Systems Engineer - TS/SCI w. Polygraph

Overview

Transform technology into opportunity a Systems Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Systems Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

HOW A SYSTEMS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Develop and apply advanced engineering and design methods, theories and research techniques in the investigation and solution of complex and advanced system requirements, hardware/software interfaces and applications and solutions.  

• Operate and sustain the on-going daily operational use of VMware infrastructure including updating, testing, and deploying the vSphere and vCenter product releases. This includes identifying and reporting concerns or issues encountered during installation, testing and deployment of new software releases. 

• Manage and administer physical and virtual servers, primarily Windows and Linux servers 

• Support and management of server virtualization, server provisioning, physical server maintenance, security compliance and daily operations 

• Manage VMware vSphere, with emphasis on automation, and enterprise storage and backup system administration, installation, and on-going maintenance experience. 

• Maintain server lifecycle - provisioning, maintenance, and decommissioning of the hardware 

• Maintain the virtualized server environment via configuration, implementation, management, and support activities 

• Monitor the virtual server infrastructure environment’s health status, service performance, and utilization 

• Implement and maintain continuous compliance to information security policies and technical standards, reporting and remediation of non-compliances 

• Maintain the security baseline compliance via configuration, implementation, and remediation activities 

• Troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance 

• Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems including the transition and migration of corporate systems 

• Perform systems administration of desktop and server systems connected to local and wide area networks. Desktop system management responsibilities involving account monitoring, security, Operating System (OS) installation, and other local area system administration related functions 

• Provide installation and operational support of voice and data communications hardware and software systems.  

• Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and other related technologies 

• Oversee the Installation of new storage hardware and software according to standard operating procedures 

• Perform configuration of operating system and security patches for host and distributed systems and implements incident response procedures during incidents of a network or host security breach.  

• Review customer requirements and makes recommendations for changes to existing technical architecture.  

• Comply with prescribed customer, industry, and agency standards. 

• Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for all the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc. support, administer and maintenance of enterprise data center systems comprised of both physical and virtual servers, storage, backups, monitoring and automation 

• Participate in special projects as required 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED: 

• Required Education and Experience: BA/BS + 8 years 

• Certifications: DoD Manual 8570.01-M at the Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II role 

• Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a CI Polygraph 

• Working technical competency in one or more of the following supported platforms: Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers, MS Hyper-V/VMWare/ESXI/Xen Hypervisors, , Scripting, BMC Footprints, WSUS, Lumension, Bitlocker, SQL Server 2012, Microsoft IIS, Windows Server 2012r2/2016, Win 10, Red Hat 6.5, Microsoft Office 

• Hands on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts 

• Experience with SAN, NAS and iSCSI storage implementations 

• Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments 

• Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments 

• Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies 

• Experience with design, development, implementation, and maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware platforms and data centers 

• Location: On Customer Site  

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holiday