Systems Engineer - Active Security Clearance

Cadre•Reston, VA

About The Position

CADRE is relied upon for delivering superior insight and leadership to solve the nation's most critical national security challenges in the most demanding environments. This Systems Engineer position is located in Northern Virginia with flexible core hours and includes 10% or less domestic travel. The Systems Engineer is responsible for developing, engineering, and deploying technical solutions within a dedicated network. This individual will work within a small, mission focused team of network and systems engineers to implement technical solutions to challenging collaboration and data protection problems. Duties : This Systems Engineer performs the following core functions: Develop / Test / Scale / Deploy / Maintain technology solutions Build solutions with a focus on information security principals Work extensively with Microsoft technologies and virtualization platforms Monitor networks Performs other duties as assigned at the direction of Project Management

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with poly
Bachelor's degree preferred, in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline related to the specific skill
No degree + ten (10) years relevant experience
Associate's degree + eight (18) years relevant experience
Bachelor's degree + six (6) years relevant experience
Minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience in the areas of Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems (or comparable documented work experience)
Ability to travel on an infrequent, but as needed basis, primarily domestic
Knowledge of and hands on experience with modern server operating systems and virtualization technologies
Knowledge of and hands on experience with Virtual Desktop technologies
Knowledge of and hands on experience with Cloud platforms
Knowledge of and hands on experience with collaboration and ticketing tools
Knowledge of high availability technologies and concepts
Knowledge and hands on experience with networking and network security technologies
Experience with managing engineering projects (i.e., design, build, deploy)
Knowledge and hands on experience with scripting languages such as, Bash, Powershell, Python, etc.
Knowledge of and hands on experience implementing IT and Cyber Security best practices
Ability to assess emerging technologies, determine their impact on corporate systems and incorporate them into technical plans
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; demonstrated ability to analyze complex situations, determine course of action and act promptly and effectively when problems arise
Demonstrated outstanding interpersonal skills and strong verbal and written communications skills

Nice To Haves

Active TS/SCI with poly with most recent BI/Poly dates within the last five years
Experience building, deploying, maintaining, Windows and RedHat/CentoS servers
Experience building, deploying, maintaining, Citrix VDI Desktops
Knowledge and hands on experience with Microsoft Azure, and Azure Stack Hub
Experience building, deploying, maintaining, Atlassian products such as JIRA and Confluence
Experience building, deploying, maintaining, Microsoft Exchange
Experience building, deploying, maintaining clusters, load balancers, multi-datacenter applications
Experience with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
Experience designing, building, deploying, and maintaining sensitive networks
Experience with Enterprise database platforms such as MS SQL Server and Oracle databases
Experience with One Way Transfer Solutions and data flow management
Knowledge of SIEM and security analytical technologies (e.g. Splunk, pcap, Netflow, etc)
Experience with Active Directory and identity management
Experience with hyper-converged infrastructure such as Cisco HX, Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct
Knowledge of DevOps/DevSecOps methodologies and tools