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# Systems Engineer, Senior

- **Company:** AMERICAN SYSTEMS
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $110,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Software Vulnerability Management, Nessus, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** July 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9060323/systems-engineer-senior

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree and 8-10 years of related work experience with TS/SCI clearance
 * Have STIG/SRG, ACAS/Nessus, patching, vulnerability remediation experience.
 * Must meet DoD 8140 qualification requirements for the Systems Administrator work role, designated as work role code 451 at the Advanced proficiency level

## Description

* Establishes lifecycle management of MD 9 systems and servers. Include install/update/troubleshooting, policies, resource management, vulnerability scans, patching, STIG/SRG application, and SOP development. Senior proficiency recommended due classified systems lifecycle responsibility.


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