Senior Systems Engineer

Anavation • Washington, DC

130d

About The Position

AnaVation is seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer to join our Cross Domain Engineering Team supporting mission-critical programs within the federal government. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in systems design, network infrastructure, and cloud automation—combining hands-on technical proficiency with strategic leadership. This role involves architecting, developing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available systems across multiple environments, including AWS and on-premises platforms, to enable critical data exchange and operational continuity across domains.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• 7-9 years of documented experience in Information Systems Engineering, including hardware and network designs for large-scale enterprise applications.
• Experience with cloud service providers, network design and implementation, datacenter experience, network/systems administration, domain administration, virtualization platforms, SaaS, PaaS.
• Implementing and maintaining security best practices, creating and maintaining documentation for architecture, configuration and processes.
• Experience establishing and maintaining monitoring and alerting systems for cloud and on-premise resources.
• Optimizing on premise and cloud infrastructure for cost efficiency and performance.
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to performance and availability.
• Documented and demonstrated experience with troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Experience with software development.
• Experience scripting and programming for automation.
• Experience monitoring large enterprise production applications.
• Experience troubleshooting production applications.
• Experience with performance tuning and fault finding.
• Experience in design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning.
• Documented and demonstrated experience as an individual consultant or a team lead.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or supporting Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) within secure, multi-network environments.
• Cloud certification.
• Expertise with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages for infrastructure management.
• Proficiency with AWS CloudFormation, Lambda, EventBridge, GitLab, and related automation pipelines.
• Familiarity with Oracle SuperCluster, Solaris, and RHEL systems administration.
• Experience in platform management, capacity planning, and performance tuning for mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop and support a highly available resource utilized FBI-wide for mission-critical programs composed of numerous AWS services and on-premises servers across multiple locations.
• Automate the creation and management of AWS resources using AWS CloudFormation, AWS Lambda, GitLab, BASH, and Python scripting.
• Design and implement an automated, hands-free monthly server rebuild and switchover process leveraging CloudFormation, Lambda, and EventBridge.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive system of scripts and processes to automate configuration, maintenance, and monitoring of UNIX systems supporting essential FBI services.
• Maintain network hardware and server infrastructure, including analysis, configuration, installation, and testing of new hardware and software.
• Support daily network operations, evaluating utilization, monitoring response times, and detecting and resolving operational problems.
• Troubleshoot issues at both the physical and logical levels of the network, using diagnostic tools and communication protocol analysis.
• Participate in planning, design, technical reviews, and implementation of network and infrastructure projects supporting voice and data communications.
• Maintain and enhance network infrastructure standards, including TCP/IP communication protocols, and ensure adherence to industry and security best practices.
• Exhibit proficiency with virtualization technologies (VMware, AWS, etc.) and network administration, ensuring high system availability and scalability.
• Provide technical consultation, mentorship, and training to IT personnel designated by the government.
• Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure and communication problems affecting production systems.
• Manage patching, certification, and accreditation tasks, ensuring compliance with approved baselines and government standards.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Quick Reference Guides to support continuity and knowledge transfer.
• Serve as a technical advisor for system and database design, development, and procurement, recommending solutions for performance, security, and scalability.
• Set and maintain standards for client/server database architecture, ensuring consistent implementation across enterprise environments.

Benefits

• Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents.
• 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents.
• 100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance.
• 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents.
• 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting.
• Competitive Pay.
• Generous paid leave and holiday package.
• Tuition and training reimbursement.
• Life and AD&D Insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree