812028 Systems Engineer $225,000.00

Salary: Up to $225,000 per year | Core Hours: 9 am – 4 pm | Location: Herndon, VA | Requires Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with a polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Manage and automate patch deployment and configuration management across multiple domains and enclaves.
• Develop automation solutions using PowerShell, Python, APIs, or orchestration frameworks to streamline system updates and administrative tasks.
• Support hybrid and cloud patching capabilities using tools such as Azure Update Management, AWS Systems Manager (SSM), and SCCM/ConfigMgr.
• Engineer improvements to the enterprise patching infrastructure and contribute to the design of a new automated update and hot‑fix distribution system.
• Perform automation‑driven server configuration, baseline enforcement, compliance reporting, and STIG/vulnerability remediation.
• Provide Tier 3 troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis for complex Windows systems.
• Migrate, refactor, and modernize traditional server workloads to support cloud compatibility and virtualization strategies.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, proactively identify issues, and implement automated remediation with minimal user impact.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware/software specifications and perform system integration, verification, and validation.
• Prepare technical documentation, diagrams, and patching process workflows for customer and team use.
• Work independently in a fast‑paced environment while maintaining strong communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Deliver strong customer service and collaborate effectively with technical teams.

Mandatory Requirements

• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks effectively.
• Ability to work independently or within a team.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Advanced PowerShell scripting.
• Experience with WSUS across multiple enclaves and in offline/air‑gapped systems.
• Familiarity with cloud patching tools (Azure Update Management, AWS SSM).
• Familiarity with SCCM/ConfigMgr or similar enterprise patching tools.
• Experience with vulnerability remediation automation and STIG compliance workflows.
• Virtualization & Infrastructure experience with VMware (vSphere 4.x–6.x) and Microsoft Hyper‑V (2016–2022).
• Experience with commercial cloud providers including Azure, Google Cloud (GCP), and Oracle Cloud (OCI).

Optional Requirements

• Cloud certifications (Azure/AWS).
• Experience with automation/orchestration tools such as AWS Lambda.
• Experience with cloud‑native monitoring tools (Azure Sentinel, CloudWatch) or Splunk automation.
• Experience creating enterprise‑level documentation and architectural diagrams.
• Experience with DSC, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins Pipeline.
• Experience with AWS services including VPC, EC2, ELB, S3, IAM, Security Groups, Fleet Manager, and EventBridge.

Company Information

B4Corp is a small defense‑contracting company focused on providing an optimum environment for mission‑focused, highly skilled consultants supporting the United States intelligence community and other defense organizations. The firm emphasizes low overhead, high efficiency, and competitive compensation, offering a flexible “comp/makeup time” policy and a cafeteria‑style benefits plan that puts employees first.

Compensation and Benefits

• Outstanding salaries (up to $225,000 per year).
• Full Vanguard 401(k) plan with 100 % employer match up to 6 % of salary; ability to max out 401(k) savings ($57k, $63.5k if over 50).
• Annual phantom stock awards (2‑year vesting period).
• Medical insurance – United Health Care (multiple plan options).
• Dental insurance – United Concordia Flex Plan.
• Vision insurance – Vision Service Plan (VSP) Signature Plans.
• Short‑term disability – Mutual of Omaha (60 % of salary up to $2,000/week).
• Long‑term disability – Mutual of Omaha (60 % of salary up to $10,000/month).
• Life insurance – Mutual of Omaha ($200,000 coverage).
• Employee referral bonus – $3,000 per year for each referred employee who remains employed.
• Paid Time Off – Seven weeks of leave per year (including ten federal holidays).
• Flexible work schedule with comp time (subject to customer approval).