Lead Technical Engineer

Everforth ECS is seeking a Lead Technical Engineer to work in a hybrid on-site/remote capacity in our Fairfax, VA office and at various government facilities to support the development and integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud Solutions for a Department of Defense (DoW) customer.

About the Role

The Lead Technical Engineer will provide hands-on expertise in DoW network systems on a team supporting large DoW programs that operate and maintain multiple IL 4/5 cloud environments and DoW networks. The role involves leveraging commercial cloud hosting and on-premise infrastructure to accelerate IT delivery, efficiency, and innovation. The engineer will support client teams developing and enriching applications in a hybrid cloud environment, as well as providing maintenance and support in both classified and unclassified environments to deliver stable, secure, flexible, efficient, and cost-effective frameworks.

The Lead Technical Engineer will report directly to the Project Manager and routinely engage with customers, engineers, and supporting mission partners.

Responsibilities

• Architect, configure, and manage secure environments within a DoW network.
• Monitor and manage security compliance, remediations, and patch management for an unclassified environment.
• Lead a team of multidisciplinary engineers.
• Install, test, maintain, and upgrade network operating systems software and hardware to comply with DoW requirements.
• Implement and maintain security and user access controls (ICAM, Security Groups, Firewalls, Proxies).
• Lead and architect risk mitigation activities such as Assessment and Authorization, continuous monitoring, and vulnerability and configuration management.
• Evaluate customer issues and make educated decisions on technologies, tools, and the overall delivery strategy.
• Thrive in a hybrid environment (split between on-site and remote, with occasional SCIF visits).
• Successfully communicate with customers, contract program managers, industry partners, Everforth ECS senior management, and Government representatives.
• Provide leadership and creativity in new business capture and proposal development.
• Track industry trends and leverage them to drive innovation and solution excellence across various functional domains.
• Collaborate with operations, technical, and business development managers, and Everforth ECS Centers of Excellence on key components of large solutions.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or a similar Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
• Active DOD 8140 Certification: IAT Level II or higher (e.g., Security+).
• CLF-C02 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
• SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate.
• Ability to work in a hybrid capacity, with up to 3 business days per week onsite at Everforth ECS Corporate Offices located in Fairfax, VA.
• Ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS (passport required) for occasional program/customer support.
• 10+ years of relevant experience, including:
  • 6+ years of IT platform fundamentals.
  • 5+ years in a progression of roles to include delivering and sustaining technical and cloud solutions, and managing a supporting team.
  • 5+ years with customer-facing cloud projects (AWS preferred).

Skills

• Highly technical, with a deeply analytical mindset and experience leading and delegating tasks across technical teams.
• Administration of Linux and Microsoft OS Servers (Patch, STIG, configure, and troubleshoot).
• DevOps, GitLab, Configuration Management, Cloud Infrastructure, and Automation.
• Container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker/AKS, EKS, ECS/ECR.
• Enforcing cloud security practices including configuring encryption, implementing VPC endpoint policies, bucket policies, and locking down security groups.
• Implementing and troubleshooting PKI-enabled system integration.
• Data engineering fundamentals including ETL, wrangling, database requirements (structured/unstructured), normalization, and storage.
• Developing and maintaining systems architecture and configuration documentation.
• Scripting capabilities using PowerShell, CMD, Bash, Python, etc.
• Hands-on technical experience in Network and Transport protocols, tools, and techniques.
• Familiarity in building and deploying infrastructure as code (IAC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or industry automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience implementing AWS components such as Lambda, IAM, Load Balancers, RDS, CloudFormation, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, SageMaker.
• Fundamental understanding of AI/ML operations and development-to-field lifecycle.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).

Desired Skills

• Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
• AWS Certified Solution Architecture/Developer/SysOps or AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional.
• Experience working within a SCIF environment.
• Experience in classified cloud and on-premises environments.
• Knowledge of IP Networking including VPCs, VPNs, VRF, DNS, load-balancing, and firewalls.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges specific to downstream customers.
• Experience deploying, maintaining, and utilizing network management software.
• Advanced understanding of DevOps Continuous Integration/CD.
• Familiarity with:
  • Implementation and maintenance of application, database, infrastructure, and networks via DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
  • Interactive and automated generational/LLM platforms (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude).
• Proven experience in communicating and demonstrating the value of technical solutions to a variety of stakeholders in complex technical environments.
• Depth of understanding of data management and security.
• ITIL v4 Foundations.
• Knowledge of Atlassian's Jira and Confluence.

Pay

Salary Range: $175,000 - $210,000