Senior Systems Engineer

Role & Responsibilities 

The Senior Systems Engineer designs, implements, secures, and maintains complex systems and infrastructure supporting mission-critical federal solutions. The role leads technical execution, mentors junior engineers, and drives architectural, operational, and security excellence, including physical staging and imaging of server hardware.  

Systems Design & Architecture 

• Develop system architectures, technical designs, and integration plans. 
• Evaluate new technologies; ensure solutions meet performance and compliance standards. 

Implementation & Operations 

• Build and maintain servers, cloud environments, networks, and infrastructure. 
• Execute upgrades, patching, hardening, and lifecycle management. 
• Implement automation and orchestration (scripting, IaC). 

Troubleshooting & Support 

• Resolve complex issues across hardware, software, network layers. 
• Lead root-cause analysis and long-term corrective action planning. 
• Provide Tier 3 support for mission-critical systems. 

Security & Compliance 

• Implement security controls and baselines; support audits and continuous monitoring. 

Documentation & Governance 

• Maintain diagrams, configuration docs, SOPs, runbooks. 
• Support governance and change control processes. 

Collaboration & Leadership 

• Partner with PMs, architects, and operations teams. 
• Mentor junior engineers; contribute to engineering best practices. 
• Communicate with clients and stakeholders.  

Rack Build and Staging 

• Partner with PMs, architects, and operations teams. 
• Support physical server and infrastructure rack builds in accordance with approved rack elevations, build standards, and deployment procedures. 
• Validate and inventory server hardware and supporting infrastructure received for large-scale deployment, verifying configuration against BOM prior to installation and burn-in. 
• Stage server hardware and load approved customer-provided system images in controlled lab and staging environments. 
• Configure and validate server hardware, operating systems, firmware, and supporting infrastructure in accordance with approved build standards. 
• Support development, testing, and customer approval of a standardized golden rack from a systems and server integration standpoint. 
• Validate server hardware, operating system, and network connectivity, coordinating with network integration staff to ensure server and network builds align to the approved rack standard. 
• Troubleshoot hardware, operating system, configuration, and integration issues identified during staging and pre-deployment testing. 
• Support Python, PowerShell, Bash, and Ansible automation for repeatable server provisioning, configuration, and validation. 
• Maintain build documentation, test results, configuration artifacts, and system readiness records. 
• Apply DISA STIGs and DoD-approved hardening baselines to server operating systems and firmware during staging, prior to golden rack approval. 
• Validate staged server builds against RMF control requirements and document compliance status as part of build acceptance. 
• Support vulnerability scanning, patching, and remediation of staged systems prior to shipment. 

Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award with an expected start date of September 1, 2026.

• Extensive systems engineering experience. 
• Expertise with Windows/Linux servers, cloud platforms, virtualization, storage, networking. 
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills. 
• Experience with automation tools (PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible). 
• Understanding of security principles and compliance frameworks. 
• Strong communication skills.  
• Experience staging and imaging server hardware in a lab or integration environment. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Certifications: AWS/Azure Architect, Linux+, CCNP, Security+, MCSE. 
• Experience in enterprise or federal environments. 
• Familiarity with DevOps pipelines and CI/CD.