SYSTEM ENGINEER - Linux/Scripting - 7+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly clearance is required - ID - 537

Halogen Engineering Group, Inc•Annapolis Junction, MD
•$194,000 - $205,000•Onsite

About The Position

Halogen Engineering Group is seeking a System Engineer to collaborate closely with customer stakeholders in supporting a closed system spanning multiple locations across Capabilities and Operations. The position is onsite in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, with no travel required and a day shift. A current TS/SCI clearance and polygraph are required. The projected annual compensation range is $194,000–$205,000. Compensation is determined by factors including location, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements. The engineer will manage and derive system requirements; support system architecture, design, and verification; contribute to systems engineering documentation; coordinate cross-discipline issues; and develop requirements related to information assurance and security mechanisms.

Requirements

  • At least seven years of experience as a systems engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
  • Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university; five additional years of systems engineering experience may substitute for the degree.
  • Current TS/SCI security clearance and a required polygraph.
  • Proficiency using the Linux command-line interface and Linux tools.
  • Demonstrated experience administering Linux systems.
  • Experience developing Bash or Python automation scripts to streamline operational and maintenance tasks.
  • Experience with the Agency’s STE/STN security compliance requirements and ability to ensure systems adhere to established policies.
  • Familiarity with basic Cisco switch configuration.
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker, Podman, and containerd.
  • Experience creating, maintaining, and updating clear, accurate, and accessible technical documentation.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience administering Windows systems.
  • Experience with NetApp storage devices.
  • Experience with virtualization technologies, including vSphere/vCenter.
  • Experience with Atlassian Suite tools such as Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

  • Manage system and derived requirements to ensure production systems are compatible with defined system architectures, including DoDAF and service-oriented architecture.
  • Contribute to systems engineering documentation, including System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents.
  • Assist in developing system and functional requirements and allocating them to hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
  • Coordinate resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination.
  • Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities, considering development and operational needs.
  • Allocate real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components.
  • Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions.
  • Define verification methods, processes, and evaluation criteria for systems, subsystems, and work products in a written plan.
  • Develop system design solutions that satisfy system requirements and fulfill functional analysis.
  • Review and provide input to program and contract work breakdown structures, work packages, and integrated master plans.
  • Participate in interface definition, design, and configuration changes among affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle.
  • Derive stakeholder needs and essential system functions from system requirements.
  • Derive lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements and ensure they are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable.
  • Participate in establishing and gaining approval of system or component definitions, including requirements, designs, interfaces, and test procedures, as a common reference for hardware and software developers.
  • Develop derived requirements for information assurance services, basic information assurance mechanisms, and security mechanism technologies.

Benefits

  • CareFirst medical plans: two Platinum PPO plans with $0 deductible and one HSA plan with a $1,500 deductible.
  • Halogen pays 100% of medical premium costs up to $25,000.
  • CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program.
  • Dental plan; Halogen pays 50% of plan costs.
  • Vision plan; Halogen pays 100% of plan costs.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with a 10% company contribution, automatically vested and paid each pay period.
  • Life insurance, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
  • 20 paid time off days.
  • Six federal holidays.
  • Five floating holidays.
  • Performance- and billable-hours-based bonuses.
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