Senior System Engineer - Cloud and Virtualization

Synergy ECP; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy ECP is seeking an IT Infrastructure Specialist to support next‑gen infrastructure with unified communications in a secure environment. The role includes building, patching, and maintaining servers, plus on‑call support and documentation of all changes.

The ideal candidate will have TS/SCI with poly, DoD 8570 certifications, and 5+ years of related experience in both physical and virtual environments.

Qualifications

• Must hold a TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph.
• DoD 8570 compliant certification required or equivalent.
• High-level experience in server virtualization and cloud infra.

Responsibilities

• Support and deploy IT infrastructure with AWS in a secure, scalable manner.
• Maintain and patch servers across multiple environments.
• Document infrastructure changes and ensure reliability.
• Provide on-call support and incident response.
• Manage monitoring and security tooling (e.g., XYMON, McAfee).

Skills

AWS

Linux admin

AD/Centrify

On-call support

Travel ready

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

VMware

XYMON

Puppet

Active Directory

Job description

Synergy ECP is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business SD(VOSB) that was formed in July 2007 with Headquarters in Columbia, MD and is made up of talented, dedicated staff to provide a broad range of services to the defense, intelligence and health care industries. In an ultra-competitive environment, Synergy ECP has thrived by adhering to our name, making sure excellence is displayed by our Employees, to our Customers and by Improving Performance (ECP). It's what sets us apart, enabling us to be an autonomous yet agile business that delivers huge results - showing we're ready to meet our customers’ evolving demands. Synergy ECP has earned a client list that includes numerous Fortune 100 companies, in addition to multiple branches of the US government and military services. Synergy ECP is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Job Description

This position supports next generation infrastructure with unified communications through a virtualized environment. Responsible for system improvements in reliability, security, efficiency, and performance. Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting, deployments, and maintenance of IT systems, to include building, patching, and maintaining servers.

Key Skills And Responsibilities

• Experience building/managing servers in the AWS (Amazon Web Services) environment.
• Experience with cloud/server/network/storage implementation and support.
• Experience with VMware implementation and support.
• Maintains up-to-date documentation, and prepares documentation for infrastructure changes.
• Solid Linux (CentOS, RedHat, and Oracle Linux).
• The servers are a combination of physical servers and virtual machines in several different environments:

• Physical servers - located on multiple networks in various server rooms
• EDC (Enterprise Data Center) - The EDC still consists of both VMs on VMware infrastructure and Solaris systems.
• MASH (MachineShop) - build/support VMs (not the hardware or infrastructure in this environment).
• DHE (Database Hosting Environment) - physical servers, RHEV (RedHat Virtual Environment) and VMware.
• MUC VMware - build/support VMs (not the hardware or infrastructure for this environment).

• Standard services - Active Directory/Centrify, McAfee (Nails/ePO/CMA), etc.
• PUPPET (to manage system configuration).
• Monitor systems using XYMON. Assists with design implementation, and maintenance of monitoring systems (physical & virtual).

To Qualify, Candidate Must Also Meet These Basic Qualifications

• Must be open to the possibility of travel (CONUS & OCONUS), anticipate less than 5%.
• Must be available for on-call support.

Position Requirements

• Must currently have and be able to maintain a TS/SCI Clearance with Poly
• One of the following DoD approved certifications is required to meet the category/level IAT-2 (DoD 8570) requirement for this position: Security+ CE, GSEC, SSCP, CCNA-Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), CASP+ CE, GCIH, GCED, CCNP Security, CySA+, or GICSP.
• Required Education & Related Experience: High School/GED + 9 years OR Associates + 7 years OR Bachelors + 5 years OR Masters + 3 years OR Doctorate + 1 year