812277 Systems Engineer $300,000.00

B4Corp; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 270,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Phantom stock

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Referral bonus

PTO 7 weeks

Flexible schedule

Job summary

B4Corp in Herndon, VA is hiring a Systems Engineer at Level 1 SME for cloud-focused duties. The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph and offers up to $300,000 per year. Core hours are 9am–4pm.

The candidate will work on AWS/Azure cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and automation within a mission-focused environment. Education requirement is a BA/BS or equivalent; 5+ years cloud experience is expected, with strong emphasis on security, networking, and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• Top Secret clearance with polygraph required.
• 5+ years of cloud experience (primarily AWS).
• BA/BS or equivalent education/training/experience.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

CKAD/CKA

Python

Java

TypeScript

Bash

PowerShell

Perl

Docker

Networking

Security

CI/CD

Ansible

Terraform

CloudFormation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

Labor Category: Systems Engineer
Position Title: Systems Engineer
Position Level: Level 1 – Subject Matter Expert
Salary: Up to $300,000.00 per year
Core Hours: 9am to 4pm
Location: Herndon VA

Description:

Position Requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph.

The Cloud Engineer must have:
Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience
Experience: 5+ years of related Cloud experience (primarily AWS)

Details:

Labor Category: Systems Engineer
Position Title: Systems Engineer
Position Level: Level 1 – Subject Matter Expert
Salary: Up to $300,000.00 per year
Core Hours: 9am to 4pm
Location: Herndon VA

Mandatory Requirements:

• Developmental (0-2 years’ experience)
• Full Performance (3-5 years’ experience)
• Senior (6-10 years’ experience)
• Expert (11-15 years’ experience)
• SME (16+ years’ experience)

Technical skills and abilities:
Cloud Platforms:
AWS Experience with services like EC2, EKS, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, IAM, etc.
Azure experience with services like Azure VMs, Blob Storage, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Microsoft Entra, etc.
Experience with commercial cloud AI services is a plus (SageMaker, Bedrock, Microsoft Foundry, etc.).
Experience configuring cloud networking and security resources, such as AWS VPCs, Subnets, PrivateLink, or other commercial cloud equivalent.
Kubernetes:
Experience with Kubernetes (CKAD or CKA certification is a plus)
Understanding of Kubernetes architecture, components, and ecosystem (e.g., Helm, kube-state metrics)
Experience with Kubernetes deployment strategies (e.g., rolling updates, blue -green deployments)
Programming Skills
Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, and Type script
Experience with scripting languages like Bash, PowerShell, or Perl
Containerization:
Experience with Docker, including creating Docker files, managing images, and orchestrating containers
Networking and Security:
Understanding of networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing)
Experience with security best practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, FIPS)
Familiarity with security tools like AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra, or Kubernetes RBAC
CI/CD and Automation:
Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI
Familiarity with automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation

Optional Requirements:

B4CORP Company Information

B4Corp is a small defense contracting company that focuses on providing an optimum environment for mission-focused, highly skilled consultants to support the United States of America’s intelligence community and other defense organizations. B4Corp provides a low overhead, highly efficient, high salary environment that allows employees to excel at meeting the client’s needs. B4Corp is looking for information technology professionals that have a high sense of personal responsibility, self-motivation, and mission drive.

B4Corp’s dedication and care for its employees is reflected in our outstanding compensation and benefits package. B4Corp’s benefits reflect the company’s policy of putting the employees first. B4Corp’s maximum flexibility comp / makeup time policy, along with the company’s cafeteria-style benefit plan that allows employees to maximize their Benefit Dollars, reflects B4Corp’s commitment to its employees.

Compensation:

• Outstanding Salaries

Retirement:

• Full Vanguard 401k Plan – Featuring a full scope of investment options
  – 100% employer matched contribution up to 6% of employee’s salary
  – Ability to max out 401k savings $57k ($63.5k if over 50)
• Employees receive B4Corp phantom stock each year (2-year vesting period)

Insurance:

• Medical – United Health Care (UHC) (multiple plan options)
• Dental – United Concordia (UC) Flex Plan
• Vision – Vision Service Plan Insurance Co (VSP) Signature Plans
• Mutual of Omaha short-term disability (60% of salary up to $2,000.00/week)
• Mutual of Omaha long-term disability (60% of salary up to $10,000.00/month)
• Mutual of Omaha life insurance ($200,000.00)

Employee Referral Bonus:

• Refer a friend or a coworker and receive $3,000 per year for every year the person works for B4CORP

Paid Time Off (PTO):

• Seven weeks of leave per year (including ten federal holidays)
• Flexible work schedule with comp time (with customer approval)

B4Corp is an EEO and e-Verify employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin. Please take the time to review and complete these three voluntary identification forms if you choose to do so and email them to [e-mail].