Systems Engineer

bcore•Warrenton, VA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Systems Engineer Warrenton / Tysons, VA TS/SCI with Poly At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it’s architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions. Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting customer missions as a Systems Engineer in Warrenton or Tysons, Virginia.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or other related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, training, and work/military experience
Minimum ten (10) years of related systems engineering experience
Hands-on experience in enterprise networking (e.g., routing, switching, firewalls, load balancers, DNS)
Hands-on experience in storage technologies (e.g., SAN, NAS, object storage)
Hands-on experience with container platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)
Hands-on experience with Linux (Redhat, CentOS) operating systems (administration, hardening, automation)
Hands-on experience with IdAM - Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for AuthN and AuthZ
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)
Hands-on experience with hybrid and on-prem infrastructure design and integration
Hands-on experience with cloud networking, identity, security, and cost optimization
Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases - relational (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis)
Hands-on experience with web services, APIs, and middleware
Hands-on experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) fundamentals
Hands-on experience with event-based messaging systems (e.g., SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ)
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code - Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
Hands-on experience with configuration management and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.)
Hands-on experience with CI/CD integration with infrastructure and platforms (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, GitOps, ArgoCD)
Hands-on experience with security best practices and systems hardening
Proficiency with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack, CloudWatch
Ability to create: As-is architecture documentation
Ability to create: To-be architecture and detailed engineering designs
Ability to create: Implementation and migration plans

Nice To Haves

Observability and monitoring tools (e.g., logging, metrics, tracing)
Zero Trust and modern security architectures
Data analytics, AI/ML platform exposure
Experience supporting production or mission-critical environments
Relevant certifications (e.g., cloud, systems, security, or architecture)
Knowledge of machine learning platforms (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, SageMaker)
Familiarity with big data ecosystems (e.g., Hadoop, Databricks, Snowflake, Google BigQuery)
Strong background in ITIL processes and agile methodologies
Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer, Azure Administrator, Kubernetes CKA/CKAD
ITIL Foundation

Responsibilities

Analyze existing ("as is") systems and applications
Document current state architectures
Design future-state solutions
Implement systems enhancements or technology transformations end-to-end
Collaborate across infrastructure, platform, application, DevSecOps, information systems security, and data teams
Maintain ownership of system reliability, performance, scalability, and security