Lead Systems Engineer, Space Force OOB Network

Omitron Inc; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA

Paid holidays

Vacation & Sick Leave

Parental Leave

401k with company match

Professional development reimbursement

Job summary

Omitron Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the SPARTAN OOB network design, build, and deployment.

You will establish the systems engineering foundation for SPARTAN, defining architecture with network and cybersecurity teams and fielding a secure, scalable OOB management network at multiple sites. The role is hands‑on and requires experience with Linux, virtualization, and core infrastructure services.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of experience in systems engineering, network engineering, or infrastructure engineering.
• Experience designing and deploying management infrastructure for enterprise or mission networks (OOB networks, network management systems, data center infrastructure).
• Hands-on design and build experience with routing, switching, VLANs, IP addressing, and network segmentation.
• Experience administering Linux systems and virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere, KVM).
• Experience deploying core infrastructure services: AAA (TACACS+/RADIUS), DNS, NTP, syslog, SNMP/telemetry.
• Scripting and automation with Python, Bash, Ansible or similar tools.
• Experience developing requirements, architecture docs, and test procedures.
• Experience in DoD or RMF security environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the systems engineering of the SPARTAN OOB management network through fielding.
• Define the OOB architecture with network engineers (management switching, routing, console access, segmentation, independent transport).
• Design and build OOB services (AAA, directory, certificates, time sync, DNS, logging, monitoring).
• Select and integrate compute, virtualization, and storage platforms for OOB services at core and edge sites.
• Create repeatable node baselines; develop automation for config, backup, compliance checks, and deployment (Ansible, Python).
• Work with NOSC personnel to define monitoring, alerting, and remote recovery procedures for 24/7 operations.
• Plan and execute integration and test events in lab and at sites; write verification procedures.
• Support site surveys, installation, and acceptance testing at new locations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Network engineering

Infrastructure engineering

OOB networks

Linux administration

VMware vSphere

KVM

Automation

Python

Ansible

RMF security

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

SolarWinds

Zabbix

LibreNMS

Grafana

Splunk

NetBox

Git

Jama

DOORS

Job description

Omitron Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the SPARTAN OOB network design, build, and deployment.

You will establish the systems engineering foundation for SPARTAN, defining architecture with network and cybersecurity teams and fielding a secure, scalable OOB management network at multiple sites. The role is hands‑on and requires experience with Linux, virtualization, and core infrastructure services.