Lead Systems Engineer (TS/SCI Poly) - AWS & Kubernetes

Akina Inc; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 242,000 - 296,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days PTO

11 federal holidays

401k vested on start date

100% healthcare for employee

Job summary

Akina Inc in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, seeks a Lead Systems Engineer to manage stability, security, and scalability of data transformation workflows and a web-based user interface. You will lead a small DevOps/SysAdmin team and collaborate with 25+ software engineers.

The role requires TS/SCI - Polygraph, 12 years of SE experience, and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Expect strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, and SSP compliance with a competitive compensation

Qualifications

• 12+ years of systems engineering experience in programs of similar scope and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline.
• Proven ability to plan and lead Systems Engineering efforts.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and direct two system administrators.
• Collaborate with a larger team of 25+ software engineers.
• Provide guidance on overall system design and setup with software teams.
• Maintain system platforms and health of servers, production and development environments.
• Oversee system maintenance, security, and SSP accreditations.
• Establish observability, monitoring, and disaster recovery strategies for all environments.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation and conduct regular reviews and post-mortems.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Mentoring

System engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in System Engineering or related field

Tools

Podman

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

Packer

Bash

Python

AWS

Elasticsearch

MongoDB

Redis

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Akina Inc in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, seeks a Lead Systems Engineer to manage stability, security, and scalability of data transformation workflows and a web-based user interface. You will lead a small DevOps/SysAdmin team and collaborate with 25+ software engineers.

The role requires TS/SCI - Polygraph, 12 years of SE experience, and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Expect strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, and SSP compliance with a competitive compensation