What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Systems Engineer position at AP Ventures?
Job Details
Title: Principal Systems Engineer
Location: Maryland (Columbia/Bethesda)
Company Background
A P Ventures, LLC (APV) is an innovative Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) providing services to Government customers at the federal and state levels in three key focus areas: High-End IT Consulting, Emerging Technology and Training Solutions, and Human Capital Services. Established in 2007, APV has completed 70 prime contracts and currently oversees 25 task orders, consistently achieving high client satisfaction, CPARS, and customer accolades. Our success is fueled by our skilled and motivated workforce, reflected in our impressive employee retention rate exceeding 90%. APV has a wide portfolio of contracts and Best-in-Class contract vehicles, including GSA MAS, OASIS Small Business, and 8(A) Pool 1, CIO-SP3 SB & 8(a) across all functional areas, HCaTS, and several other industry-specific BPA and IDIQs.
APV is a mature company dedicated to quality and exceptional delivery to meet its clients missions. We understand personnel are an essential part of this. We hire the best and take care of the people who come to work for us. We continue to maintain employee satisfaction and have a high retention rate, well above the industry average for our small business peers. We do this through our corporate practice that emphasizes on employee satisfaction through the three C s Culture, Compensation, and Career Development.
Duties:
The Principal Systems Engineer will:
- Oversee the engineering, maintenance, and modernization of a major CMS IT system, ensuring reliability, security, and compliance.
- Implement AWS-based system infrastructure to optimize performance and scalability, supporting high availability for mission-critical CMS applications.
- Develop and maintain DevSecOps pipelines, ensuring secure and automated deployments across multiple environments.
- Conduct system performance assessments, implementing optimizations, capacity planning, and cost-reduction strategies.
- Support integration efforts with CMS enterprise services, ensuring seamless data sharing, authentication, and interoperability.
- Lead infrastructure-as-code (IaC) initiatives, ensuring rapid provisioning and configuration management.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure all system components align with CMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS) and FISMA compliance.
- Provide technical leadership in CMS discussions regarding system reliability, modernization, and cloud best practices.
- Support compliance efforts, ensuring that system architectures meet CMS security and audit requirements.
- Assist in knowledge transfer efforts, training CMS staff and contractors on engineering best practices and emerging technologies.
Education:
- Master s degree in computer science, Systems Engineering, or related field.
Required Skills:
- 10-15 years of experience in systems engineering, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise IT solutions.
- Proficiency in AWS GovCloud, Linux (RHEL), and cloud security frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of networking, system monitoring (Splunk, AWS CloudWatch), and load balancing strategies.
- Hands-on experience managing CI/CD pipelines, security automation, and enterprise IT infrastructure.
- Experience supporting federal IT systems with stringent compliance and security controls.
- Ability to lead engineering teams in resolving complex technical challenges, performance bottlenecks, and infrastructure automation.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Prior experience working on CMS, CCIIO, or federal health IT projects.
- Knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements and their impact on system engineering.
- Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CISSP, or ITIL.
About A P Ventures
A P Ventures is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status. Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability candidates are encouraged to apply. Qualified military veterans are encouraged to apply.
