
• Security+ may be replaced by an equivalent DoD-approved IAT Level II certification

Conditions

An active Secret security clearance is required, and you must hold United States citizenship to be considered

You must keep the security clearance and certifications the client, FEDITC or the prime contractor requires