Senior Systems Applications Engineer

About the role

HII - Mission Technologies is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our Fort Meade, MD team. This role supports a multi-national initiative that connects existing national Secret networks and services to enhance information-sharing capabilities among Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Responsibilities

• Manages, patches, implements, and optimizes Nutanix, Active Directory, Microsoft technologies, VMware, and storage infrastructure.
• Delivers a secure, fault-tolerant, scalable, and flexible hyper-converged infrastructure to support real-world operations.
• Trains and coordinates implementations with internal staff and vendor personnel.
• Supports troubleshooting issues related to the specified technologies and backup systems.

Requirements

• Excellent Problem-Solving Capabilities
• Demonstrated success working in small teams to address complex technical challenges.
• Strong Linux Experience and Expertise
• Strong Windows Server Experience
• Programming Expertise
• Experience with multiple programming and scripting languages.
• Strong experience with C#, PowerShell, and Bash.
• Familiarity with web-based applications, ideally running under Tomcat.
• Solid understanding of programming best practices, object-oriented concepts, and common design patterns.
• Database Working Knowledge
• Experience with basic SQL.
• Preferred familiarity with MySQL.
• Experience with database replication is a plus.
• Some Architecture Background
• Familiarity with DoDAF diagramming methods.
• Ability to document current and proposed system architectures clearly and accurately.

Qualifications

• 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Active DoD 8140 certifications (Sec+, CYSA+, etc.).
• Active Secret clearance (minimum).
• Willingness to work on-site at the Ft. Meade DISA facility.
• Experience working with VMware environments.
• Experience applying STIGs to servers.
• Exposure to Tenable vulnerability-scanning products.