Senior Systems Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology
Elkridge, MD, United States
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Compensation
$142,792.0 - $143,750.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Systems Engineering Backup Devices BitLocker Drive Encryption Cyber Security Computer Networks Data Centers Data Transmissions Distributed Systems VMware ESX Servers Hyper-V Hypervisor
+25 more
Internet Information Services (IIS) Networking Hardware Linux Servers Microsoft Office Microsoft SQL Server Windows Servers NetApp Applications Performance Tuning Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Administration Server Virtualization Service Pack Software Systems VMware Infrastructure VMware VSphere Wide Area Networks Backup and Restore Xen Servers Scripting Storage Technologies Information Technology Data Management Network Server Wsus Vmware

Job description

  • Operate and sustain the on-going daily operational use of VMware infrastructure including updating,testingand deploying the vSphere and vCenter product releases. This includesidentifyingand reporting concerns or issuesencounteredduring installation,testingand deployment of new software releases.

  • Manage and administer physical and virtual servers, primarily Windows and Linux servers

  • Support and management of server virtualization, server provisioning, physical server maintenance, securitycomplianceand daily operations

  • Manage VMware vSphere, with emphasis on automation, and enterprise storage and backup system administration,installationand on-going maintenance experience.

  • Maintain server lifecycle - provisioning, maintenance, and decommissioning of the hardware

  • Maintain the virtualized server environment via configuration, implementation,managementand support activities

  • Monitor the virtual server infrastructure environment’s health status, service performance, andutilization

  • Implement andmaintaincontinuous compliance to information security policies and technical standards,reportingand remediation of non-compliances

  • Maintain the security baseline compliance via configuration, implementation, and remediation activities

  • Troubleshoot,maintainintegrityand configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance

  • Integratenew technologiesinto new and existing systems including the transition and migration of corporate systems

  • Perform systems administration of desktop and server systems connected to local and wide area networks. Desktop system management responsibilities involving account monitoring, security, Operating System (OS) installation, and other local area system administration related functions

  • Provides installation and operational support of voice and data communications hardware and software systems.

  • Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and other related technologies

  • Oversee the Installation of new storage hardware and software according to standard operating procedures

  • Performs configuration of operating system and security patches for host and distributed systems and implements incident response procedures during incidents of a network or host security breach.

  • Reviews customer requirements and makes recommendations for changes to existing technical architecture.

  • Complies withprescribed customer,industryand agency standards.

  • Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations,monitoringand problem resolution forall ofthe client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc. support, administer and maintenance of enterprise data center systemscomprisedof both physical and virtual servers, storage, backups,monitoringand automation

  • Participates in special projects asrequired

Requirements

Operating Systems (OS),System Administration,Systems Management

Experience:

8 + years of related experience, + Required Education and Experience: BA/BS + 8 years

  • Certifications: DoD Manual 8570.01-M at the Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II role

  • Security Clearance Level: Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

  • Working technical competency in one or more of the following supported platforms: Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers, MS Hyper-V/VMWare/ESx/Xen Hypervisors, ,Scripting, BMC Footprints, WSUS, Lumension,Bitlocker, SQL Server 2012, Microsoft IIS, Windows Server 2012r2/2016, Win 10, Red Hat 6.5, Microsoft Office

  • Hands on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts

  • Experience with SAN,NASand iSCSI storage implementations

  • Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments

  • Experience in performance tuning andoptimizingstorage and backup environments

  • Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies

  • Experience with design, development,implementationand maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware platforms and data centers

Benefits & conditions

The likely salary range for this position is $142,792 - $143,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

About the company

Transform technology into opportunity a Systems Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Systems Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter., We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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