
Senior Systems Engineer – TS/SCI
Metric5
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Springfield • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $140,000 - $165,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Design, deploy, and manage core infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment, with a strong focus on AWS.
- Administer and maintain Windows Server operating systems, including Patching, Group Policy, and accreditation.
- Manage and support our CI/CD pipelines and version control system using GitLab.
- Act as a point of escalation for complex technical issues, providing support and guidance to junior team members.
- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure high availability and optimal performance.
- Manage and resolve technical issues reported through Service+ trouble ticket management system, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
- Develop and maintain documentation for systems, processes, and procedures.
- Provide after-hours support as needed.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in a Systems Engineer or similar role
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
- CompTIA Security+ certification
- Active TS/SCI security clearance
- Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, and IAM
- Strong proficiency in Windows Server administration (2016, 2019, or newer)
- Demonstrated experience with GitLab for version control and CI/CD pipeline management
- Proven ability to manage a high volume of technical issues using a trouble ticket management system (e.g., Jira, ServiceNow, etc.)
- Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, etc.)
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Benefits
- Health & Dental Insurance with 100% of individual coverage paid for by the company
- Vision Insurance
- Life & Short Term Disability Insurance
- 401k with company match (employees are immediately vested)
- Paid Vacation
- 9 Paid Holidays per year (plus 2 paid floating holidays)
- Parental Leave
- Employee Bonuses
- Professional Development Reimbursement Program
- Tuition Assistance Program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
AWSWindows ServerGitLabCI/CDscripting languagesPowerShellPythonnetworking conceptsTCP/IPDNS
Soft skills
communicationinterpersonalproblem-solvingguidancesupportdocumentation
Certifications
CompTIA Security+TS/SCI security clearance