Senior Systems Engineer

E-Infosol LLC•Washington, DC

28d•$145,000 - $149,150•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Systems Engineer supervises, coordinates, designs, and implements changes to network hardware, infrastructure server environments, operating systems, and attached devices. This role provides day-to-day operational support, troubleshoots both the physical and logical network levels, and provides top-level technical expertise for client/server architecture, storage and backup systems, and cloud/on-premises infrastructure. As a senior-level position, this role is expected to operate independently or as a team lead and to advise management on infrastructure strategy and technology investments.

Requirements

Active Top-Secret Security Clearance
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
7-9 years of experience in: Hardware and network design for large-scale enterprise applications (cloud service providers, network design/implementation, datacenter experience, network/systems administration, domain administration, virtualization platforms, SaaS, PaaS).
Implementing and maintaining security best practices; creating and maintaining architecture, configuration, and process documentation.
Establishing and maintaining monitoring and alerting systems for cloud and on-premises resources.
Optimizing on-premises and cloud infrastructure for cost efficiency and performance.
Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to performance and availability.
Documented and demonstrated experience troubleshooting and problem solving.
Documented and demonstrated experience as an individual consultant or team lead.
Software development, scripting, and programming for automation.
Monitoring and troubleshooting large enterprise production applications.
Performance tuning and fault finding.
Design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

Supervise, coordinate, design, develop, and implement additions and changes to network hardware, infrastructure server environments, operating systems, and attached devices — including investigation, analysis, recommendation, configuration, installation, and testing of new hardware and software.
Provide day-to-day operational support for network hardware and operating systems, including evaluating system utilization, monitoring response time, and resolving operational problems.
Troubleshoot at both the physical and logical levels of the network, including communication protocols.
Participate in planning, design, technical review, and implementation of new network infrastructure hardware and operating systems for voice and data communications.
Perform systems management and integration functions, demonstrating proficiency with virtualization technologies and network administration.
Maintain network infrastructure standards, including protocols such as TCP/IP.
Provide technical consultation, training, and support to IT staff as designated by the government.
Diagnose and resolve complex communication problems.
Own design, deployment, testing, certification, and patching of storage and backup systems, including all features, components, and application dependencies.
Ensure systems remain current with approved patches; support certification and accreditation tasks; compose SOPs and quick-reference guides for users.
Provide top-level technical expertise for the design and development of client/server environments, including strategy and infrastructure planning.
Advise on technology purchases related to processing, data storage, data access, and application development, and set standards for client/server relational database structure.
Advise management on the feasibility of potential future projects.