Junior Systems Engineer - Federal IT & Security Clearance

Systems Planning & Analysis; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) seeks a Jr. Systems Engineer in Alexandria, VA to join a team deploying and maintaining secure Windows and Linux systems.

You will work to apply DISA STIGs, support production deployments, and help manage databases and cloud resources. The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering, 1+ years in Federal environments, and a Secret clearance. AWS, Docker, VMware, KVM, and RHEL experience are beneficial.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a similar discipline.
• 1+ years of experience deploying and maintaining server operating systems within a secure Federal environment.
• Active CompTiaSecurity+ certification.
• Proficiency in Windows Server installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain secure Windows and Linux systems with a team of admins and security professionals.
• Maintain secure application and database servers in accordance with DISA STIGs.
• Collaborate with developers to promote applications from development to production.
• Configure web servers to host diverse applications and manage SQL Server databases.
• Develop and execute SQL scripts, backup/restore databases, and manage permissions.
• Support organization cloud resources and developer access; assist security team as needed.

Skills

Windows Server

Security+ certification

Secret clearance

Federal environment

Server deployment

Experience: 1+ years

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AWS

Docker

VMware

KVM

RHEL

Job description

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) seeks a Jr. Systems Engineer in Alexandria, VA to join a team deploying and maintaining secure Windows and Linux systems.

You will work to apply DISA STIGs, support production deployments, and help manage databases and cloud resources. The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering, 1+ years in Federal environments, and a Secret clearance. AWS, Docker, VMware, KVM, and RHEL experience are beneficial.