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MKS2 Technologies · 1 day ago

TS/SCI Platform Systems Engineer

Springfield, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $165K/yr

5+ years exp

MKS2 Technologies, LLC is an award-winning high growth small business that creates innovative technology solutions in Cyber Security and Software Engineering. The role of Systems Engineer involves implementing next generation IT solutions and supporting the development and efficiency of information technology systems for government customers.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The Systems Engineer (SE) implements modern and next generation (NexGen) IT solutions that leverage a wide variety of vendors and cloud-native technologies

The SE executes tasks the support the development, maturity, and efficiency of an information technology system, including:

Architecting scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions consistent with industry’s best practices and leading the migration of legacy systems to modern cloud environments

Engineering and implementing secure, scalable, and automated container and orchestration solutions to support microservices and cloud-native applications

Implementing infrastructure-as-code and automation pipelines to support repeatable and reliable container deployments

Capturing, analyzing, and decomposing Government, stakeholder, technical, and/or product requirements to develop formal recommendations for proposed solutions

Defining and designing baseline/standard service offerings and developing supporting documentation including integration guides, migration plans, and risk assessment/mitigation plans for new or updated technologies

Providing technical leadership on container platform adoption, modernization, and migration efforts, and providing reach back SME support when unforeseen obstacles and complex issues arise

Developing and implementing industry best practices through standards, guidelines, processes, and procedures

Creating presentations, reviewing proposals/change requests, and providing recommendations for topics to CIO decision boards, including the architecture review board, technical review board, and program control board as needed

Qualification

Cloud solutions engineeringContainer orchestrationInfrastructure as codeKubernetesCloud certificationsAnalytical skillsPlanning skillsCommunication skillsPresentation skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Active TS/SCI clearance required

Shall have 5 or more years of proven hands-on experience engineering and implementing cloud solutions (e.g., Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Microsoft Azure) with demonstrated proficiency in the following cloud areas, strategy development, networking, security, disaster recovery & business continuity planning, and automation and orchestration

Shall have 5 or more years of proven hands-on experience engineering and implementing enterprise-level container orchestration platform solutions such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, and/or Google GKE, with demonstrate proficiency in the following container areas; cluster management, deployment and automation, monitoring and logging, security, troubleshooting and performance optimization

Excellent analytical, technical, communication, planning, presentation and organizational skills with the ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and non-technical audiences both verbally and technically, including internal teams, senior leaders, vendors, partners, customers, and stakeholders

Proven hands-on experience engineering and implementing cloud solutions (e.g., Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Microsoft Azure) with demonstrated proficiency in the following cloud areas, strategy development, networking, security, disaster recovery & business continuity planning, and automation and orchestration

Proven hands-on experience engineering and implementing enterprise-level container orchestration platform solutions such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, and/or Google GKE, with demonstrate proficiency in the following container areas; cluster management, deployment and automation, monitoring and logging, security, troubleshooting and performance optimization

Shall meet the minimum credential requirements for a Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) position as defined for the IT (Cyberspace) discipline: Research & Development (R&D) Specialist (661) – Intermediate Level

Bachelor's degree in information technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or Software Engineering from an accredited University; OR Certification: CompTIA Security+

This position will require an active DoD TS/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph

Preferred

Understanding and knowledge of systems development life cycle methodologies (e.g., waterfall, spiral, agile software development, rapid prototyping, incremental, synchronize and stabilize, and DevSecOps)

Familiarity with the concept, implementation, and operations association with DevSecOps in a hybrid IT organization, including collaborating with Engineering, Operations and Maintenance, Cybersecurity, and Project Management teams to support complex systems

Kubernetes technical certification such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator or Certified Kubernetes Developer, along with cloud-native credentials such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Associate

Knowledge of various cloud technologies and experience providing infrastructure support in a hybrid cloud environment