Lab Support Services Engineer - TS/SCI w/Polygraph
About The Position
GDIT is seeking a Lab Engineer to join their team to support Government activities in Sterling, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD. This role is responsible for the daily operations, maintenance, data center design, and security of lab environments that mirror production. The position involves designing and implementing Windows domain architectures, analyzing customer requirements to develop system specifications, guiding customers in formulating requirements, advising on alternative approaches, and conducting feasibility studies. The engineer will also design and define system architecture, provide technical leadership, integrate new plans and systems, develop system architecture documentation, and guide system development and implementation planning. This role requires interaction with Government customers regarding Systems Engineering and technical considerations, configuring and deploying virtual machines in a VMware environment, and providing Tier 3 support for Active Directory. The engineer will ensure servers and network systems operate efficiently, configure management ports for remote access, maintain and troubleshoot hardware, software, and network systems, install and configure new software and hardware, and patch and update virtual infrastructure. Communication with tenants to resolve concerns and fulfill requests, deploying and supporting systems like RHEL 8/9 and Oracle 8/9, and regularly maintaining and upgrading physical and virtual systems are also key responsibilities. Ensuring Infoblox remains operational and engaging with key stakeholders to achieve objectives are also part of the role.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
- Must meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA Security
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certification, training, or work/military experience
- Familiarity with monitoring solutions, and enterprise security compliance requirements
- Experience with installation, configuration, and maintenance of VMWare infrastructure and the deployment of virtual machine instances
- Experience with Infrastructure engineering
- Experience with Enterprise testing & lab environments
- Experience with Active directory & PKI infrastructure
- Experience with Network administration
- Experience with Data center physical server racking and configuration
- Experience with Linux administration
- Experience with Infoblox IPAM administration
- Experience with Procurement testing & approval of enterprise lab tools
- 8 + years of related experience
Nice To Haves
- Ansible experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Designing and implementing Windows domain and child domain architectures
- Analyzing customer functional requirements to develop system requirements specifications and implement designed solutions
- Guiding customers in formulating requirements, advising alternative approaches, and conducting feasibility studies
- Designing and defining system architecture for new or existing computer systems
- Providing technical leadership regarding the integration of requirements, design, and technology
- Integrating new plans, designs, and systems into existing builds
- Developing system architecture and system design documentation
- Guiding system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of systems engineering management plans and systems integration and test plans
- Interacting with the Government customers regarding Systems Engineering and technical considerations for associated problems, issues, or conflicts
- Configure and deploy virtual machines within a VMware environment.
- Provide Tier 3 support for Active Directory.
- Demonstrate proficiency in key Active Directory management components.
- Ensure servers and network systems operate efficiently and without interruption.
- Configure the management ports on all physical servers to enable remote access.
- Maintain and troubleshoot computer hardware, software, and network systems within the lab.
- Install and configure new software and hardware in accordance with specified requirements.
- Patch and update hardware and software in the virtual infrastructure.
- Communicate with tenants to resolve concerns and fulfill requests.
- Deploy and support systems such as RHEL 8/9 and Oracle 8/9.
- Maintain and upgrade physical and virtual systems regularly.
- Ensure Infoblox remains up to date and fully operational.
- Engage with key stakeholders to achieve objectives.
Benefits
- variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- dental plan options
- a vision plan
- a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
- full flex work weeks where possible
- a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- short and long-term disability benefits
- life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
