Data Center Engineer - TS/SCI CI Poly (Onsite Reston)

Piper Companies; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

PTO

Sick leave

Holidays

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Data Center Engineer-TS/SCI CI Poly in Reston, VA to secure compliance with NISPOM and ICD guidelines and assist in creating and managing System Security Plans (SSP) and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms). This onsite role supports secure government-focused workloads and accreditation efforts.

The candidate will work with cross-functional teams to implement and sustain secure infrastructure, manage risk, and ensure ongoing compliance across classified

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly and ability to work in the U.S.
• Experience with DIACAP, NISPOM, ICD and related compliance frameworks.
• Experience configuring, deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting network infrastructure.
• Proficiency with Windows Server, Windows 10, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, VMware vSphere.
• Experience with vulnerability management and patching processes.
• DoD 8570 certifications and cloud administration experience are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, maintain, and support secure mission-critical infrastructure across classified data center environments.
• Administer and troubleshoot Windows, Linux, and Unix systems, VMware, and related technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and sustain secure computing environments for government workloads.
• Manage infrastructure ensuring compliance with NISPOM, ICD, export controls, and classified data handling.
• Develop and maintain security documentation including SSPs and POA&Ms.
• Assist with accreditation efforts, security assessments, risk remediation, and ongoing compliance monitoring.

Skills

Active Top Secret/SCI clearance

CI Polygraph

NISPOM & ICD compliance

VMware vSphere

Windows Server 2016/2019

Active Directory

DNS & DHCP & WSUS

Vulnerability management

System patching

DoD 8570 certifications (Security+, …)

Splunk / centralized logging

McAfee ePO

COMSEC / encryption technologies

Cloud administration (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Jira administration

Network engineering (routers, switches

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Data Center Engineer-TS/SCI CI Poly in Reston, VA to secure compliance with NISPOM and ICD guidelines and assist in creating and managing System Security Plans (SSP) and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms). This onsite role supports secure government-focused workloads and accreditation efforts.

The candidate will work with cross-functional teams to implement and sustain secure infrastructure, manage risk, and ensure ongoing compliance across classified