Senior System Engineer, TS/SCI with Poly - Fort Meade

J T; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 182,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company (s

Job summary

JT seeks an experienced System Engineer to provide operational support, testing, and sustainment for an enterprise web-based mission application in Fort Meade, MD. You will work with DevOps, software engineering, and operations teams to monitor telemetry, deploy updates, and ensure high system availability across diverse environments.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, a technical bachelor’s degree (or 14 years of equivalent experience), and extensive Linux administration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline plus 10+ years of systems engineering/technical experience, OR 14 years of relevant systems engineering experience without a degree.
• Strong hands-on Linux administration in enterprise environments (RHEL 8/9, Rocky Linux 8/9).
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD automated deployment pipelines.
• Familiarity with Grafana and Kibana for monitoring; Jira/Confluence/Jira Service Desk usage.

Responsibilities

• Support DevOps and software teams in testing, diagnosing, and troubleshooting web application components and services.
• Collaborate with operations and development groups to formulate test plans and identify testing requirements.
• Triage reported operational anomalies, track defects, and log issues via ticketing systems.
• Monitor Tier 1 application health, performance metrics, and telemetry dashboards using Grafana and Kibana.
• Execute system and application installations, configurations, and version upgrades across virtual and cloud environments.
• Monitor and resolve customer support requests through Jira Service Desk, providing technical assistance and operational guidance to end users.
• Occasionally respond to mission-critical after-hours escalations as needed.
• Participate in periodic CONUS/OCONUS travel (approximately 1–2 times per year).

Skills

Linux Administration

CI/CD Pipelines

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

GitLab

Grafana

Kibana

Jira

Confluence

Jira Service Desk

Job description

JT seeks an experienced System Engineer to provide operational support, testing, and sustainment for an enterprise web-based mission application in Fort Meade, MD. You will work with DevOps, software engineering, and operations teams to monitor telemetry, deploy updates, and ensure high system availability across diverse environments.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, a technical bachelor’s degree (or 14 years of equivalent experience), and extensive Linux administration