Data Center Engineer - TS/SCI CI Poly, Onsite

Zachary Piper Solutions; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k

PTO

Sick leave

Holidays

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Data Center Engineer-TS/SCI CI Poly for an onsite role in Reston, VA. You will secure government workloads, manage SSPs/POA&Ms, and support accreditation and compliance efforts.

The position requires active TS/SCI with CI Poly, experience with NISPOM/ICD, and strong virtualization and Windows/Linux skills. Onsite responsibilities include maintaining secure data center infrastructure and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI Poly, able to work in the U.S.
• Experience with NISPOM, ICD and related compliance frameworks.
• Strong network engineering and administration skills, including routers, switches, firewalls, and other network infrastructure components.
• Proficiency with Windows Server 2016/2019, Windows 10, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WSUS, VMware vSphere, and mixed Windows/Linux environments.
• Experience with vulnerability management and patching.
• Preferred: DoD 8570 certifications (Security+, CISSP, CISA, GSEC, CAP, SSCP, GSLC), Splunk, McAfee ePO, cloud admin, Jira administration.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, maintain, and support secure mission-critical infrastructure across classified and highly regulated data center environments.
• Administer and troubleshoot Windows, Linux, and Unix systems, virtualization platforms (VMware), and web, email, database, desktop, and thin-client technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to design, implement, and sustain secure computing environments used for operational and government-focused workloads.
• Manage infrastructure supporting sensitive and regulated data, ensuring compliance with NISPOM, ICD, export control regulations, and classified information handling.
• Develop, maintain, and support security documentation, including SSPs, POA&Ms, and other compliance artifacts.
• Assist with system accreditation efforts, security assessments, risk remediation activities, and ongoing compliance monitoring to support secure operational environments.

Skills

Top Secret/SCI clearance

CI Poly

NISPOM & ICD compliance

Network engineering

Windows Server / Active Directory /DNS

Vulnerability management

DoD 8570 certifications

Regulatory compliance

Tools

VMware vSphere

Splunk

McAfee ePO

Jira administration

Cloud administration (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Data Center Engineer-TS/SCI CI Poly for an onsite role in Reston, VA. You will secure government workloads, manage SSPs/POA&Ms, and support accreditation and compliance efforts.

The position requires active TS/SCI with CI Poly, experience with NISPOM/ICD, and strong virtualization and Windows/Linux skills. Onsite responsibilities include maintaining secure data center infrastructure and ensuring regulatory compliance.