Infrastructure Support - SMPES

Apogee; Bellevue Second IV Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee seeks an Infrastructure Engineer-SMPES to support USSTRATCOM/J56 and the NEC at Offutt AFB, NE. You will ensure 24/7 reliability across SMPES strings and legacy systems.

The role emphasizes automation, real-time visibility via dashboards, incident response, and collaboration with J5/J6 Cyber and AFNWC teams. On-site, TS/SCI clearance and DoD experience are required.

Qualifications

• US citizen required.
• Must hold/maintain TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant DoD experience.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and maintain enterprise virtualization solutions (VMware vSphere/ESXi) for 20 SMPES/RECAP strings and 250+ legacy systems.
• Design and maintain production dashboards with real-time visibility into system health, performance, replication, 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.
• Write system requirements, review Change Requests (CRQs), and support 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.

Skills

US citizenship

TS/SCI clearance

On-site requirement

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen


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


• Education: Bachelor's Degree


• Years of Experience: 12 or more years of relevant experience, including 5 years of DoD experience


• Location: Offutt AFB in Omaha, Nebraska


• On-site: Full-time on-site position