IT Systems Engineer 2 - Falls Church, VA

We are seeking a IT-oriented System Engineer 2 to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business Unit. As part of (SES) Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a dynamic team responsible for the design, implementation, operations & maintenance, and cybersecurity for large complex resilient hardware and virtualized infrastructure to ensure implemented solutions meet stakeholder needs, standards, and performance requirements.

Position Summary:

• Work closely with stakeholders to gather technical requirements, architect solutions, execute on deliverables, and communicate solutions to the entire technical program team and to end-customer stakeholders.
• Drive the analysis, evaluation, engineering, and implementation of system improvements, automation, optimization, and deployments.
• Drive development of designs and architectural changes to infrastructure environments including physical/logical drawings, engineering design plans, implementation plans, transition plans, test plans, and failover plans.
• Perform security updates to hardware and software to ensure the security posture across all systems implemented and managed.

Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; active Secret Clearance is required.

Work Type: Full-time

Position / Candidate Requirements:

• U.S. Citizen with adjudicated U.S. Secret Clearance.
• Bachelors Degree and 2+ years of progressive experience. Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, or a Related Engineering/IT Discipline.
• Some experience eliciting requirements, conducting research, designing, testing, and implementing hardware and software solutions for virtual infrastructure technologies.
• Engineering experience with some of the following core platforms and services:
  • VMware ESXi and vSphere.
  • Microsoft Windows Server Deployment and Administration.
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Deployment and Administration.
  • DNS, DFS, and DHCP.
  • Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Key Management Service (KMS)
  • Active Directory and defining, implementing, and maintaining Group Policy.
  • Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM).
• Experience performing security scans, performing system updates, and applying security configurations, e.g., DISA STIG/SRGs to system hardware and software.
• Some experience virtualizing enterprise applications (Active Directory, MS SQL, RHEL, MS SharePoint, etc.).
• Some experience with API management, scripting languages including PowerShell, Python, JSON, Bash, etc.
• Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level-II requirements.
• Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
• Strong MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio Skills.

Desired Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience administering OCSP (e.g. Axway Validation Authority, Microsoft OCSP Responder).
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing the Trellix security product suite (Endpoint Security, DLP, HIPS, etc.).
• Experience designing and deploying SQL Database Infrastructure such as Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience engineering and implementing platforms and services in a software-defined network environment.
• Vendor certifications, VMware, Cisco, Microsoft, NetApp, etc.

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.