Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, integrates, and maintains complex systems, ensuring they meet both technical requirements and customer needs.
• Conducts system architecture analysis, modeling, and trade studies to determine optimal solutions.
• Supports requirements gathering, decomposition, and traceability throughout the system lifecycle.
• Performs systems integration, testing, verification, and validation activities.
• Collaborates closely with software engineers, network engineers, security teams, and stakeholders to ensure system interoperability and compliance.
• Troubleshoots and resolves system-level issues related to performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Develops and maintains system documentation, including design documents, interface control documents (ICDs), and operational procedures.
• Provides input to risk assessments, mitigations, and contingency plans.
• Supports deployment and sustainment activities, including patch management, upgrades, and system monitoring.
• Ensures systems meet cybersecurity and compliance standards, collaborating with ISSOs and ISSEs as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience with some or all of the following:
• Operating systems: Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu), Windows Server, Unix, macOS
• Virtualization platforms: VMware, Hyper-V, KVM
• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Networking protocols and hardware: TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, VLANs, firewalls, routers, switches
• System monitoring and management tools: Splunk, SolarWinds, Nagios, Zabbix
• Configuration management tools: Ansible, Puppet, Chef, SaltStack
• Infrastructure automation and scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell
• System design methodologies and documentation: Use case diagrams, interface control documents (ICDs), system block diagrams
• Knowledge of security frameworks: NIST SP 800-53, RMF, DoD STIGs, FedRAMP
• Backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions
• Collaboration tools: JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and integration with cloud and on-premises environments
• Security Certifications such as CISSP, Security+
• Technical Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, VMware VCP, Cisco CCNA/CCNP

Pay & Benefits Highlights

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).
• Health: 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents. Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans. 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents. 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Income Protection: 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability. 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability. 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D). 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.
• Retail: 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total). 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.
• Leave: Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO). 11 paid floating holidays.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).