Contract Professionals, Inc
We have an immediate opening for a talented Advanced Systems Engineer on the high-impact USWDSS program, where you'll be at the forefront of software integration, testing, and automation. As a vital member of our cross-functional team, you'll play a key role in advancing cutting-edge defense technology with your expertise in scripting, virtualization, and networking-particularly with Ansible, Linux, and infrastructure automation. Dive into meaningful work, drive innovation, and make a difference every day!
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to troubleshoot and resolve integration issues, with a focus on networking, software compatibility, and virtualization in complex system environments.
- Plan, execute, and validate software integrations across various stages of the DevOps lifecycle, ensuring seamless deployments and high system reliability.
- Utilize DevOps tools and practices (such as CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and containerization) to streamline software integration and reduce time to deployment.
- Integrate software deliveries, verify bug fixes, and oversee regression testing to confirm system stability and compatibility across operating systems and hardware configurations.
- Apply Agile methodologies by actively participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings, contributing to continuous improvement and timely delivery of features.
- Design, implement, and maintain high availability and failover solutions using Red Hat High Availability tools (Pacemaker, PCS, DRBD) and other virtualization platforms.
- Document and analyze test results, manage test artifacts in alignment with Agile and DevOps principles, and provide valuable input for process improvements that enhance team productivity and product quality.
- Familiarity with Red Hat High Availability solutions (Pacemaker, PCS, DRBD)
- Experience with virtualization platforms, including Red Hat Virtualization and VMware
- Proficiency in Ansible scripting and automation
- Solid understanding of systems engineering principles and technical standards
- Effective collaborator who values team success
- Strong Linux systems administration skills
- Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Ansible
- Basic knowledge of VLAN networking and Bash scripting
- Familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Sensu Go
- Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and KubeVirt
Workplace Options:
This position is onsite or hybrid/flex as desired.
While on-site, you will be a part of the Manassas office.
Basic Qualifications:
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
US CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT:
This assignment is a US Government Contract which requires all applicants to be US Citizens.
NO SUBCONTRACT REQUIREMENT:
No third-party applicants will be considered. If you are a third party contracting company, please do not respond to this position.