Systems Engineer
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The Systems Engineer designs, implements, and maintains secure, reliable infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments. The role supports scalability, automation, monitoring, and compliance, while collaborating with security and development teams.
This role ensures the platform's reliability, performance, scalability, security, and Section 508 accessibility compliance within a highly regulated federal environment. The Systems Engineer works in an Agile delivery model alongside developers, UI/UX designers, database engineers, and quality engineers to modernize and enhance platform capabilities while maintaining operational excellence., Infrastructure & Environment Management
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Design, configure, and maintain development, test, and production environments.
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Manage application hosting environments (cloud or hybrid).
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Implement system hardening and security configurations aligned with federal standards.
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Support patch management, configuration management, and vulnerability remediation activities.
Platform Reliability & Performance
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Monitor system health, availability, and performance metrics.
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Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning.
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Implement automated monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions.
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Ensure high availability and minimal downtime.
Security & Compliance
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Ensure compliance with federal mandates including FISMA and HIPAA requirements.
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Support Authority to Operate (ATO) activities and audit readiness.
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Implement identity and access management controls.
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Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on vulnerability assessments and remediation plans.
DevOps & Automation
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Support CI/CD pipeline integration and release management processes.
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Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
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Participate in Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Contribute to infrastructure-as-code practices where applicable.
Collaboration & Documentation
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Work closely with Full Stack Developers, UI/UX Developers, and Quality Engineers to support platform enhancements.
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Maintain system architecture diagrams, configuration documentation, and operational runbooks.
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Provide technical support and troubleshooting for production issues., Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC-305 OMB Control Number 1250-0005 Expires 04/30/2026 Why are you being asked to complete this form?
We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.
Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp. How do you know if you have a disability?
A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your "major life activities." If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
- Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
- Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
- Blind or low vision
- Cancer (past or present)
Requirements
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
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8+ years of experience in systems engineering, infrastructure management, or DevOps support.
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Experience supporting web-based enterprise applications.
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Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar).
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Familiarity with Linux/Windows server administration.
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Experience with monitoring tools and log management platforms.
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Knowledge of federal security frameworks (FISMA, NIST, HIPAA).
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience supporting federal IT systems in a FISMA-regulated environment.
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Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
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Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
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Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
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Experience supporting Section 508 accessibility compliance initiatives.
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Security+ or similar certification.
Benefits & conditions
Invitation for Job Applicants to Self-Identify as a U.S. Veteran
- A "disabled veteran" is one of the following:
- a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
- a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
- A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
- An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
- An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.