Systems Engineer

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it’s architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions.

About the role

We are seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer (SME) with deep expertise across infrastructure, platforms, and application ecosystems spanning cloud and on-premises environments. This role requires a proven practitioner who can analyze existing ("as is") systems and applications, document current state architectures, design future-state solutions, and implement systems enhancements or technology transformations end-to-end. The ideal candidate is a technical leader and doer, not just an advisor—someone who can seamlessly collaborate across infrastructure, platform, application, DevSecOps, information systems security, and data teams while maintaining ownership of system reliability, performance, scalability, and security.

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing systems and applications to document current state architectures.
• Design future-state solutions and implement systems enhancements or technology transformations.
• Collaborate across infrastructure, platform, application, DevSecOps, information systems security, and data teams.
• Maintain ownership of system reliability, performance, scalability, and security.
• Create as-is architecture documentation, to-be architecture, and detailed engineering designs.
• Develop implementation and migration plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, training, and work/military experience.
• Minimum ten (10) years of related systems engineering experience.

Skills

Infrastructure & Platforms

• Enterprise networking (e.g., routing, switching, firewalls, load balancers, DNS).
• Storage technologies (e.g., SAN, NAS, object storage).
• Container platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Linux (Redhat, CentOS) operating systems (administration, hardening, automation).
• IdAM - Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) hands-on for AuthN and AuthZ.

Cloud & On-Prem Technologies

• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP).
• Hybrid and on-prem infrastructure design and integration.
• Cloud networking, identity, security, and cost optimization.

Data & Application Platforms

• Relational and NoSQL databases - relational (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis).
• Web services, APIs, and middleware.
• Software development lifecycle (SDLC) fundamentals.
• Event-based messaging systems (e.g., SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ).

Engineering & Automation

• Infrastructure as Code - Scripting & Automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation).
• Configuration management and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python).
• CI/CD integration with infrastructure and platforms (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, GitOps, ArgoCD).
• Security best practices and systems hardening.

Monitoring & Incident Response

• Proficiency with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack, CloudWatch.

Architecture & Design

• Ability to create as-is architecture documentation.
• Design to-be architecture and detailed engineering designs.
• Develop implementation and migration plans.

Qualifications

• Observability and monitoring tools (e.g., logging, metrics, tracing).
• Zero Trust and modern security architectures.
• Data analytics, AI/ML platform exposure.
• Experience supporting production or mission-critical environments.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., cloud, systems, security, or architecture).
• Knowledge of machine learning platforms (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, SageMaker).
• Familiarity with big data ecosystems (e.g., Hadoop, Databricks, Snowflake, Google BigQuery).
• Strong background in ITIL processes and agile methodologies.
• Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer, Azure Administrator, Kubernetes CKA/CKAD, ITIL Foundation.

Pay

The expected salary range within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is $200,000 - $225,000. Final compensation is unique to each individual and will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, geographic location, and contractual requirements.

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid Time Off.
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD) insurance.
• Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance.
• Stipends.
• Referral Bonuses.