Location: Fairfax, VA
application of engineering principles, concepts, practices, and standards. US Citizenship. NICE TO HAVE: Master's Degree. Agile experience. Experience in designing, deploying and managing system applications, thick clients, and related microservices in the cloud and on multiple virtual/physical platforms Imagery and motion imagery system support experience Troubleshooting and negotiating insertion of new tech Creative thinking with the ability to multi-task Commitment to ongoing professional development Familiarity with scripting languages ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The perfect candidate for this role would be a strong systems engineering professional with expertise in working hardware support and
software engineering as well as In-lab and on-site engineering support.
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance is required 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. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, a related specialized area or field is required (or equivalent experience) plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
Agile experience preferred. CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance is required 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. JOB DESCRIPTION: REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS: The Advanced Systems Engineer position requires someone with a proactive mindset to build and maintain critical systems as part of an Agile team that supports a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipeline involving end-to-end system performance validation efforts.
The Advanced Systems Engineer will ensure various lab environments are installed, configured, maintained, and representative of customer environments to ensure various stakeholders can perform necessary integration, testing, and training efforts. This includes setting up VMs, services, containers, datastores, and working to insert new tech into the environments. The ideal candidate must be able to work independently under pressure and effectively identify, recommend, and solve system related issues to ensure lab environments, test environments, and various applications are properly configured to meet program needs at all times.
The ideal candidate is: a strong team player/collaborator who works effectively with remote, non-collocated teamsa strong problem solver who drives resolutions for system interdependencies/issuesa strong communicator who provides clear status updates across various stakeholders In addition to maintaining systems and solving problems, novel system solutions will be greatly valued, especially using the latest accepted system technologies to gain efficiencies in maintenance and testing. The ideal candidate will have a general passion for designing, configuring, and maintaining complex system environments and will possess an inquisitive mind that can quickly adapt and work effectively with a variety of stakeholders including, software developers, testers, trainers, security teams, management, outside vendors, etc.
The selected candidate will work with collaborative teams to perform technical activities that impact the design and performance of multiple advanced software systems. KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Required for this position: Engineering Skills / Experience: Hardware support (Cisco, Net App, HP Bladesystem, Dell Servers, Isilon NAS and/or similar technology)System installation/management (rack and cable new hardware)Inventory Management and Asset Cataloging/Disposition VM allocation and setup Knowledge of Operating System and software (Windows, Linux OS versions, Docker, Kubernetes, and related technology)Database installation/maintenance (SQL/No SQL and large datasets)Installation/management of commercial software tools (K8, Docker, Apache Zoo Keeper, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Apache Kafka)In-lab and on-site engineering support System administration, troubleshooting and problem resolution expertise (e.
g. setting/configuration issues, in support to test/operational activities Scripted installation of program software Advanced system design and engineering experience in on-prem and in-cloud Designing, deploying and managing systems and related microservices in the cloud and on multiple virtual/physical platforms Virtualization and Cloud design/build/install/support (C2S/AWS, ESX/ESXi and v Center Server)Cross and/or Mirrored Domain Implementations Dev Ops Engineering Skills: Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Pipeline Test and integration expertise, DEVOPS and similar experience Ansible, Tower Git Lab Jenkins Docker Provide Quality Assurance function for deliverable software as required Foundational Skills: Flexible and versatile enough to work on a variety of different tasks and technologies Strong communication skills Strong team collaborator Well-informed of current and future technologies Strong hands-on experience Problem-solver, well-versed in troubleshooting Self-starter, does not need training in software engineering/computer science fundamentals Planning and tracking team delegation Subject matter expert (SME) in one discipline/field and developing working knowledge in adjacent disciplines/fields Proficient understanding and application of engineering principles, concepts, practices, and standards The ability to multitask and sustain multiple operational systems simultaneously based on current operational needs Preferred for this position: Engineering Skills / Experience: Designing, deploying and managing system applications, thick clients, and related microservices in the cloud and on multiple virtual/physical platforms Imagery and motion imagery system support experience Troubleshooting and negotiating insertion of new tech Creative thinking with the ability to multi-task Commitment to ongoing professional development Familiar with scripting languages Pre screen questionnaire: 1.
Please walk us through the candidate's experience as an Advanced Systems Engineer in on-prem and in-cloud. 2. Please tell us about the candidate's experience in Database Installation / System Installation Management / Installation/management of Commercial Software Tools. 3. Please elaborate on the candidate's experience in working with Dev Ops Engineering - Ansible Tower, Git Lab, Jenkins & Docker. 4. An active Department of Defense TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance is required at time of hire.
Does the candidate have one? 5. What is the candidates highest level of education? 6. What is the candidates work authorization status? 7. What is the candidates desired compensation? 8. Where is the candidate located? If candidate is not near job location, please explain relocation. 9. Please provide the link to candidates Linkedin profile: 10. What is the candidate's current level of security clearance? Please verify if it is active or inactive and provide the date of the last investigation. 11. Has the candidate applied or been interviewed for any role with this company in the past?
If so, please provide details.
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processes against cyber threats. Responsibilities include: Oversight of RMF lifecycle, body of evidence, and security posture Approval routing of milestones in RMF workflow. NIST 800-53 Knowledge (Templates & Guidelines) Create RMF workflow, requirements, and artifacts for compliance.
Communicate with leadership for security incident response, metrics, and status of security program. Security Policy Implementation supporting cybersecurity efforts (RMF Security Controls Implementation) Configuration management • Continuous Monitoring Efforts (Vulnerability backssment, Analysis, and Remediation) Here's what you need: Experience with Vulnerability Scanning (Security Center/Nessus) Cloud
Experience (AWS Console and Monitoring Suite-Cloudtrail) Experience with Security Impact Analysis Tool Bonus points if you have: Understanding and ability to utilize DISA STIG Compliance End Point Security (Tanium, Trellix e PO, etc) • XACTA / e MASS Security Clearance: An active TS/SCI clearance is required to start For more details: jobs-search.
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