Systems Engineering Solutions Inc Defunct
IT Infrastructure Management Technical Lead
Systems Engineering Solutions Inc Defunct, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 22021
Program Description:
The Program manages a collaborative multi-enclave (Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret) portfolio of networks to provide a safe, secure, and collaborative environment in which to store, process, enrich, and analyze data. The program streamlines the examination process by offering a “one-stop shop” approach for examiners to leverage a myriad of tools and applications needed to help illustrate the totality of the criminal activity and actor(s) in question. Position Description:
IT Infrastructure Management Technical Lead - We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced
IT Infrastructure Management Technical Lead
to oversee the planning, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise IT infrastructure. This individual will provide both hands-on technical leadership and strategic guidance to ensure our systems are robust, secure, scalable, and aligned with business needs. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with a deep understanding of network, server, storage, and cloud technologies. Clearance Requirement : Active Top Secret with eligibility to Special Compartmented Information (SCI) Requirements •
Support a hybrid environment of commercial, open source, and custom built software and wide range of standard and specialized hardware components. •
Perform systems, network, and software engineering services. Support includes administering, monitoring, and maintaining the health of the systems, compliance management (including accreditation support) harnessing historical and real-time data to provide insights for planning and design, administering stand-alone systems and networks, and managing incident response deployment hardware kits. •
Support the team that may be required to work flexible scheduling and extended hours. Team members may be required to work non-standard hours, weekends, or holidays to respond and resolve critical incidents. ·
Lead IT Infrastructure Operations: §
Manage and oversee day-to-day infrastructure operations including servers, storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud environments. ·
Technical Leadership & Strategy: §
Serve as the senior technical authority for infrastructure decisions, providing guidance to engineers and collaborating with IT leadership on long-term strategy. ·
System Design & Implementation: §
Design and implement scalable and secure infrastructure solutions in on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. ·
Monitoring & Incident Management: §
Ensure 24/7 infrastructure monitoring, performance optimization, and timely resolution of incidents or outages. ·
Security & Compliance: §
Implement and enforce infrastructure security standards, working closely with cybersecurity teams to maintain compliance (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA). ·
Disaster Recovery & High Availability: §
Develop, test, and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans for critical systems. ·
Vendor & Stakeholder Management: §
Manage relationships with technology vendors, service providers, and internal stakeholders to deliver reliable and cost-effective solutions. ·
Team Mentorship: §
Mentor junior engineers, provide code and architecture reviews, and foster a culture of knowledge sharing and operational excellence. ·
Documentation & Reporting: §
Maintain accurate infrastructure documentation and provide regular reporting on system health, capacity, and availability metrics. Required Skills: ·
Active top-secret clearance. · 13+ years of relevant technical experience and Master's degree in relevant field ·
Experience with unclassified, secret, top secret/sensitive compartmented information networks. ·
Technical Expertise: •
Strong knowledge of virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V). •
Deep experience with Windows Server and/or Linux administration. •
Proficient in networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPN). •
Experience managing storage systems (SAN, NAS, cloud storage). •
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). •
Proficiency with monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Zabbix, Datadog, SolarWinds). •
Infrastructure scripting/automation (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible) Process & Operations: •
Experience with ITIL practices and service management. •
Strong understanding of backup strategies and disaster recovery planning. •
Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills. ·
Experience with DevSecOps culture and Agile development processes. ·
Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. ·
Demonstrated ability to lead by example and inspire team growth. ·
Some domestic or internal travel may be required. Preferred Skills ·
Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, Google Cloud Associate). ·
Networking certifications (e.g., CCNA, CompTIA Network+). ·
Security certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP). ·
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation. ·
Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). ·
Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM, SSO, MFA solutions). ·
Exposure to DevOps tools and practices (CI/CD, Jenkins, GitOps). Soft Skills: ·
Organizational Skills:
Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail. ·
Team Work:
Able to enthuse and maintain project interest. Comfortable working both individually and as part of a team. Prepared to challenge ideas within a group in a constructive way. ·
Leadership:
Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges. Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization. ·
Communications:
Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context. Excellent active listening skills. ·
Quantitative Management:
Ability to determine process measures and track to determine process effectiveness and efficiency. ·
Problem Solving:
Natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics.
