Systems Engineer Junior to Senior LEVELS

Description

The role supports the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and centres on secure, scalable enterprise IT and cloud systems that shape how a major U.S. government agency works.

You will be a recognised technical leader who designs, assesses and guides enterprise and cloud architectures matched to business and mission goals.

The work centres on DNS, Azure, AWS, cloud migrations, on-premises infrastructure and Linux, and you will shape architectural decisions, modernise current environments and advise on new technology.

The job sits in the IT Infrastructure and Operations family.

The company is a global technology and professional services firm with 26,000 staff in more than 50 countries. It serves every major U.S. government agency and the defense and intelligence community, with work in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted solutions architecture expert and be known as an industry leader in your field.
• Design solutions from business and technical requirements, compare options, weigh trade-offs and recommend the best architecture.
• Track current and emerging technologies, tools and methods, and advise where to adopt, adapt or refine processes and standards.
• Review existing system and business process architectures, then work with stakeholders on changes that improve performance, security and efficiency.
• Make sure architecture teams deliver scalable, secure and effective system and cloud solutions that meet organisational goals and mission objectives.
• Build, improve and maintain service design procedures and processes based on established frameworks and methods.
• Give technical presentations, write test plans and produce analytical briefings for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Gather and refine customer requirements, assess alternatives and recommend products and configurations across software, platform, network and cloud.
• Plan and deploy DNS architectures built for scalability, reliability and security.
• Set up and tune monitoring tools and alerts that catch performance and security problems early.
• Connect on-premises and cloud solutions with other IT teams so they fit the wider enterprise environment.
• Support cloud migrations by assessing, planning and carrying out application and infrastructure moves to Azure and AWS.
• Report on cost, schedule, risk and quality to stakeholders and leadership.
• Coach and mentor less experienced staff, and lead a team or specific tasks when asked.

Requirements

• Experience in networking, routers, system administration and systems design.
• 5+ years of related experience.
• A BA/BS and 20+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Active Top Secret or Q-level clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Deep DNS architecture expertise, with the ability to explain DNS concepts clearly to technical teams.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions in Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Cloud migration expertise, including migration strategies and patterns such as rehost, replatform and refactor, and experience supporting or leading workload migrations to Azure and/or AWS.
• Solid understanding of on-premises infrastructure: VDI, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), VMware technologies including load balancing concepts and integrations, and Microsoft 365 / Office 365 (O365) services with their on-prem and cloud integrations.
• Linux experience, including system administration, troubleshooting, integration in mixed Windows/Linux environments and support for Linux workloads on-prem and in the cloud.
• Familiarity with DNS and network services platforms such as Infoblox or similar.
• Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Other Requirements: a MA/MS in a related field; experience working with the Department of Energy (DOE); current or previous Q clearance; experience with DISA STIGs and related compliance frameworks; relevant cloud certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or AWS Certified Solutions Architect. No certifications are listed as required. Random drug screening applies.

Conditions

Primary location: Germantown, MD, USA. The posting also states the role is onsite in Washington, DC.

Additional work locations: any location or remote, Denver, CO, Albuquerque, NM, and Los Alamos, NM.

Onsite only, with no telecommuting options and no required travel.

Scheduled at 40 hours per week.

Clearance: must currently hold Top Secret and must be able to obtain Top Secret. No public trust clearance is required.

The likely salary range is $92,307 to $124,887. This is not a guarantee. Pay is set by experience, geographic location and possibly contract terms, and may fall outside this range.

Hiring includes an identity verification step using biometrics and AI. Virtual interviews require you to be on camera, your picture may be taken for verification, and by continuing you consent to the use of your biometric data for identity and security purposes.

Equal opportunity employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision plans.
• A 401(k) with pre-tax and post-tax contributions up to IRS annual limits and a company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible, and paid time off covering vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacation, personal business and illness, plus 10 paid holidays per year, prorated from the hire date.
• Paid Family Leave of up to 160 hours in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• Short and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance, provided or available.