System Engineer/System Administrator

Leidos•Tucson, AZ

5d•$107,900 - $195,050

About The Position

Leidos is looking for a System Engineer with Systems Administration experience and some Software Engineering experience to join a high performing agile team using Agile methodology providing system and software engineering, development, test, integration and operational support. Program execution follows DEVOPS best practices and employs robust development, test and production environments. Also requires maintenance of legacy IT systems and services.

Requirements

BS and 8+ years of prior relevant experience, Master’s with 6 years of prior relevant experience, or High School Diploma (or equivalent) and 12 years of specialized systems administration experience, which may be satisfied through relevant military service.
US Citizenship and a Top Secret / SCI Clearance is required for this position with ability to obtain a Polygraph
Must be capable of performing systems and software engineering activities in support of agile teams.
Must be familiar with systems administration roles and functions.
Must be familiar with secure systems engineering and development.
Must be familiar with WINDOWS environments.
Must be comfortable working on multiple systems simultaneously.
Must have strong verbal and written communications skills.
Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices.
Must be able to communicate clearly regarding technical options and trade-offs.
Must be comfortable working both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment.
Familiar with shell scripting such as PowerShell or Bash.
Compliant with DoD 8570 IAT Level II (Security+, SSCP, etc.)
Familiar with VM ware and Docker environments

Nice To Haves

Top Secret Clearance/SCI
Familiarization with a major programming language such as Python, or Java
Familiarization with LINUX environments.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on system administration support for a complex network environment that is locally and with geographically distributed components.
Interface with system engineers, integration engineers, test engineers, information assurance engineers, and other project team members in an Agile environment.
Ensure the proper degree of engineering rigor is applied to all assigned tasks.
Collaborate with other program technical professionals on a day-to-day basis and will be an active participant in related agile team activities.
Assist with hardware and software troubleshooting, maintenance, Virtual environment stand ups, and patch installations.
Be flexible enough to learn new practices and apply them as needed.
Assist development team with system administration and network support.