Senior Cyber Systems Engineer – DoD (SCIF, VMware, PKI)

PAE Government Services Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Tax-saving options

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

PAE Government Services Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support mission-critical DoD programs in the Cyber, Security, & Intel domain.

You will participate in prototype development, testing, integration, deployment, and sustainment of IT capabilities. This role requires TS eligibility, 8+ years in systems engineering, and hands-on work with Windows Server, Linux, VMware, Nutanix, Infoblox, and Splunk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent technical field and 8+ years experience.
• DoD security requirements and classified environment experience.
• Hands-on with Windows/Linux servers and enterprise tooling.
• Experience with virtualization, storage, and system management tools.

Responsibilities

• Assess and recommend solutions based on system requirements.
• Contribute to system design, development, and engineering tasks.
• Manage and track workload during Agile sprints using JIRA and Confluence.
• Produce system architecture design documentation and support integration planning.
• Deploy and manage enterprise‑level virtual environments (VMware ESXi, Nutanix AHV).
• Design and implement configurations for scalable, resilient services in global deployments.
• Install, configure, test, and maintain OS, applications, and management tools.
• Deliver and integrate new technical solutions for government customers.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Teamwork

Travel up to 20%

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT related field

BS in Computer Science or Systems Engineering

DoD 8570.01‑M IAT‑II baseline certification

Tools

Windows Server

Active Directory

DNS/DHCP/WSUS

Infoblox DNS/DHCP

Nutanix AHV/AOS/Prism

VMware ESXi/vCenter

Cisco UCS/HyperFlex/Intersight

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Splunk Enterprise

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager

SQL Server 2022+

Acronis backup

Job description

PAE Government Services Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support mission-critical DoD programs in the Cyber, Security, & Intel domain.

You will participate in prototype development, testing, integration, deployment, and sustainment of IT capabilities. This role requires TS eligibility, 8+ years in systems engineering, and hands-on work with Windows Server, Linux, VMware, Nutanix, Infoblox, and Splunk.