Lead Technical Engineer

ECS Corporate Services; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS is recruiting a Lead Technical Engineer to support DoD clients from Fairfax, VA, in a hybrid on-site/remote capacity. The role involves architecting secure DoD networks, managing cloud and on-prem environments, and leading a multidisciplinary team across IL 4/5 cloud environments.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of IT experience, DoD cloud delivery, and AWS certifications, with a strong focus on security, automation, and collaboration with government partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or related STEM field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience including cloud solutions delivery.
• Active DoD 8140 IAT Level II or higher certification.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect, configure, and manage secure DoD environments and networks.
• Monitor security compliance, remediations, and patch management.
• Lead a team of engineers and coordinate with customers and partners.
• Implement and maintain security controls (ICAM, Firewalls, Proxies).
• Lead risk mitigation activities and continuous monitoring programs.
• Communicate effectively with customers and program managers.

Skills

Cloud Solutions Leadership

Customer-facing

Security Compliance

DevOps Practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AKS

EKS

ECS/ECR

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Lead Technical Engineer to work in a hybrid on-site / remote capacity in our Fairfax, VA office and at various government facilities to support the development and integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud Solutions for a DoW customer. The Lead Technical Engineer will provide hands-on expertise in DoW network systems on a team supporting large DoW programs that operate and maintain multiple IL 4/5 cloud environments and DoW networks, and that take advantage of the many benefits offered by commercial cloud hosting and on-premise infrastructure (e.g., the ability to accelerate IT delivery, efficiency, and innovation). The Lead Technical Engineer will support client teams developing and/or enriching applications in a hybrid cloud environment, as well as providing maintenance and support in both classified and unclassified environments with the goal of providing stable, secure, flexible, efficient, and cost-effective frameworks. The Lead Technical Engineer will report directly to the Project Manager, and will routinely engage with customers, engineers, and supporting mission partners.

Responsibilities

• Architect, configure, and manage secure environments within a DoW network.
• Monitor and manage security compliance, remediations, and patch management for an unclassified environment.
• Lead a team of multidisciplinary engineers.
• Install, test, maintain, and upgrade network operating systems software and hardware to comply with DoW requirements.
• Implement and maintain security and user access controls (ICAM, Security Groups, Firewalls, Proxies).
• Lead and architect risk mitigation activities such as Assessment and Authorization, continuous monitoring, and vulnerability and configuration management.
• Evaluate customer issues and make educated decisions on technologies, tools, and the overall delivery strategy.
• Thrive in a hybrid environment (split between on-site and remote, with occasional SCIF visits).
• Successfully communicate to customers, contract program managers, industry partners, Everforth ECS senior management, and Government representatives.
• Provide leadership and creativity in new business capture and proposal development.
• Track industry trends and leverage them to drive innovation and solution excellence across various functional domains.
• Collaborate with operations, technical, and business development managers, and Everforth ECS Centers of Excellence on key components of large solutions.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Salary Range

$175,000 - $210,000

General Description of Benefits

• U. S. Citizen.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science; Information Systems Management; or similar Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.

Required certifications

• Active DOD 8140 Certification: IAT Level II or higher (e.g., Security+).
• CLF-C02 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
• SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate.

Ability to work in a hybrid capacity , with up to 3 business days per week onsite at Everforth ECS Corporate Offices located in Fairfax, VA.

Ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS (passport required) for occasional program/customer support.

Experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience including:
• 6+ years of IT platform fundamentals.
• 5+ years in a progression of roles to include delivering and sustaining technical and cloud solutions, and managing a supporting team.
• 5+ years with customer-facing cloud projects (AWS preferred).

Highly technical, with a deeply analytical possessing mind-set and experience leading and delegating tasks across technical teams.

Experience in

• Administration of Linux and Microsoft OS Servers (Patch, STIG, configure, and troubleshoot).
• DevOps, Gitlab, Configuration Management, Cloud Infrastructure, and Automation.
• Container orchestration with Kubernetes and docker / AKS, EKS, ECS/ECR.
• Enforcing cloud security practices including configuring encryption, implementing VPC endpoint policies, bucket policies, and locking down security groups.
• Implementing and troubleshooting PKI-enabled system integration.
• Data engineering fundamentals including ETL, wrangling, database requirements (structured/unstructured), normalization, and storage.
• Developing and maintaining systems architecture and configuration documentation.

Demonstrated

• Experience with scripting capabilities using PowerShell, CMD, Bash, Python, etc.
• Hands-on technical experience in Network and Transport protocols, tools, and techniques.
• Familiarity in building and deploying infrastructure as code (IAC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or industry automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience implementing AWS components such as Lambda, IAM, Load Balancers, RDS, Cloudformation, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Sagemaker.
• Fundamental understanding of AI/ML operations and development-to-field lifecycle.

Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.

Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).