Systems Engineer 3
About The Position
Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a SYSTEMS ENGINEER and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. The System Engineer shall collaborate closely with product owners, program managers, hardware engineers, networking and storage teams, system administrators, and customer stakeholders to deliver high quality, service focused hardware capabilities while supporting the Agency’s STE/STN objectives. In addition, the System Engineer shall be responsible for creating, maintaining, and updating clear, accurate, and accessible technical documentation to ensure consistent understanding across teams, enable effective knowledge transfer, and support long term system sustainment.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science
- 20+ years of related experience
- Active TS/SCI w/ Poly security clearance
- Demonstrated experience administering Linux systems, including proficiency with command‑line tooling
- Ability to develop automation scripts using Bash and Python to streamline operational and maintenance tasks
- Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS/GOTS/FOSS software across large‑scale Linux cluster environments
- Familiarity with the Agency’s STE/STN security compliance requirements and the ability to ensure systems adhere to established policies
- Broad technical understanding of server components, including compute, storage arrays, network fabrics, memory architectures, and database technologies
- Working knowledge of IaC concepts, principles and experience using automation tooling such as SaltStack and Ansible
- Hands‑on knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker, Podman, and containerd
- Familiarity with Fiber Channel attached storage systems
- Familiarity with Oracle OLVM and its use in managing and operating virtualized Linux environments
Nice To Haves
- Familiar with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
- Familiar with distributed files systems such as Weka, CEPH, GPFS, and HDFS
- Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with product owners, program managers, hardware engineers, networking and storage teams, system administrators, and customer stakeholders to deliver high quality, service focused hardware capabilities while supporting the Agency’s STE/STN objectives.
- Create, maintain, and update clear, accurate, and accessible technical documentation to ensure consistent understanding across teams, enable effective knowledge transfer, and support long term system sustainment.
- Administer Linux systems, including proficiency with command-line tooling.
- Develop automation scripts using Bash and Python to streamline operational and maintenance tasks.
- Install, configure, and support COTS/GOTS/FOSS software across large-scale Linux cluster environments.
- Ensure systems adhere to established policies and Agency’s STE/STN security compliance requirements.
- Provide broad technical understanding of server components, including compute, storage arrays, network fabrics, memory architectures, and database technologies.
- Utilize IaC concepts, principles and automation tooling such as SaltStack and Ansible.
- Work with containerization technologies such as Docker, Podman, and containerd.
- Work with Fiber Channel attached storage systems.
- Manage and operate virtualized Linux environments using Oracle OLVM.
Benefits
- Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel and accident insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
