Senior Systems Engineer

Description

You will join a cross-functional, fast-moving team on a long-running intelligence information-sharing program that is still growing.

The program supports the DoW in sharing intelligence on current and emerging global threats with mission and coalition partners and emerging nations.

The team is spread across countries, supports each combatant command directly, and works in support of warfighters and their missions.

The company is a global technology and professional services firm with about 26,000 staff in more than 50 countries, serving US government, defense and intelligence customers with AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

This is a regular position in IT Infrastructure and Operations, scheduled for 40 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, test and change physical and virtual compute environments across the full systems life cycle.
• Take part in conceptual system design and its documentation.
• Set system specifications, input and output processes, and operating parameters so hardware and software work together.
• Review, analyze and verify current security configurations and their effectiveness against DoW requirements and new threats.
• Bring systems into STIG compliance and keep them there.
• Serve as tier III support, identifying, analyzing and resolving problems.
• Write standard operating procedures (SOPs) and system documentation.
• Deliver briefings, turn concepts into execution, develop courses of action (COA), and help with project technical planning and implementation.
• Provide system, equipment and specialized training, plus technical guidance as needed.
• Mentor and coach less experienced system administrators and engineers.
• Work with managers, network engineers, team members and the customer on solutions and issues.
• Take on special projects as assigned.
• Keep improving to protect the quality of delivered services.
• Work evenings, weekends and holidays when required.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience building, maintaining and supporting Microsoft technologies and related platforms: Active Directory configuration and management, Windows Server 2022/2025, Configuration Manager (MECM), WSUS, Exchange, PowerShell, SharePoint, ADFS, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP and TCP/IP.
• A BA or BS degree may be used in place of additional years of experience.
• Hold a Microsoft Certified System Administrator credential.
• Be IAT level II compliant under DoW 8570.1.
• Hold an active SECRET clearance.
• Earn ITIL Foundation certification within six months of hire.
• Show a strong, proven working knowledge of Microsoft and virtual infrastructure technologies.
• Five or more years of related experience.
• Relevant experience with F5, Microsoft, SolarWinds and WSUS.
• Preferred: TS/SCI clearance.
• Preferred: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer credential.
• Preferred: experience building, testing and maintaining MECM and WSUS environments.
• Preferred: experience building, testing and maintaining Windows endpoint and server OS images.
• Preferred: experience designing, deploying and maintaining SolarWinds environments.
• Preferred: experience designing, deploying and maintaining F5 BIG-IP solutions.
• Preferred: experience designing, deploying and maintaining XMPP chat solutions.
• Preferred: experience delivering solutions under both agile and waterfall methods.

Conditions

Onsite in Springfield, Virginia, USA, with no telecommuting option.

Travel of 10-25% is required.

Scheduled for 40 hours per week.

Active SECRET clearance required; you must be able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance. No public trust or other clearance is required.

US citizenship is required.

The work is office-based with normal safety precautions and may involve light physical effort, such as handling light materials, boxes or equipment.

The likely pay range is $107,744 to $140,300. This is not a guarantee: pay depends on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements, and may fall outside this range.

Hiring includes an identity check using biometrics and AI. You must be on camera for virtual interviews, may have your photo taken, and consent to biometric data use for verification and security.

The company is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, and considers accommodation requests.

Benefits

• Medical plan choices, some paired with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) with pre-tax and post-tax contributions up to IRS annual limits and a company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid leave for vacation, sick days, personal leave, holidays, parental, military, bereavement and jury duty.
• Short and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance, provided or available.
• The company reviews its total rewards package regularly.