Systems Enginer with Security Clearance

Position: Systems Engineer Location: National Military Command Center (NMCC), Pentagon Work Location: 100% onsite Hours: Monday–Friday, core hours between 6:00 AM–4:00 PM Citizenship: Must be a U.S.

Citizen Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI Required Qualifications
Experience
Minimum of 4 years of overall experience. At least 3 years of specialized experience administering computer systems.

Experience operating or supporting: Large-scale computer systems Multi-server local area networks Client/server environments Experience with: Systems administration Systems engineering Systems architecture Systems integration Hardware/software configuration management System optimization Resource utilization Capacity analysis and planning Server/data migrations Technology refreshes System upgrades Troubleshooting Requirements management Education
Bachelor’s degree in: Computer Science / Computer Systems Information Systems / Information Technology Engineering / Engineering Technology Software Engineering / Programming Management Natural Sciences Social Sciences Mathematics Business / Finance Related discipline Education / Experience Substitution
Master’s degree in a related discipline plus: 3 years general experience At least 2 years specialized experience OR No degree plus: 8 years general experience At least 6 years specialized experience Required Certification
Must possess at least one DoD IAT Level II certification, including: Security+ CE CCNA Security CySA+ GICSP GSEC CND SSCP VMware / Virtualization
Extensive hands-on experience building and managing VMware environments.

Extensive experience with: VMware ESXi VMware vSphere 7.x / 8.x VMware vCenter VMware clusters Experience building VMware environments from the ground up. Experience configuring: VMware High Availability (HA) Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) Host networking Virtual switches Distributed switches Datastores Cluster resources Experience implementing and managing enterprise VMware deployments. Experience supporting VMware clusters across multi-server enterprise networks. Dell Server Infrastructure
Hands-on experience deploying Dell PowerEdge R770 servers.

Experience with: Server racking Power cabling Network cabling Initial server configuration Bare-metal deployment ESXi hypervisor installation and configuration SAN / Enterprise Storage
Experience integrating servers with Dell PowerVault ME5 Series SAN storage arrays or comparable enterprise SAN infrastructure.

Experience with: Fiber-optic storage connectivity Direct-Attach Copper (DAC) Isolated backend storage fabrics Block-level shared storage iSCSI Dedicated storage VLANs Storage multipathing Redundant storage paths Jumbo Frames MTU 9000 VMware datastores Shared storage architectures Ability to design and maintain resilient host-to-array connectivity. Experience isolating storage traffic from production network traffic. Hyper-V to VMware Migration
Proven experience performing physical and/or virtual server migrations. Experience performing migrations between virtualization platforms.

Experience migrating Microsoft Hyper-V workloads to VMware vSphere. Experience planning and executing migrations while minimizing: Downtime Data loss Application disruption User impact Experience validating systems following migration. Experience migrating workloads into VMware clustered SAN environments.

Windows Server / Active Directory
Senior-level experience administering: Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 Active Directory Group Policy Objects Experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting: Windows domain environments Organizational Units Group Policy Security policies Security baselines Linux
Experience administering: Red Hat Linux CentOS Linux Cybersecurity / DISA STIG
Direct experience hardening systems in accordance with DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).

Experience hardening: Windows Server Red Hat Linux CentOS Linux Understanding of: DoD cybersecurity requirements Cybersecurity risk management System security baselines Security compliance Ability to work closely with cybersecurity teams to identify and minimize risk. Veeam Backup & Replication
Extensive hands-on experience with Veeam Backup & Replication. Experience designing and managing enterprise backup environments.

Experience configuring: Backup Jobs Backup Copy Jobs Backup repositories Secondary/offsite repositories Restore processes Disaster recovery processes Experience protecting: Virtual machines File servers Databases Large file shares Experience supporting VMware-hosted systems protected by Veeam. Systems Design & Integration
Experience designing solutions for complex enterprise environments. Experience integrating mission-critical systems.

Ability to work directly with third-party vendors to: Evaluate solutions Develop integration plans Implement IT solutions Experience establishing baseline hardware/software configurations. Experience developing solutions based on system and mission requirements. Engineering & Technical Documentation
Experience drafting and reviewing Engineering Installation Plans (EIPs).

Experience creating and maintaining: Standard Operating Procedures Technical documentation System documentation Reports Presentation slide decks Troubleshooting documentation Knowledge-base documentation Experience documenting technical work in Remedy or comparable ticketing systems. Troubleshooting
Strong experience identifying and resolving: Server issues Application issues Infrastructure problems System integration issues Ability to take a systematic troubleshooting approach. Experience documenting resolutions to recurring technical issues.

Testing
Experience developing, executing, and documenting: Test plans Test schedules Scripted tasks Experience testing systems for: Availability Reliability Security System protection Project / Requirements Management
Experience developing: Project schedules Timelines Implementation plans Milestones Experience managing multiple technical efforts simultaneously. Ability to adapt to changing: Technical requirements Project priorities Mission requirements Implementation plans Experience tracking and reporting project progress.

Communication & Collaboration
Ability to work effectively with: Systems Administrators Systems Engineers Cybersecurity teams Multimedia Engineers Telecommunications Engineers Third-party vendors Government personnel DoD personnel Ability to provide technical status updates to leadership and stakeholders. Ability to brief: Technical issues Problems Risks Solutions Project status Ability to explain complex technical issues to non-technical personnel. Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Qualifications
VMware Cloud Foundation / SDDC
Experience with or strong knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). VMware Cloud Foundation certification or active pursuit of certification, including: VCF Professional VCF Advanced VCF Specialist Comparable current VMware/Broadcom certification Understanding of Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) architecture.

Experience or knowledge involving: Infrastructure automation Lifecycle management Standardized architecture frameworks Automated patching Standardized patch baselines Software-defined compute Software-defined storage Software-defined networking Knowledge of: vSphere vSAN NSX Experience applying VCF concepts to: Secure environments Multi-tenant environments Multi-site environments DoD or military enclaves Advanced VMware
Experience with VMware Fault Tolerance (FT). Advanced experience designing and scaling VMware HA/DRS environments.

Extensive experience building VMware environments from scratch. Advanced VMware architecture and engineering experience. Advanced SAN / Clustered Storage
Experience configuring: Clustered VMDKs SCSI Bus Sharing Physical SCSI Bus Sharing Shared-disk architectures VMware-hosted clustered databases Advanced experience with Dell PowerVault ME5 or similar SAN infrastructure. Large-Scale Veeam Environments
Experience protecting large workloads in the 10–20 TB range or larger.

Advanced experience with: Backup Copy Jobs Multiple repositories Offsite backups Enterprise disaster recovery Large database and file-share protection Application Failover & Disaster Recovery
Experience designing disaster recovery solutions for tightly integrated applications. Experience supporting environments where: SQL databases Management applications Supporting services reside within the same VM or tightly integrated system. Experience planning coordinated application failover. Licensing Preservation
Knowledge of how VM migration and failover can affect node-locked application licensing.

Understanding of: Static MAC addresses BIOS UUIDs VM UUIDs Virtual hardware identifiers Node-locked licensing Experience preserving application licensing during: VM migration Cluster failover Disaster recovery Physical Security / Edge Systems
Familiarity with AMAG Symmetry or comparable mission-critical physical-security systems. Understanding of: Access-control systems Edge-device resiliency Local databases Cached configurations Distributed processing Operation during temporary server outages Additional Desired Experience
Security+ CE preferred among acceptable IAT Level II certifications.

Strong experience supporting mission-critical DoD systems. Experience supporting highly secure or classified environments. Experience with agile system integration and rapidly changing mission requirements.