Systems Engineer

Overview

The Systems Engineer will serve as a technical authority for complex system issues, working across network, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, and applications. This position will play a key role in analyzing existing environments, developing detailed engineering designs, executing modernization and transformation initiatives, and resolving complex cross‑stack technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands‑on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, and applications.
• Analyze and document current‑state (“as‑is”) infrastructure, platform, and application architectures.
• Develop detailed engineering designs for modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives in collaboration with System and Cloud Architects.
• Lead and execute cloud and system implementations, migrations, and upgrades.
• Ensure systems meet established requirements for availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance.
• Integrate infrastructure and platform environments with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex, cross‑stack issues spanning infrastructure, platforms, and applications.
• Serve as a technical authority for complex system issues and provide guidance throughout investigation and resolution.
• Collaborate across multiple engineering teams, technical organizations, and stakeholders to identify, address, and escalate complete system issues.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, architecture and engineering diagrams, standards, and associated technical documents.
• Brief leadership on system architecture, engineering challenges, risks, and technical issues.
• Translate complex technical issues into clear business and operational impacts for leadership and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Typically requires a BS degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Demonstrated hands‑on systems engineering experience across networking, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, and applications.
• Experience analyzing and documenting as‑is infrastructure, platform, and application architectures.
• Experience creating detailed engineering designs supporting modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives.
• Experience working collaboratively with System Architects and Cloud Architects.
• Experience leading and executing cloud and system implementations, migrations, and upgrades.
• Experience engineering systems to meet availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Experience integrating infrastructure and platforms with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues spanning infrastructure, platform, and application layers.
• Experience collaborating across multiple teams and stakeholders to resolve and escalate complex system issues.
• Experience developing technical documentation, engineering diagrams, standards, and supporting documentation.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to brief leadership and translate complex technical issues into business impact.