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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer MID - MECM - **Company:** Everforth Apex - **Location:** Norfolk, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Component-Based Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Databases, Software Debugging, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Load Testing, System Center Configuration Manager, Windows PowerShell, Scrum Methodology, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Services, Ansible, Scaled Agile Framework, Server Administration, Software Deployment, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Curam Configuration Tools, Performance Testing, Delivery Pipeline, Cloudformation, Microsoft InTune, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Atlassian Tools, Performance Monitor, Bitbucket, Puppet, Terraform, Splunk - **Published:** September 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a6313e9f-dcc0-47ae-a810-2d19229c0880 ## About the Role Education: Requires a BS degree with 5-10 years of prior relevant experience or a Master's degree with 4-8 years of prior relevant experience., * Experience designing, deploying, and maintaining Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) environments at an enterprise scale. * Hands-on experience creating and managing MECM device collections, task sequences, applications, and operating system deployment images. * Expertise in automating MECM administrative tasks using PowerShell, APIs, and infrastructure-as-code tooling. * Strong background in Windows endpoint management, including patching strategies and compliance baselines. * Experience integrating MECM with cloud-based services such as Intune, Azure AD, and Windows Update for Business. * Experience supporting enterprise-wide operating system deployments using MECM automation pipelines. * Knowledge of SQL Server administration relevant to maintaining MECM databases. * Experience with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) and creating JIRA and/or Azure DevOps workflows. * Experience with commercial cloud infrastructure deployment environments such as AWS and Azure. Technical Skills: * Minimum of DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II Certification is required prior to onboarding and must be maintained. * Experience with automated script design, coding, and debugging using bash or python. * Experience administrating/maintaining SRE platforms via Ansible playbooks. * Experience with automated provisioning and configuration tools like Terraform, Cloud Formation, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible. * Working knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and DISA STIGs. Preferred Qualifications * Previous work experience providing support to the NGEN-NMCI program. * Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation. * ITILv4, Scrum Master, or Agile SAFe certification(s) or applicable experience. ## Description This position requires a Systems Engineer to work alongside development and operations teams to ensure reliable software deployments, monitor systems, and enhance the overall reliability of the platform. The role involves developing features, automating processes, and improving engineering, maintenance, and reliability with SRE/DevOps tools and Infrastructure-as-Code. The ideal candidate will be motivated to identify and resolve system bugs independently., * Work with development and operations teams to ensure software deployments and monitor systems. * Develop features using AI coding tools and scripts to automate, scale, test, and secure cloud infrastructure and pipelines. * Enhance performance monitoring of systems using Splunk or other dashboard reporting tools. * Identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in the cloud infrastructure. * Develop and code high-quality pipeline automation workflows. * Develop and execute test strategies that simulate real-world failure scenarios. * Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites for infrastructure and application components. * Build automated systems for continuous performance testing, stress testing, and load testing. * Work with SREs, developers, and operations teams to define and validate reliability goals. * Ensure new services and features undergo thorough testing for performance, reliability, and failure recovery. ## Related Videos - [Develop enterprise-ready applications for Microsoft Teams with Azure resources on modern web technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/187-develop-enterprise-ready-applications-for-microsoft-teams-with-azure-resources-on-modern-web-technologies) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [Automate everything via NodeJS and Puppeteer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/322-automate-everything-via-nodejs-and-puppeteer) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [The Memory Leak That Ate Our Cluster: A Postmortem](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2057-the-memory-leak-that-ate-our-cluster-a-postmortem) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [What Makes WeAreDevelopers World Congress Different From Every Other Tech Event?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/701-what-makes-wearedevelopers-world-congress-different-from-every-other-tech-event) - [Dev Digest 162: AI careers, MCP, AWS best practices & floppy sweaters](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/571-dev-digest-162-ai-careers-mcp-aws-best-practices-floppy-sweaters)