Job description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED We are seeking a versatile, mission-focused Systems Engineer & Systems Administrator with strong automation and security compliance experience to join a tight-knit, high-impact team. In this role, you will safeguard the integrity, performance, and security posture of critical client/server environments and network infrastructure. You will bridge traditional system administration with modern infrastructure automation—managing cross-platform Windows/Linux systems, maintaining containerized services, configuring network devices, and ensuring strict compliance with security protocols. Working directly alongside end-users and customer stakeholders, you will bring exceptional problem-solving and proactive communication to keep high-priority defense systems resilient and battle-ready. The annual base salary range for this role is $133,000-$157,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Core Systems Engineering & Administration: Comprehensive administration and engineering experience across both Linux and Windows environments in mission-critical client/server setups. Security Compliance & Hardening: Deep understanding of security compliance frameworks, baseline hardening, security protocol enforcement, and vulnerability patching. Network Infrastructure & Services: Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining networking devices (Cisco, Juniper, Arista) alongside core network services, Active Directory, LDAP, Centrify, and Group Policy. Infrastructure Automation & Containers: Practical familiarity with system administration automation techniques, containerization technologies, and Kubernetes orchestration environments. Problem-Solving & Communication: Proven ability to troubleshoot complex system issues, articulate technical challenges, and escalate critical risks effectively to leadership and customer stakeholders. Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 7 + years of professional software development experience OR High School Diploma / GED , PLUS 11 + years of hands-on technical software engineering experience in lieu of a degree. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience using automation platforms (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform) to streamline configuration management and infrastructure deployments. Virtualization & Cloud Environments: Familiarity with virtualized infrastructure (e.g., VMware) and cloud-hosted enterprise workloads. Agile Collaboration: Experience working within Agile frameworks and using Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) to manage operational tasks and system tickets.

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Must-haves

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED
Core Systems Engineering & Administration: Comprehensive administration and engineering experience across both Linux and Windows environments in mission-critical client/server setups.
Security Compliance & Hardening: Deep understanding of security compliance frameworks, baseline hardening, security protocol enforcement, and vulnerability patching.
Network Infrastructure & Services: Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining networking devices (Cisco, Juniper, Arista) alongside core network services, Active Directory, LDAP, Centrify, and Group Policy.
Infrastructure Automation & Containers: Practical familiarity with system administration automation techniques, containerization technologies, and Kubernetes orchestration environments.
Problem-Solving & Communication: Proven ability to troubleshoot complex system issues, articulate technical challenges, and escalate critical risks effectively to leadership and customer stakeholders.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience using automation platforms (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform) to streamline configuration management and infrastructure deployments.
Virtualization & Cloud Environments: Familiarity with virtualized infrastructure (e.g., VMware) and cloud-hosted enterprise workloads.
Agile Collaboration: Experience working within Agile frameworks and using Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) to manage operational tasks and system tickets.

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kubernetesagilejira

Platform: agile-ats
Effort: medium