4320 Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

OVERVIEW: We are seeking a senior-level Systems Engineer to plan, design, and implement enhancements and changes to network hardware, infrastructure server environments, and operating systems. This role provides direct support for the day-to-day operations of network hardware and operating systems, while ensuring the reliability, resilience, and security of the underlying infrastructure that supports the forensic and investigative ecosystem across multi-enclave environments.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Supervise, coordinate, design, develop and implement additions and changes to network hardware, infrastructure server environments, and operating systems
• Provide direct support in day-to-day operations of network hardware and operating systems
• Troubleshoot at both physical and logical network levels
• Participate in planning, design, technical review and implementation for new network infrastructure
• Perform systems management and integration functions across multi-enclave environments
• Maintain network infrastructure standards including communication protocols such as TCP/IP
• Diagnose and resolve complex communication problems
• Ensure systems are current with approved patches and assist with certification and accreditation tasks
• Develop strategy for client/server systems and design infrastructure to support that strategy
• Advise on selection of technological purchases for processing, data storage, data access, and applications development
• Participate in Program Increments (PIs) and Agile Release Train (ART) activities REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in systems engineering or related field.
• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) with a CI polygraph.
• Understanding of forensic and investigative system requirements.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing secure systems in government environments.
• Advanced proficiency with:
• Virtualization technologies (VSphere, VXRail, Proxmox, Nutanix)
• Network administration and security
• Cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, SC2S, C2S)
• Linux and Windows operating systems
• Windows Active Directory
• Network hardware (Cisco, Arista, SonicWall)
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Security accreditation processes
• Hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure
• DevSecOps practices and tools
• Elasticsearch, Splunk, and other data platforms
• Python and C# for automation and scripting
• Database technologies (SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• LDAP/OpenLDAP, ADFS, Keycloak
• Tunneling protocols (GRE, IPSec, SSH, SSL) DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Relevant systems and cloud certifications
• Experience with Nutanix and/or Terraform
• DevSecOps practices and tools CLEARANCE:
• Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) with a CI polygraph.