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Amentum · 4 hours ago

Systems Engineer Senior

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$160K/yr - $175K/yr

7+ years exp

Amentum is seeking a Top Secret cleared Systems Engineer (Senior) to join their team in Washington, DC. The role involves leading large scale data analysis projects and providing support for network hardware and operating systems, ensuring systems are current and advising on technological purchases.

Mechanical EngineeringSecurityTechnical Support

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Supervise, coordinate and/or design, develop and perform additions and changes to network hardware, infrastructure server environments, and operating systems, and attached devices, including investigation, analysis, recommendation, configuration, installation, and testing of new network hardware and software

Provide direct support in the day-to-day operations on network hardware and operating systems including the evaluation of system utilization, monitoring response time and primary support for detection and correction of operational problems

Troubleshoot at the physical level of the network, working with network measurement hardware and software, as well as physical checking and testing of hardware devices at the logical level working with communication protocols

Participate in planning design, technical review and implementation for new network infrastructure hardware and network operating systems for voice and data communication networks

Perform systems management and integration functions

Exhibiting proficiency with virtualization technologies and network administration

Maintain network infrastructure standards including network communication protocols such as TCP/IP

Provide technical consultation, training and support to IT staff as designated by the government

Diagnose and resolve complex communication problems

Perform systems management and integration functions

Responsible for design, deployment, evaluating, testing, certification, patching, addressing interoperability issues, not only of the base storage & backup system, but for all features, components, and application dependencies

Ensures systems are current with approved patches and assists with certification and system accreditation tasks, composes SOPs, and Quick Reference guides for users

Provides top-level technical expertise responsible for design and development of a client/server environment

Develops strategy of client/server system and the design infrastructure necessary to support that strategy

Advises on selection of technological purchases with regards to processing, data storage, data access, and applications development

Sets standards for the client/server relational database structure for the organization

Advises of feasibility of potential future projects to management

Possesses and applies a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments

Plans and leads major technology assignments

Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success

Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments

May supervise others

Qualification

LinuxScriptingNetworkingData AnalysisPythonVirtualization technologiesTCP/IPSplunkAgile methodologiesGit labJIRAConfluenceMicrosoft Endpoint for DefenderAnti-virus solutionsLog ManagementSSHCross Domain Systems

Required

Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Minimum of 7 years of experience with 5 years of relevant experience with strong Linux skills

Strong scripting skills

Education: Bachelor's degree

In absence of degree, additional years of experience may be substituted for educational requirements

Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience including strong scripting and Linux skills

Preferred

Experience with Python

Microsoft Endpoint for Defender

Anti-virus solutions

Log Management

SSH

Cross Domain Systems to include Everfox or Forcepoint

Networking

Splunk monitoring, triggers, dashboards

Experience with JIRA for development of requests, setting up triggers and SLAs, tracking of customer requests, reporting issues, requests for information, sprint planning and reviews, and tracking backlog items

Experience with Confluence for reporting, planning, documenting user processes, storing internal system configurations, publishing roadmaps for executive management and outside stakeholders

Agile methodologies

Git lab