Makpar Corporation

Systems Engineer

• Provide support for an Agency (Police “Department”) of approximately 3,200 users.
• Provide business knowledge and technical expertise to implement strategies, evaluate products, and build upon an infrastructure that supports the changing needs of the Agency.
• Collaborate with federal program managers, agency staff, contracting officers, and multi-disciplinary development teams.
• Design, develop, and integrate complex work systems for every stage of a lifecycle.
• Reliably deliver mission-critical infrastructure with an eye toward accessibility, optimization, and security.
• Manage and monitor all infrastructure and systems installations, including configuration, testing, and maintenance.
• Implement and maintain strategies for backup, security, and redundancy.
• Identify potential issues and implement solutions proactively.
• Craft custom scripts that reduce the need for human interaction.
• Enable faster and smarter business processes and develop meaningful analytics.
• Engage regularly with upper management, providing reports on project status, activities, and achievements.
• Communicate with stakeholders to identify what they want to accomplish with a system.
• Use expert-level administration and optimization of hosts and servers to ensure high degree of availability and appropriate resource management.
• Standardize and automate processes using scripting technology.
• Install and configure operating systems, software, and hardware components, and leverage IT staff for routine tasks by clearly documenting design, maintenance, and support procedures.
• Test software routinely for bugs, redundancies, and security issues.
• Conduct high-level root-cause analysis of service interruptions and establish preventive measures.
• The Systems Engineer will be expected to supervise others.
• The Systems Engineer is required to be onsite at the Fairchild Building in downtown Washington, DC three (3) days per week.