Senior Systems Engineer Job at Leidos, Vienna, VA

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  • Leidos
  • Vienna, VA

Job Description

Description

The National Security Sector at Leidos is looking for a skilled Senior Systems Engineer to join a dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your system administration and software programming expertise while working with a small team that manages a range of mission-critical systems.

Key Details:

  • Work hours are from 0600-1600

  • On-call duty is required one weekend every six weeks

  • Candidates must successfully complete a medical clearance process before starting work.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Oversight of medium-to-large-scale government data warehouses and digital archive management

  • Implementation and maintenance of interface control documents for government system interconnects

  • Ensure compliance with security requirements

  • Provide tiered help desk support to users on-site

  • Work onsite in a SCIF with operational pager and cell phone duty rotation

  • Contribute technical insights to develop the system's cloud hosting strategy

  • Create monitoring dashboards to assess software operational status

  • Report metrics and performance regarding system health for large-scale storage and processing systems

  • Manage storage maintenance and capacity planning

  • Troubleshoot hardware/software issues

  • Programming in Microsoft WSH and LINUS shell

  • Manage audit log administration

  • Provide expert support for Enterprise Linux infrastructure administration

  • Support information security system requirements pertaining to Linux hosts

  • Utilize Puppet or other configuration management tools to manage Linux systems and handle IAVA vulnerabilities

  • Enhance system operations, including monitoring and optimizing hardware platforms

  • Implement STIG guidance to facilitate ATO sustainment

  • Troubleshoot network, automation pipelines, and infrastructure issues

  • Manage cloud services, compute services, and monitor visibility and identity management

  • Experience with database administration and Linux command-based troubleshooting

  • Assist in maintaining system administration and security policy documentation

  • Document system configuration, external service dependencies, and standard procedures

Required Clearance: Active and in-scope TS/SCI with polygraph is required. US citizenship is necessary.

Minimum Education, Skills, and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience, or master's degree and 6+ years of experience. Additional related experience and certifications may be considered in lieu of a degree.

  • 5+ years of technical expertise in managing automated system platforms for the intelligence community.

  • Proven experience with Linux, database administration, and scripting

  • Experience in maintaining hardware, software, cloud components, LANs, WANs, SAN, and NAS.

  • Deployment and maintenance experience with open-source and custom applications, including ATO and patching for cybersecurity compliance

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to convey ideas effectively to customers and team members

  • Familiarity with authentication and authorization fundamentals

  • Degree or equivalent demonstrated experience in a related technical field

  • Experience with tools such as Apache Webserver, PostGres SQL/PostGIS, RedHat LINUX, FreeIPA, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, and geospatial products

  • Experience in deploying and maintaining network hardware, including Firewall, switch, router installations, and server maintenance

Additional Skills Desired:

  • Familiarity with common industry software tools and systems administration

  • Understanding of data management, integration, user interface, hardware, and databases

  • Strong Linux skills and familiarity with hybrid cloud/on-prem architecture, including AWS

  • CI/CD development experience with tools like Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker

  • Certifications: Microsoft Certifications, Cisco Network Certifications, Linux Certifications, AWS Certifications, and Geospatial Certifications

Join us to innovate and improve systems that make a difference! At Leidos, we tackle high-stakes problems with creativity and technology.

Pay Range: $89,700.00 - $162,150.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation. Factors influencing compensation may include responsibilities, education, experience, and market data.

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