Systems Engineer (TS/SCI clearance)

Location: Washington DC (20001)
Company: ALTA IT Services
Industry: IT
Job Type: Full Time
Posted: 12 days ago
Reposted: 5 days ago
Systems Engineer Washington, DC - 100% ONSITE TS/SCI clearance required As a Systems Engineer, you'll collaborate with other engineers to define system requirements, architecture, and design, with the goal to make an impact across the federal government. In supporting the program, you will be required to work at least three days per week onsite in the client's Washington, DC location.

What you'll do: Collaborate with other engineers to define system requirements, architecture, and design Collaborate closely with key stakeholder partners and IT team to evaluate customer requests for new systems, applications, product standards, and services. Work on the core platform to create and optimize all functions needed to establish a strong platform infrastructure. Perform risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Analyze and validate system designs against requirements and specifications. What you'll need to succeed: 8-10 years of experience as a Systems Engineer provisioning, installing, and supporting on-premise mission critical systems Experience maintaining and managing a on-premise VMWare infrastructure In-depth experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, Kubernetes, Ubuntu, and CI/CD Automation Experience working in a DevSecOps environment Ability to work well on a team as well as individually Ability to think out of the box to help with troubleshooting issues and providing innovative solutions that fit customers' needs Ability to establish and maintain a high level of client trust and confidence with your skills A Bachelor's Degree Active TS//SCI clearance What will make you stand out: Experience with system monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, Grafana, and Prometheus Expertise with container orchestration tools (Rancher, OpenShift, etc.) Experience hardening and securing containers Previous experience with commercial cloud (eg, AWS, Azure) Passion for learning new development concepts, methodologies, and technologies.