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Herndon, VA Computer/Software Location:

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TS/SCI Poly Position Overview We are seeking a highly experienced, hands-on Systems Engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support a complex technical environment in Herndon, Virginia. This position is ideal for a senior technical leader with broad, practical expertise across enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, networking, operating systems, containers, databases, applications, security, and DevSecOps. The Systems Engineering SME will assess current-state environments, develop future-state architectures, and lead complex implementations and modernization efforts from design through production. This individual will serve as a technical authority and escalation point while working closely with infrastructure, platform, software, DevOps, security, and data teams. Key Responsibilities Perform full-stack systems engineering across network, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, and application environments. Assess and document existing "as-is" architectures and develop detailed "to-be" architectures. Develop implementation, migration, modernization, and upgrade strategies. Lead complex cloud, hybrid, and on-premises implementations and migrations. Design systems for availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance. Integrate infrastructure and platforms with DevOps/DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines. Troubleshoot complex technical issues spanning multiple infrastructure and application domains. Collaborate with infrastructure, platform, software engineering, DevOps, security, and data teams. Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, standards, implementation plans, and operational runbooks. Serve as a senior escalation point and technical authority for complex system issues and architectural decisions. Communicate technical concepts, risks, recommendations, and strategies to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders, including executive leadership. Required Skills & Experience Candidates should possess extensive hands-on systems engineering experience across several of the following areas: Infrastructure & Networking Enterprise networking Firewalls, load balancers, and DNS SAN, NAS, and object storage Hybrid and on-premises infrastructure integration Cloud & Containers AWS, Azure, and/or GCP Cloud networking and security Cloud cost optimization Kubernetes Docker Hybrid cloud architectures Linux & Systems Administration Linux administration, particularly RHEL/CentOS Operating system hardening System automation PKI and identity management Databases & Application Infrastructure Relational and NoSQL database technologies, including experience with platforms such as: Oracle PostgreSQL MySQL SQL Server MongoDB Cassandra DynamoDB Redis APIs and web services Middleware technologies Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) fundamentals Event messaging technologies such as SQS, SNS, and RabbitMQ Infrastructure as Code & Automation Terraform Ansible CloudFormation Python Bash PowerShell DevOps / DevSecOps CI/CD concepts and implementation Jenkins GitLab CI/CD GitHub Actions ArgoCD Integration of systems and platforms into DevOps/DevSecOps workflows Security & Observability Security best practices and system hardening Monitoring, logging, and observability technologies such as: Prometheus Grafana Splunk ELK CloudWatch Architecture & Technical Leadership Demonstrated ability to assess complex production environments and create comprehensive as-is and to-be architectures. Experience developing detailed implementation and migration plans. Ability to move between high-level architecture and hands-on technical implementation. Proven ability to design, build, troubleshoot, and take ownership of complex production systems. Strong systems-thinking and problem-solving abilities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to collaborate across technical disciplines and communicate effectively with executive-level stakeholders. Desired Qualifications Experience designing or supporting Zero Trust architectures. Exposure to AI/ML or data platforms. Experience with big data technologies such as: Hadoop Databricks Snowflake BigQuery Experience supporting mission-critical systems and environments. ITIL and/or Agile delivery experience. Relevant cloud, security, DevOps, or architecture certifications, such as: AWS Solutions Architect AWS DevOps Azure Administrator

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Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is not solely an architect or administrator, but a hands-on technical SME who can operate across the entire technology stack. They should be equally comfortable developing an enterprise architecture, working through a difficult production issue, planning a cloud migration, automating infrastructure, and communicating technical recommendations to senior leadership. This position is well suited for an experienced Systems Engineer or Architect who enjoys solving complex, cross-domain technical challenges and taking ownership of systems from architecture and design through implementation and production operations. Benefits This position offers a highly competitive, employer-supported benefits package, including: 5 weeks of PTO plus birthday leave 11 floating holidays 401(k) with 10% employer contribution Multiple medical plan options through Anthem, including: Platinum PPO national plan Gold PPO national plan Gold HMO HSA national plan Employer-paid dental coverage through Delta Dental PPO Plus Premier Employer-paid vision coverage through VSP / DeltaVision Employer-paid Life and AD&D coverage at 2x salary, up to $400,000 Optional voluntary Life and AD&D coverage from $10,000 to $500,000, not to exceed 5x salary Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, covering 60% of salary up to $2,500 Employer-paid Long-Term Disability, covering 60% of salary up to $10,000 per month Health Savings Account availability, depending on selected health plan $1,000 annual Lifestyle Savings Account $5,000 annual professional development reimbursement for degrees, training, and certifications $1,000 annual technology reimbursement Candidate referral bonus program, up to $10,000 Discretionary profit sharing Discretionary performance bonus opportunities New contract bonus opportunities, up to $10,000 Employer-paid access to online training through Udemy and Paylocity Optional pet insurance through Pets Best Access to Working Advantage employee discounts and rewards programs at no cost About the Opportunity This is an excellent opportunity for a Full Stack Software Developer with strong cloud, data analytics, and application development experience to support high-impact mission work. The selected candidate will contribute to modern, scalable, and secure software solutions that improve data processing, analytics, search, automation, and enterprise digital architecture across a mission-critical environment.

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