Infrastructure Support - SMPES

Apogee Engineering; Bellevue Second IV Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee Engineering is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer-SMPES to support USSTRATCOM initiatives at Offutt AFB, NE. The role focuses on maintaining virtualization (VMware) and enterprise infrastructure across multiple SMPES strings, delivering reliable, compliant systems.

Responsibilities include incident response, design and dashboarding, and collaboration with J5/J6 and AFNWC teams to ensure cyber and STIG compliance and continuous Nuclear Operations Center support.

Qualifications

• 12 or more years of relevant experience, including 5 years of DoD experience.
• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a TS/SCI level clearance
• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Location: Offutt AFB in Omaha, Nebraska
• On-site: Full-time on-site position

Responsibilities

• Engineer and maintain VMware virtualization to ensure 24/7 reliability across SMPES strings and 250+ legacy systems.
• Design, develop, and maintain production dashboards for real-time system health and backup status.
• Lead incident response and outage coordination for SMPES infrastructure.
• Serve as primary technical POC for infrastructure issues with J5, J6 Cyber, and AFNWC teams.
• Author system requirements and support Change Requests throughout the SDLC.
• Perform monthly VDI testing and Office compatibility assessments.
• Participate in J6/AFNWC DevSecOps cross-functional teams and strategic planning.
• Maintain the program Risk Registry and ensure compliance with USSTRATCOM cyber and STIG requirements.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Infrastructure Support - SMPES

Job Details

Location: US-NE-Offutt AFB

ID: 2026-2124

Category: Information Technology

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote: No

Overview

Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for an Infrastructure Engineer-SMPES to support cutting-edge research, development, and technical analysis efforts for US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)/J56 and the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Enterprise Center (NEC).

This position helps to ensure up-to-date and accurate infrastructure systems (hardware and software) are delivered to customers in a timely fashion. Developing strategies, plans, and procedures that ensure seamless integration of SMPES capabilities into the C2F as well as other SMPES sites. It drives SMPES automation with the goal of achieving continuously synchronized systems that fully support continuous Nuclear Operations Control Center, J3, and J53 operations. The team develops, documents, maintains, and shares repeatable and testable processes and uses statistical process control (SPC) to measure effectiveness and improve processes.

This is a full-time position located at Offutt AFB, NE

Responsibilities

• Engineer and maintain enterprise virtualization solutions (VMware vSphere/ESXi) to ensure 24/7 system reliability across 20 SMPES/ RECAP system strings and 250+ legacy systems.
• Design, develop, and maintain 25+ production vRealize Aria Operations and Aria Logs dashboards providing real-time visibility into system health, performance, replication, and backup status.
• Lead incident response and outage coordination for all unplanned outages affecting SMPES infrastructure.
• Serve as the primary technical POC for infrastructure-related issues, working directly with J5, J6 Cyber, and AFNWC teams.
• Author system requirements, provide feedback on Change Requests (CRQs), and support the system development lifecycle.
• Perform monthly VDI testing and Office compatibility assessments.
• Actively participate in J6/AFNWC DevSecOps Cross-Functional Teams and strategic planning efforts.
• Maintain the program Risk Registry and ensure compliance with USSTRATCOM cyber and STIG requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience

12 or more years of relevant experience, including 5 years of DoD experience

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a TS/SCI level clearance

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Location: Offutt AFB in Omaha, Nebraska

On-site: Full-time on-site position