Job Title: Systems Engineer
Location: Reston, VA. Telework will be acceptable after the program's start date
Time Type: Full-time
Clearance Requirement: Secret / IT-I – Critical Sensitive (Tier 5/SSBI)/ High Risk
Employee Type: W2 or 1099
Citizenship: US Citizen, no Dual Citizenship
This position requires a seasoned Systems Engineer with a minimum of 5 years in the engineering field and an active security clearance. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and operate secure, resilient cloud and on-premises infrastructure across multiple cloud platforms to support DLA mission objectives.
Responsibilities:
· Design, deploy, integrate, secure, and optimize cloud and hybrid infrastructure supporting DLA CCIS missions.
· Engineer scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant solutions across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, OCI, etc.) and on-prem systems.
· Develop and implement automation, IaC (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), and CI/CD pipelines to streamline provisioning, configuration, and deployment.
· Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system issues across compute, storage, network, and security domains.
· Collaborate with cybersecurity, compliance, and program teams to meet DoD cybersecurity requirements and DoD 8570/IAT II baseline controls.
· Maintain and enforce security baselines, incident response playbooks, disaster recovery plans, and data protection measures.
· Provide guidance on system architecture, capacity planning, performance tuning, and modernization efforts.
· Create and maintain documentation, standard operating procedures, runbooks, and engineering diagrams.
· Perform programmatic risk assessments, security certifications, and continuous monitoring activities.
· Participate in regular on-call rotations and incident response exercises.
Required Qualifications:
· Clearance: Secret / IT-I – Critical Sensitive (Tier 5/SSBI) / High Risk, or the ability to obtain as required by program.
· Experience: Minimum 5 years in an engineering field with progressive responsibilities in systems engineering, cloud, or infrastructure domains.
· DoD 8570 approval: IAT II (e.g., Security+ CE, or equivalent DoD-approved baseline).
· Cloud Certifications (at least one required):
o Google: ACE (Associate Cloud Engineer) or PCA (Professional Cloud Architect)
o Plus one from the following:
§ AWS: Cloud Practitioner, Security-Specialty, Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, SysOps Administrator
§ Azure: Admin Associate, Architect Expert, Security Engineer Associate
§ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Cloud Ops
§ Red Hat: RHCE or RHCSA
· Strong knowledge of DoD security and compliance requirements; experience implementing security controls for cloud and hybrid environments.
· Proficiency with infrastructure as code, automation tooling, and DevSecOps practices.
· Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in fast-paced, mission-critical environments.