Systems Engineer

Title: Systems Engineer

Location: Chantilly, VA

Clearance: TS/SCI with a Full Scope Polygraph

The Systems Engineer will work on a team that will:

provide in-depth Tier 2 through Tier 4 level support and problem resolution for technology products and applications.

lead and perform engineering efforts in the areas of Windows and Linux servers, workstations, storage, and virtualization.

coordinate engineering projects including performing technical risk assessment, de-conflict implementations, and resolve technical questions or conflicts.

gather performance and utilization metrics from infrastructure components and proactively inform the Sponsor when thresholds are met.

perform moderately complex Operations and Maintenance (O&M) activities with limited guidance.

provide advice and guidance on the most practical technical approach to meeting user requirements.

build and maintain desktop workstations and provide troubleshooting assistance and patching as needed.

provide oversight and maintenance to Windows Group Policy.

build and maintain Windows servers in an Amazon Web Service environment.

deploy and maintain configuration standards in accordance with the Sponsor’s security posture.

participate and brief at information systems architectural boards at the Group level.

assist with project estimation, scheduling, and costing of cloud solutions.

create system artifacts such as CONOPS, engineering guidance, and standards documentation.

work in a 24 hour, 7 day (on-call rotation) a week environment providing in-depth Tier 2 and Tier 3 level support and problem resolution for technology products and applications.

provide technical and strategic guidance to Sponsor personnel on the most appropriate cloud architecture to achieve a particular application’s goals.

decompose customer requirements into technical solutions.

include factors such as system requirements, system performance, and life cycle costs in requirements decomposition to determine the architectural impact of proposed changes.

Candidates Must Have Experience

performing administration, troubleshooting, patching, and support of virtual infrastructure.

working with vendors on system troubleshooting.

operating and maintaining Active Directory, Domain Naming System (DNS), Distributed File System (DFS), and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

operating and windows maintaining Windows Group Policy.

supporting and maintaining accounts and account management expertise in a Windows environment.

building and maintaining Windows servers in Amazon Web Services.

authoring scripts with PowerShell, BASH, YAML, and Python.

supporting and operations and maintenance of infrastructure environments.

using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM).

managing requirements using ServiceNow application.

building and maintaining Windows servers.

building, deploying and maintaining virtual servers using VM Ware.

using Active Directory suite of tools to manage computer objects, security groups, and access.

using Active Directory Sites and Services to configure subnets using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) to install software on servers and workstations and for troubleshooting software and patch failures.

deploying AWS services including S3, EC2, Elastic Load Balance (ELB), Auto Scaling Group (ASG), CloudWatch, and Simple Notification Service (SNS).

designing cloud infrastructure based on the functional or technical requirements of an application.

implementing, operating and maintaining Microsoft Azure environment.

forecasting cloud costs for proposed systems.

supporting Docker or Kubernetes.

The sponsor is looking for, but does not require, candidates with experience:

performing engineering, implementation, and troubleshooting of VMWare virtualization infrastructure

performing Hypervisor deployments

performing configuration and management of storage pools

performing configuration and management of virtual networks and servers and virtual workstations

explaining protocols, technical procedures and processes clearly and accurately to both technical and non-technical audiences.

creating and presenting system documentation briefings to review and approval boards

performing Tier 1 through Tier 4 support, including both systems troubleshooting and incident tracking and management

serving as an Engineering Lead,

coordinating, scheduling, deconflicting, and resolving conflicts between IT engineering projects

working with VMWare Horizon VDI

Preferred Certifications (any)

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Practitioner

Microsoft Certified Professional Internet (MCP I)

Brocade Certified Network Engineer (BCNE)

Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator (RHCSA)

Benefits

MH Corbitt Consulting is a small company with over 25 years of IT experience and several active contracts in the Intelligence Sector. We offer competitive salaries and a top-notch benefits package that includes:

100% company paid medical, dental, vision, long and short-term disability

11 paid holidays 25 days PTO

Employee referral bonus paid out each year the referral stays with the company

6% 401k regardless of employee contribution profit sharing (4%) = 10% total match

Training allowances