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# Senior Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Changeis, Inc.
- **Location:** Boonsboro, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Cisco IOS, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Network Interface Controllers, Fault Tolerance, Machine Learning, OpenShift, Performance Tuning, Role-Based Access Control, Systems Architecture, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, Kubernetes, Docker, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** May 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0379fc29a318b9e3

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Windows?

## Description

* Develop and maintain system architecture, design documentation, and interface control specifications for infrastructure (Linux, Windows, Cisco IOS, FAA data center, and cloud)
 * Conduct requirements analysis, gap analysis, and system trade-off studies to support technical decision-making; provide recommendations for technology modernization, DR strategies, failover automation, and air movement data reliability
 * Design and implement solutions with HA (99.999% target), fault tolerance, and automated failover including clustering, load balancing, and redundant services; ensure distributed systems are architected for rapid recovery and continuity at system- and site-level failures
 * Provide disaster recovery planning support including designing resilient architectures and participating in regular DR exercises; develop and maintain COOP and failover strategies across all supported systems
 * Provide engineering support for radar distribution systems - integration, monitoring, performance tuning, and redundancy to ensure uninterrupted delivery of radar feeds to stakeholders
 * Lead Platform Modernization: assess current virtualized infrastructure; define hybrid containerized target state architecture (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker); create phased VM-to-container migration roadmap; recommend CI/CD, RBAC, monitoring, and logging operations tooling; address container image security, vulnerability scanning, and patching
 * Deliver Hybrid Containerized Architecture and Phased Roadmap
 * Execute functional, integration, regression, and failover testing of hardware and software components; support test readiness reviews, configuration audits, and certification activities
 * Perform market research and technical advisory support to evaluate and recommend implementation of emerging COTS technologies (AI, ML, automation) to facilitate and secure DD data exchange
 * Perform engineering studies on emerging system developments and their impact to the client mission; develop telecommunications plans, operational procedures, and standard engineering packages
 * Manage and track configuration baselines for all critical systems; ensure CIS security compliance and coordinate with ISSO/ISSE on vulnerability remediation, POAM updates, and security risk assessments
 * Provide weekly status report updates at the weekly cross-over meeting; deliver engineering artifacts, quarterly progress reports, system architecture documentation, and requirements analysis products


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