Senior Systems Engineer

Aleut Career•San Antonio, TX

10d

About The Position

Aleut Federal is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to provide advanced technical leadership and enterprise-level support for integration, sustainment, and development of mission-critical government systems for the AFSCI enterprise. The role optimizes enterprise system performance, reliability, maintainability, and computational efficiency; leads resolution of complex technical issues; and recommends improvements to enterprise service delivery, resilience, and scalability. The engineer provides senior guidance for server configuration at Enterprise Service Centers and supported sites, establishes best practices for enterprise services, and leads technology lifecycle planning for upgrades, modernization, refreshes, and sustainment. The role leads planning and design of significant enterprise system changes, develops and approves technical documentation and implementation plans, and ensures solutions have test plans, validation procedures, and acceptance criteria. The position assesses requirements and designs for integration of new capabilities, evaluates automation and service-efficiency improvements, and ensures compatibility and operational readiness. It also leads efforts to sustain service continuity and quality across sites, including specialized strategies for legacy or constrained environments with high latency, low bandwidth, or large user populations. The engineer provides senior oversight of Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Distributed File System, and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager services. As a senior technical advisor to the Program Management Office, the engineer advises on system risks, solutions, alternatives, and enterprise impacts; collaborates with government leadership, operations teams, and technical staff; and mentors junior and mid-level engineers as needed. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 0700–1600, with minimal need to resolve emergency outages after hours and on weekends. Applications are accepted until November 22, 2026, or until the position is filled.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility.
CompTIA Security+ CE certification.
At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience supporting enterprise IT systems in secure or mission-critical environments.
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise integration, sustainment, and modernization efforts.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft enterprise services, including Exchange, Active Directory, Distributed File System, and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.
Proven ability to develop technical documentation, implementation plans, and validation procedures.
Strong leadership, analytical, and problem-resolution skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or other classified government environments.
Experience supporting large, distributed enterprise systems with regional or global scope.
Strong background in service optimization across constrained or degraded environments.
Experience advising senior government or program leadership.

Responsibilities

Optimize enterprise system performance, reliability, maintainability, and computational efficiency.
Lead resolution of complex technical issues affecting enterprise deployment, operations, and sustainment.
Identify systemic improvement opportunities and provide recommendations to enhance service delivery, resilience, and scalability.
Ensure enterprise capabilities align with mission vision, scope, and operational priorities.
Provide senior technical guidance for server configuration at Enterprise Service Centers and supported sites.
Establish and enforce best practices for enterprise services, including email database sizing, mailbox quotas, backup requirements, and service performance optimization.
Lead lifecycle planning for upgrades, modernization initiatives, refresh strategies, and sustainment.
Lead planning and design of significant enterprise system changes and improvements.
Develop and approve design documentation, build guides, and implementation plans for enterprise deployments.
Ensure technical solutions include test plans, validation procedures, and acceptance criteria.
Provide updates and resolution strategies for technical issues that may affect rollout, continuity, or sustainment.
Review enterprise requirements and solution designs to integrate new capabilities into existing or planned environments.
Evaluate opportunities to enhance automation, service efficiency, and aggregate enterprise capabilities.
Ensure compatibility, stability, and operational readiness of integrated solutions.
Lead technical efforts to ensure service continuity and quality across all sites.
Develop specialized support strategies for legacy or constrained environments, including high-latency, low-bandwidth, or large-user-population sites.
Guide migrations and sustainment efforts to maintain reliable access to core enterprise services.
Provide senior technical oversight and guidance for Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Domain-based Distributed File System, and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.
Advise the Program Management Office on system risks, solutions, alternatives, and enterprise impacts.
Collaborate with government leadership, operations teams, and technical staff to meet mission needs.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers as required.