Systems Engineer - $171K – $185K

RCT Systems • Reston, VA

51d • $171,000 - $185,000

About The Position

This role supports a secure IdAM/ICAM technical development program as a Platform Engineer, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining reliable, resilient cloud-based platforms used by software development teams. You’ll work closely with developers, cybersecurity engineers, DBAs, and architects to deliver enterprise software solutions in cloud environments.

Requirements

• BS degree with 6–10 years of hands-on systems/platform engineering experience
• Strong AWS and cloud platform experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working in secure, cross-functional environments
• TS/SCI with Polygraph

Nice To Haves

• Automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Packer)
• Containers and orchestration (Docker/Podman, Kubernetes)
• Serverless technologies (AWS Lambda)
• Security accreditation processes
• Agile / SAFe / Scrum experience

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust platform and cloud infrastructure solutions
• Support enterprise software development in customer cloud environments (AWS)
• Provide hands-on engineering guidance to mission teams
• Maintain and secure cloud infrastructure (patching, upgrades, configuration)
• Collaborate with security engineers to remediate security scan findings
• Work across cross-functional teams (Dev, Systems, Security, QA)

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
• Immediate 401k vesting
• Generous PTO and flexible schedules
• $500.00 annual technology allowance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level