Systems Engineer (Top Secret/SCI with agreement to obtain CI Poly Clearance Required)

Description

The company is hiring a Systems Engineer with Linux system administration experience to support cloud and on-premise systems in a mission operations environment.

The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph after hire.

You will install, configure, administer, support and maintain mission-critical systems in both cloud and on-premise environments, helping run and sustain a geospatial intelligence solution used by government end users.

Responsibilities

• Lead changes and improvements to the systems.
• Work directly with government and contractor points of contact to troubleshoot issues, and proactively recommend configuration changes that improve performance.
• Collaborate regularly with stakeholders to keep the systems compliant with security requirements.
• Write and update operational and security documentation, including troubleshooting guides and standard operating procedures.
• Support day-to-day sustainment of mission-critical infrastructure.
• Provision end users and administer Linux systems.
• Manage and configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Build, optimize and maintain multi-node environments that run parallel workloads.
• Administer Linux clusters using Slurm and MPI to support High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems.
• Review STIG and IAVA scan results and remediate the vulnerabilities they identify.
• Perform virtual machine backups and snapshots.
• Support Information System Contingency Plan (ISCP) exercises together with security teams.
• Write scripts for administration, configuration, troubleshooting and automation.
• Apply knowledge of systems architecture, software development and software sustainment practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent additional experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance, and willingness to obtain and maintain a CI Polygraph after hire.
• DoD 8570 compliant certification, such as Security+ or an equivalent or higher certification.
• Preferred: Red Hat certification(s).
• Preferred: Linux certification(s).
• Preferred: Agile certification(s).
• Preferred: Experience administering team collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Preferred: Experience with NGA networking environments.
• For roles requiring a federal security clearance, state your clearance level clearly on your resume.

Conditions

The company works on long-term projects using current technology to solve difficult customer problems, and the team is made up of engineers who like to learn and want to support government missions.

Equal-opportunity statement not provided in the posting.

Benefits

• The company offers competitive compensation, benefits and a flexible work-life balance.
• Owners are directly available to team members in a close-knit, open working atmosphere.