Ability to analyze problems and determine root cause, generating alternatives, evaluating and selecting alternatives and implementing solutions. ·
Results oriented : Able to drive things forward regardless of personal interest in the task. Benefits SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits: Medical Dental Vision AD&D STD LTD Company paid Life Insurance 401k with employer contribution Paid Time Off Pet Insurance
The Program manages a collaborative multi-enclave (Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret) portfolio of networks to provide a safe, secure, and collaborative environment in which to store, process, enrich, and analyze data. The program streamlines the examination process by offering a “one-stop shop” approach for examiners to leverage a myriad of tools and applications needed to help illustrate the totality of the criminal activity and actor(s) in question. Position Description:
IT Infrastructure Management Technical Lead - We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced
IT Infrastructure Management Technical Lead
to oversee the planning, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise IT infrastructure. This individual will provide both hands-on technical leadership and strategic guidance to ensure our systems are robust, secure, scalable, and aligned with business needs. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with a deep understanding of network, server, storage, and cloud technologies. Clearance Requirement : Active Top Secret with eligibility to Special Compartmented Information (SCI) Requirements •
Support a hybrid environment of commercial, open source, and custom built software and wide range of standard and specialized hardware components. •
Perform systems, network, and software engineering services. Support includes administering, monitoring, and maintaining the health of the systems, compliance management (including accreditation support) harnessing historical and real-time data to provide insights for planning and design, administering stand-alone systems and networks, and managing incident response deployment hardware kits. •
Support the team that may be required to work flexible scheduling and extended hours. Team members may be required to work non-standard hours, weekends, or holidays to respond and resolve critical incidents. ·
Lead IT Infrastructure Operations: §
Manage and oversee day-to-day infrastructure operations including servers, storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud environments. ·
Technical Leadership & Strategy: §
Serve as the senior technical authority for infrastructure decisions, providing guidance to engineers and collaborating with IT leadership on long-term strategy. ·
System Design & Implementation: §
Design and implement scalable and secure infrastructure solutions in on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. ·
Monitoring & Incident Management: §
Ensure 24/7 infrastructure monitoring, performance optimization, and timely resolution of incidents or outages. ·
Security & Compliance: §
Implement and enforce infrastructure security standards, working closely with cybersecurity teams to maintain compliance (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA). ·
Disaster Recovery & High Availability: §
Develop, test, and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans for critical systems. ·
Vendor & Stakeholder Management: §
Manage relationships with technology vendors, service providers, and internal stakeholders to deliver reliable and cost-effective solutions. ·
Team Mentorship: §
Mentor junior engineers, provide code and architecture reviews, and foster a culture of knowledge sharing and operational excellence. ·
Documentation & Reporting: §
Maintain accurate infrastructure documentation and provide regular reporting on system health, capacity, and availability metrics. Required Skills: ·
Active top-secret clearance. · 13+ years of relevant technical experience and Master's degree in relevant field ·
Experience with unclassified, secret, top secret/sensitive compartmented information networks. ·
Technical Expertise: •
Strong knowledge of virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V). •
Deep experience with Windows Server and/or Linux administration. •
Proficient in networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPN). •
Experience managing storage systems (SAN, NAS, cloud storage). •
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). •
Proficiency with monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Zabbix, Datadog, SolarWinds). •
Infrastructure scripting/automation (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible) Process & Operations: •
Experience with ITIL practices and service management. •
Strong understanding of backup strategies and disaster recovery planning. •
Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills. ·
Experience with DevSecOps culture and Agile development processes. ·
Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. ·
Demonstrated ability to lead by example and inspire team growth. ·
Some domestic or internal travel may be required. Preferred Skills ·
Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, Google Cloud Associate). ·
Networking certifications (e.g., CCNA, CompTIA Network+). ·
Security certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP). ·
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation. ·
Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). ·
Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM, SSO, MFA solutions). ·
Exposure to DevOps tools and practices (CI/CD, Jenkins, GitOps). Soft Skills: ·
Organizational Skills:
Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail. ·
Team Work:
Able to enthuse and maintain project interest. Comfortable working both individually and as part of a team. Prepared to challenge ideas within a group in a constructive way. ·
Leadership:
Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges. Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization. ·
Communications:
Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context. Excellent active listening skills. ·
Quantitative Management:
Ability to determine process measures and track to determine process effectiveness and efficiency. ·
Problem Solving:
Natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics.
Ability to analyze problems and determine root cause, generating alternatives, evaluating and selecting alternatives and implementing solutions. ·
Results oriented : Able to drive things forward regardless of personal interest in the task. Benefits SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits: Medical Dental Vision AD&D STD LTD Company paid Life Insurance 401k with employer contribution Paid Time Off Pet Insurance