Remote Associate Cloud & Systems Engineer

230 LST in; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LS Technologies, a Tetra Tech company, seeks an Associate Systems Engineer to support design, integration, operation, and continuous improvement of cloud and enterprise systems. The role collaborates with a multidisciplinary team and assists senior engineers across cloud, infrastructure, application, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology environments.

The ideal candidate translates technical requirements into practical solutions, troubleshoots complex issues, documents activities, and works

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 2+ years of experience in systems engineering, software engineering, infrastructure engineering, cloud engineering, network engineering, or related field.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware, software, network, cloud, or enterprise systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain FAA/government security clearance or suitability determination, as required.

Responsibilities

• Support the engineering, integration, implementation, and sustainment of FAA systems and enterprise technology platforms.
• Assist with developing system architectures, technical designs, engineering documentation, diagrams, and implementation plans.
• Analyze system requirements and translate mission and business needs into technical requirements.
• Support requirements management, traceability, configuration management, and technical baseline development.
• Assist senior engineers with the evaluation and integration of hardware, software, network, cloud, and security technologies.
• Participate in system integration, testing, validation, verification, and troubleshooting activities.
• Investigate system performance, availability, connectivity, and configuration issues and assist with root-cause analysis.
• Support the development of SOPs, technical procedures, runbooks, and system documentation.
• Assist with system monitoring, incident resolution, problem management, and operational support activities.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process improvement, and increased system reliability.
• Support cloud-based infrastructure and enterprise services, including AWS or other FAA-approved environments.
• Assist with infrastructure-as-code, automation, DevOps, and CI/CD activities where applicable.
• Support cybersecurity engineering activities, including security configuration, vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and compliance.
• Assist with implementing and maintaining security controls per FAA, federal, and organizational requirements.
• Support technical assessments and participate in security, architecture, and engineering reviews.
• Analyze system logs, monitoring data, configuration information, and other technical info to identify issues.
• Participate in technical meetings with FAA stakeholders, program managers, system owners, developers, cybersecurity personnel, and infrastructure teams.
• Prepare technical presentations, status reports, engineering assessments, and briefings for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Maintain accurate engineering documentation and configuration records.
• Follow FAA engineering processes, standards, policies, and applicable federal requirements.
• Provide technical support to senior systems engineers and participate in cross-functional engineering initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, systems engineering, electrical engineering, or related technical discipline; equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Job description

LS Technologies, a Tetra Tech company, seeks an Associate Systems Engineer to support design, integration, operation, and continuous improvement of cloud and enterprise systems. The role collaborates with a multidisciplinary team and assists senior engineers across cloud, infrastructure, application, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology environments.

The ideal candidate translates technical requirements into practical solutions, troubleshoots complex issues, documents activities, and works