Senior Security Systems Engineer — TS/SCI Poly

Nyla Technology Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 133,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks annual leave

11 holidays

10% 401k matching

Professional development $5,000/year

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Nyla Technology Solutions seeks a versatile Systems Engineer & Systems Administrator to protect critical client/server environments and network infrastructure in a high‑impact team. You will blend traditional administration with automation across Windows and Linux, ensuring security compliance and resilient operations.

The role emphasizes containerized services, IaC practices, and collaboration with stakeholders to keep defense systems secure and mission-ready.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive administration and engineering experience across both Linux and Windows in mission-critical client/server setups.
• Security compliance frameworks, baseline hardening, security protocol enforcement, and vulnerability patching.
• Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining networking devices (Cisco, Juniper, Arista) and core services (AD/LDAP/Centrify/GP).
• Automation techniques, containerization, and Kubernetes orchestration environments.
• Troubleshoot complex system issues and communicate technical challenges effectively.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard integrity, performance, and security posture of client/server environments and network infrastructure.
• Bridge traditional system administration with modern infrastructure automation.
• Manage cross-platform Windows/Linux systems and containerized services.

Skills

Core Systems Engineering & Admin

Security Compliance & Hardening

Network Infrastructure & Services

Infrastructure Automation & Containers

Problem-Solving & Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS / CE / SE or related

High School Diploma / GED with 11+ years experience

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Terraform

VMware

Jira

Confluence

Kubernetes

Job description

Nyla Technology Solutions seeks a versatile Systems Engineer & Systems Administrator to protect critical client/server environments and network infrastructure in a high‑impact team. You will blend traditional administration with automation across Windows and Linux, ensuring security compliance and resilient operations.

The role emphasizes containerized services, IaC practices, and collaboration with stakeholders to keep defense systems secure and mission-ready.