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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** CareerCircle
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $131,300.0 - $237,350.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Confluence, Audit Trail, User Authentication, Bash Shell, Big Data, CentOS, Configuration Management, Software Documentation, Collaborative Software, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Databases, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, SolidWorks (CAD), Daemon Tools, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Data Store, Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Trunking Protocol, VMware ESX Servers, Failover, Design of User Interfaces, Hardware Security Module, Hypervisor, Interoperability, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, MATLAB, Machine Learning, Microsoft SQL Server, System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Servers, Model View Controller (MVC), NetApp Applications, Windows Domain, Open Source Intelligence, Public Key Infrastructure, Windows PowerShell, Scrum Methodology, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Microsoft SharePoint, Security Information and Event Management, Software Systems, Storage Virtualization, Syslog, Systems Architecture, System Testing, Virtualization Technology, VMware VSphere, Software Vulnerability Management, Workflow Management Systems, Containerization, Information Technology, Integration Frameworks, Nutanix, Splunk, Wsus, Atlassian Bamboo, McAfee EPolicy, Jenkins, Vulnerability Analysis, Vmware, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careercircle.com/jobs/all/all/usa/all/all/34af2d7e-7901-44a7-96a3-86cc6672f17a

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain. Specific experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree.
 * 12+ years of progressive systems engineering experience within DoD/DoW, federal, or defense contractor enterprise environments.
 * Active TS/SCI Clearance
 * Active DoD 8570.01-M / DoD 8140 IAT Level II or III baseline certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CASP+, or CISSP).
 * Active Computing Environment certification, including one of: VMware VCP/VCAP, Nutanix NCP, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
 * Direct experience drafting CSfC Key Management Plans (KMPs) and Continuous Monitoring Plans (CMPs) for NSA CSfC PMO approval.
 * Proficiency with PowerShell, Bash, and Ansible for automated STIG remediation, configuration drift detection, and certificate deployment
 * Advanced configuration of syslog daemons (Rsyslog, Syslog-ng) and forwarding architectures to enterprise SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Elastic).

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience Designing, deploying, and maintaining IT infrastructures for DTRA or other DoW organizations

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares., CentOS
Writing
Jenkins
Planning
Teamwork
Big Data
Equities
Leadership
Enthusiasm
Innovation
Mitigation
Market Data
Coordinating
Microservices
Risk Analysis
Virtualization
System Testing
Solution Design
Ancient History
Computer Science
Database Systems
Atlassian Bamboo
Interface Design
Agile Methodology
Technical Support
Solution-Oriented
Security Clearance
Workflow Management
Systems Engineering
Systems Integration
Software Engineering
Software Development
Systems Architecture
Atlassian Confluence
Programming Languages
Model View Controller
Requirements Analysis
Software Documentation
Continuous Integration
Collaborative Software
Continuous Development
Text Retrieval Systems
Open Source Intelligence
Dynamic Trunking Protocol
Scrum (Software Development)
Python (Programming Language)
Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding
Continuous Improvement Process
Document And Media Exploitation
Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance)
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Google IT Automation with Python

Google Project Management, CentOS
Writing
Jenkins
Planning
Teamwork
Big Data
Equities
Leadership
Enthusiasm
Innovation
Mitigation
Market Data
Coordinating
Microservices
Risk Analysis
Virtualization
System Testing
Solution Design
Ancient History
Computer Science
Database Systems
Atlassian Bamboo
Interface Design
Agile Methodology
Technical Support
Solution-Oriented
Security Clearance
Workflow Management
Systems Engineering
Systems Integration
Software Engineering
Software Development
Systems Architecture
Atlassian Confluence
Programming Languages
Model View Controller
Requirements Analysis
Software Documentation
Continuous Integration
Collaborative Software
Continuous Development
Text Retrieval Systems
Open Source Intelligence
Dynamic Trunking Protocol
Scrum (Software Development)
Python (Programming Language)
Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding
Continuous Improvement Process
Document And Media Exploitation
Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance)
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Google IT Automation with Python

