Senate Group · 9 hours ago
Senior Systems Engineer #587
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$103K/yr - $174K/yr
5+ years expThe U.S. Senate is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to contribute to the section's work effort in responding to incidents and providing technical support for Senate IT services. The role involves maintaining and monitoring LAN/WAN and SAN operations, assisting users with computer needs, and developing processes to streamline issue resolution.
ConstructionMechanical EngineeringTechnical Support
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Contributes to the section's work effort in responding to incidents from other sections, including the help desk
Supports tasks which may include helping to develop standard operating procedures, assignments, and coordination of work efforts to address issues
Assists users with computer needs such as installing and configuring software/hardware on their PC; troubleshoots problems with user systems
Provisions new accounts for users
Supports the section's work effort to develop processes and procedures to streamline the resolution of issues
Provides technical support for Senate information technology or telecommunications services, systems, hardware, software, and storage solutions to the users; supports Senate offices, contract support vendors, and other technical staff in troubleshooting and managing the various Senate environments
Maintains and monitors LAN/WAN and SAN operations and solves LAN/WAN and SAN applications problems; installs integrates, customizes, enhances, troubleshoots, and tests LAN and SAN hardware and software
Assists in installing, upgrading, customizing, tuning, and maintaining databases for optimal performance and availability; assists in developing, testing, and implementing database store procedures, functions, triggers, views, and packages
Conducts acceptance and integration testing; assists vendor systems implementation by troubleshooting related system issues affecting Senate users
Analyzes, designs, develops, implements, and maintains applications to meet the needs of Senate users; assists with product evaluations and implementation
Attends internal training provided by subject matter experts to understand operational tasks, documents support needs, and share the information within the assigned section
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Five to eight years of relevant work experience (GED), three to six (Associates), one to three year (Bachelor's), one to two (Master's)
As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant's proficiency in key areas relevant to the role
Manages current storage capacity and ensures storage is available to support all computing environments; plans for future storage growth; monitors and confirms that system files and application products are successfully backed-up; performs necessary installations, patches, and upgrades
Works escalated issues from lower-tier team members. Mentors/relays information on solutions to train others
Analyzes new hardware and software releases for their impact on the Senate environment; tests new releases on Senate supported platforms; develops product configuration standards for use in the Senate environment
Creates, develops, modifies, instructs, and provides technical assistance on business continuity plans and processes
High School Diploma/ GED
This position requires that the applicant obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Government security clearance
Applicants must be U.S. citizens in order for the SAA to submit your application for a security clearance
Preferred
Expert level experience in any database type administration role
3+ Years of experience with managing and administrating databases
2+ Years of experience in Linux operating system
Ability to set up real-time alerting for failed jobs, builds and databases, ensuring quick resolution of incidents in production or pre-production environments
Ability to install, configure, and maintain at least one of MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB in production, development, and staging environments
Knowledge of optimizing database performance by configuring indexes, managing query efficiency, and tuning the database for workload-specific performance. This includes memory management, cache optimization, and monitoring tools like Ops Manager to proactively address performance bottlenecks
Ability to configure and implement proactive monitoring, alerting and performance tools, e.g. PGMonitor, Ops Manager or similar
Ability to design and maintain a Disaster Recovery architecture utilizing replication over a WAN for MySQL and PostgreSQL
Working knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) Syntax, including the ability to manage the data within a PostgreSQL or MySQL database
Knowledge of setting up backup and recovery strategies for seamless customer support
Experience with databases in cloud environments, ensuring backups and scaling are automated is a plus
Scripting and development skills (Ansible, Bash, Python, and PowerShell)
PostgreSQL Database Administration Certified Professional
MongoDB Associate Database Administrator
Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
Company
Senate Group
Senate Group specializes in the design, supply, and install mechanical and electrical engineering services.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase