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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** SWIFT
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $60,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Proxmox, Secure Shell (SSH), Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Cyber Security, System Configuration, Data Centers, Data Transmissions, Data Integrity, Software Debugging, Linux, DevOps, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Network Topologies, Kerberos (Protocol), Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Network Virtualization, Performance Tuning, Remote Desktop Services, Server Virtualization, Data Streaming, Test Execution Engine, Trivial File Transfer Protocols, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Delivery Pipeline, HybridCloud, Deployment Automation, Data Management
- **Published:** May 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8925745/systems-engineer

## About the Role

* 10+ years' experience in configuration management.
 * Experience communicating with both technical and non-technical individuals and working on a team
 * Experience with Linux, Windows, Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos and other utilities and/or services such as remote desktop, SSH and command line interface
 * Demonstrated experience in cloud architecture integration, such as AWS cloud computing services
 * Demonstrated experience deploying, configuring or architecting physical, virtual or cloud-based solutions
 * Demonstrated experience defining and architecting end-to-end data flow architecture and data management systems
 * Demonstrated experience performing data center architecture and design, consolidation, optimization, administration, engineering, and management of private and hybrid cloud environments
 * Demonstrated on-the-job experience in a physical and virtualized infrastructures (e.g., Proxmox, AWS)
 * Experience preparing required documentation, including both program-level and user-level documentation
 * Good understanding of data transfer protocols like FTP, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS
 * Knowledge of network topology, protocols, and debugging on Windows/Linux systems
 * Experience collaborating closely with the ISSM and other customer security elements as required
 * US citizenship with an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance

Desired Skills:

 * Experience with Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Assurance (IA) policies such as ICD 503 to ensure system security and data integrity
 * Experience deploying the complete DevOps lifecycle including integration of build pipelines, automated deployments, and compliance scanning using test drive development
 * Experience with data encryption within a secure environment
 * Experience using Agile methodologies and participation in an Agile software or systems engineering team

## Description

* Analyze and evaluate technical systems and development processes
 * Provide technical expertise throughout the project lifecycle including design, engineering, configuration, test planning/development, test execution analysis, and performance optimization
 * Assisting the Customer with establishing and executing processes and procedures for managing system definition, development, and operations
 * Expand or modify Customer's systems to serve new purposes or improve workflow
 * Assist the Customer with establishing standards in systems engineering
 * Interface with Government engineering lab and contractors on customer projects (ensuring data conditioning and Linux data schemas are consistent for ingest)
 * Perform strategic planning for system and technology evolution for specified Sponsor activities
 * Collaborate with the other partner organizations to provide input on strategic plans and architecture framework
 * Participate in Engineering Review Boards or other technical forums
 * Design, optimize, administer, and manage private and hybrid cloud environments
 * Provide emerging cloud technology solutions including server virtualization, network virtualization, virtual network appliances and cloud management systems
 * Implement a data management system in a cloud environment
 * Advise and provide ways to effectively use Customer and commercial cloud computing services


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