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Systems Engineer SME

i3, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 22021

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Systems Engineer – (SME and Sr positions) Position Overview

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will plan, design, and implement additions and changes to network hardware, infrastructure server environments, and operating systems. You will provide direct support in the day-to-day operations of network hardware and operating systems while maintaining the reliability and robustness of the underlying infrastructure that supports the forensic and investigative ecosystem across multi-enclave environments.

Key Responsibilities

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

Support DevSecOps practices and tools implementation

Required Technical Skills

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

Additional Technical Experience

Experience with:

Hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure

Nutanix HCI, Linux/Windows, VMWare

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)

SAFe Agile methodologies

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)

Experience with SAFe Agile framework

Understanding of forensic and investigative system requirements

Demonstrated experience designing and implementing secure systems in government environments

Work Environment

Primary location: Chantilly, VA

May require occasional travel for Program Increment planning sessions

Must be a U.S. citizen and able to pass a background check and polygraph examination

May require flexible scheduling to support critical operations

Must be able to respond to critical incidents within designated resolution timelines

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