Job Requirements Herndon, VA Top Secret/SCI Polygraph Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience) $164,382.4 - $274,518.4
Job Description Job Category:
IT Infrastructure and Operations Requisition Number:
SYSTE002181
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Posting Details Posted:
June 27, 2026
Full-Time On-site Salary Range:
$164,382.40 USD to $274,518.40 USD Locations Showing 1 location Herndon Herndon, VA, USA Herndon Herndon, VA, USA +0 more locations less locations Job Details Description GCI embodies excellence, integrity and professionalism. The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leverage the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations. We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry. At GCI, we solve the hard problems. As a SME Systems Engineer, a typical day will include the following duties/skills: Required Skills Document "as-is" architectures and develop detailed "to-be" designs Lead cloud and on prem implementations, migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives Ensure system availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance Integrate systems and platforms with DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines Troubleshoot complex, cross-domain issues Collaborate with infrastructure, platform, software, DevOps, and data teams Produce technical documentation, diagrams, standards, and runbooks Serve as an escalation point and technical authority Communicate effectively with executives and cross organizational partners Desired Technical Skills Enterprise networking, firewalls, load balancers, DNS SAN/NAS/Object storage Kubernetes, Docker Linux (RHEL/CentOS) administration, hardening, automation PKI and identity management Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP Hybrid and on prem integration, cloud networking/security/cost optimization Relational & NoSQL databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis) APIs, web services, middleware, SDLC fundamentals Event messaging (SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ) IaC, automation, and scripting (Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, PowerShell, CloudFormation) CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) Security best practices and system hardening Monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK, CloudWatch) Ability to produce "as-is" and "to-be" architectures plus implementation/migration plansPreferred Skills Zero Trust architectures AI/ML or data platform exposure Big data platforms (Hadoop, Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery) Experience supporting mission-critical systems ITIL or agile delivery experience Cloud, security, or architecture certifications (AWS SA/DevOps, Azure Admin, CKA/CKAD, ITIL)Ideal Candidate Hands-on technical SME with broad full-stack systems expertise Strong systems thinker who moves easily between architecture strategy and practical implementation Effective communicator and collaborator across technical and nontechnical teams Proven ability to design, build, and own complex systems in production A candidate must be a US Citizen and requires an active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance. Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities /
Education Preferred Bachelor of Science or better in Engineering or related field. Experience Preferred 15 years: Demonstrated related work experience. Licenses & Certifications Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. You are using an unsupported browser. To use this site, please use a supported browser. Download Firefox Download Chrome Download Internet Explorer group id: 90872399 Apply now
