Systems Engineer SME (TS/SCI with Poly Required)
About The Position
GCI is seeking a Systems Engineer SME to support customer mission requirements across technology-focused areas. The role supports and troubleshoots web applications, including deploying Tomcat applications using AWS and diagnosing issues with application and server logs. It includes maintaining applications hosted in AWS, administering Linux operating systems and application software, installing software and applying patches, and monitoring network, server, cloud, and application health to maintain availability and performance. The position also manages system certificates, privileged accounts, and database passwords; maintains operational and customer documentation; supports system and data security requirements and artifacts for security certification; and implements and maintains encryption technologies. The position has core hours from 10 to 3. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and have an active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship.
- Active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
- Demonstrated experience supporting applications hosted in an AWS cloud environment, including deployments, patching, security checks, and maintenance.
- Experience upgrading and maintaining Linux systems, including RHEL, CentOS, or Scientific Linux.
- Experience with web services.
- Experience implementing and maintaining encryption technologies, including PKI authentication, Vormetric, and KMS.
Nice To Haves
- Experience building AWS infrastructure or migrating private on-premises solutions to cloud hosting environments.
- Strong relational database knowledge, including Oracle and MySQL.
- Working knowledge of CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible.
- Experience with Shell, Perl, or Python scripting.
- Experience with SysOps or DevOps.
- Ability to perform cloud performance analysis and optimize distributed cloud systems.
Responsibilities
- Support and troubleshoot web applications, including deployment of Tomcat applications using AWS and analysis of application and server logs.
- Support applications hosted in AWS, including deployments, patches, security checks, and maintenance.
- Upgrade and maintain Linux operating systems and application software, including RHEL, CentOS, and Scientific Linux.
- Perform software installations and patching.
- Monitor networks, servers, cloud environments, and applications daily to ensure availability and performance; use software tools and logs to assess system health.
- Track and manage system certificates, privileged accounts, and database passwords.
- Create and update standard operating procedures, administrative instructions, outage After Action Reports, task status updates, and customer reports.
- Support system and data security requirements and prepare documented system artifacts required for security certification.
- Implement and maintain encryption technology, including PKI authentication, Vormetric, and KMS.
- Support web services.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
