Senior Systems Engineer

Govcio•Hampton, VA

1d•$120,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Overview GovCIO is currently hiring a Systems Engineer for our Zero Trust integration effort with the US Air Force. This position will be located in Hampton, VA and will be a full-time on-site position. Responsibilities The Systems Engineer’s role is designing, managing, and optimizing complex enterprise systems ensuring their efficiency and reliability across the intellegence community in support of the United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command (HQ ACC/A2). Design and implement Zero Trust architectures across enterprise environments Develop identity-centric, least-privilege access models leveraging Zero Trust principles. Create detailed technical designs, diagrams, and system integration plans for authentication, authorization, and network segmentation. Evaluate and recommend Zero Trust technologies (e.g., ZTNA, SDP, IAM, PAM, microsegmentation, SASE). m, cloud, hybrid). Engineer and maintain solutions for multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), and federated identity services. Implement continuous authentication and risk-based access controls. Integrate identity services with applications, APIs, and endpoints. Ensure proper enforcement of least privilege, including policy design and periodic access reviews. Implement microsegmentation (host-based or network-based) for sensitive workloads. Configure and maintain software-defined perimiter (SDP) or Zero Trust Network Access Solutions (ZTNAS) Integrate systems with SIEM, SOAR, XDR, and behavior analytics tools to provide continuous monitoring. Build automation for policy generation, configuration deployment, and validation using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CI/CD pipelines. Maintain high-availability and performance of Zero Trust platforms. Implement robust logging, auditing, and telemetry pipelines to support decision engines.

Requirements

High School with 9+ years (or commensurate experience)
Clearance Required:TS/SCI
Knowledge of systems engineering principles
Requirements & architecture competency
Integration & test experience
Systems architechture and design experience
Integration and test experience
DoD 8140 IAT Level II (Sec+CE, SSCP , CND, CCNA Security, etc)

Nice To Haves

Experience with the Air Force Intelligence Community
Experience with DoD NIPR, SIPR and JWICS Networks
Experience with Zero Trust Fundamentals

Responsibilities

Design and implement Zero Trust architectures across enterprise environments
Develop identity-centric, least-privilege access models leveraging Zero Trust principles.
Create detailed technical designs, diagrams, and system integration plans for authentication, authorization, and network segmentation.
Evaluate and recommend Zero Trust technologies (e.g., ZTNA, SDP, IAM, PAM, microsegmentation, SASE). m, cloud, hybrid).
Engineer and maintain solutions for multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), and federated identity services.
Implement continuous authentication and risk-based access controls.
Integrate identity services with applications, APIs, and endpoints.
Ensure proper enforcement of least privilege, including policy design and periodic access reviews.
Implement microsegmentation (host-based or network-based) for sensitive workloads.
Configure and maintain software-defined perimiter (SDP) or Zero Trust Network Access Solutions (ZTNAS)
Integrate systems with SIEM, SOAR, XDR, and behavior analytics tools to provide continuous monitoring.
Build automation for policy generation, configuration deployment, and validation using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CI/CD pipelines.
Maintain high-availability and performance of Zero Trust platforms.
Implement robust logging, auditing, and telemetry pipelines to support decision engines.