## Description

Syslog
Ansible
Nutanix
Rsyslog
Auditing
Equities
Pipelines
Automation
Innovation
Resilience
Hypervisor
Market Data
Nutanix AHV
Group Policy
Daemon Tools
VMware VSphere
Key Management
Windows Servers
Ancient History
Computer Science
Active Directory
Support Services
Operating Systems
IT Infrastructure
Disaster Recovery
Windows PowerShell
VMware ESX Servers
Systems Engineering
Technical Leadership
CompTIA Security+ CE
Continuous Monitoring
Information Technology
Engineering Management
Vulnerability Scanning
Distributed Data Store
Concept Drift Detection
Configuration Management
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Vulnerability Management
Hardware Security Module
Bash (Scripting Language)
Authorization (Computing)
Public Key Infrastructure
IAT Level II Certification
Management Information Systems
Microsoft Certified Professional
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Online Certificate Status Protocol
VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
Security Information And Event Management (SIEM)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance), Leidos is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer (SME) to join our Integrated Information Technology Support Services (I3TS) team, who will support an extensive digital modernization program critical to Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The Systems Engineer will work closely with the Leidos and Government technical leadership team to help drive innovation, growth, and efficiencies within the I3TS portfolio., The Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Systems Engineer SME will architect and maintain mission-critical Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), oversee VMware or Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) with vSAN, and implement resilient backup and disaster recovery frameworks. This role will also build and administer hardened Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) platforms, establish robust Syslog aggregation, and enforce rigorous DoW vulnerability patching and DISA STIG compliance to sustain full Authorization to Operate (ATO), and assist with automating gold-image provisioning via SCCM.

Clearance: Active TS/SCI Clearance at time of consideration.

Core Responsibilities:

 * Architect, deploy, and maintain CSfC infrastructure operating within Black/Gray/Red networks.
 * Design, configure, and maintain multi-layered CSfC architectures in alignment with NSA Data-At-Rest (DAR) and Mobile Access (MA) Capability Packages.
 * Architect, deploy, maintain Certificate Authority (CA), Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) responders, and hardware-backed key protection via Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) in accordance with CSfC Key Management Requirements.
 * Build, manage, and optimize virtualized compute and storage fabrics utilizing VMware vSphere / ESXi or Nutanix AHV with vSAN/distributed storage. Design resilient, air-gapped backup and disaster recovery (DR) pipelines.
 * Deploy, configure, and administer hardened Microsoft Windows Server (Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems.
 * Establish centralized, tamper-resistant Syslog and audit logging infrastructure across all network and system devices, hypervisors, and operating systems to support continuous monitoring and SIEM ingestion.
 * Understanding of cross-domain systems and forwarding log data through it to a centralized SIEM
 * Build and maintain automated OS deployment and gold image pipelines using Microsoft Configuration Manager (MCM/SCCM) for CSfC End User Devices (EUD).
 * Apply and validate patching and STIGs across all virtual and physical infrastructure. Execute vulnerability scans, track IAVMs, and remediate findings to maintain Authorization to Operate (ATO)., MATLAB
Equities
Failover
Innovation
Resilience
Scalability
Market Data
Group Policy
Virtualization
Windows Domain
Authentications
Windows Servers
Ancient History
Active Directory
Software Systems
Machine Learning
Containerization
SolidWorks (CAD)
Interoperability
Operating Systems
Incident Response
Disaster Recovery
Endpoint Security
Windows PowerShell
Policy Enforcement
Workflow Management
Systems Engineering
NetApp Applications
Microsoft SharePoint
Lifecycle Management
System Configuration
Atlassian Confluence
Microsoft SQL Servers
Server Infrastructure
Artificial Intelligence
Technical Documentation
Psychiatric Assessments
Administrative Functions
Authorization (Computing)
Public Key Infrastructure
McAfee Epolicy Orchestrator
Windows Server Update Services
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance)
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