Senior Systems Engineer - AWS Cloud Platform & IaC

Integral Consulting Services; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) plan with vesting

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Job summary

Integral Federal in Tysons Corner, VA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to own AWS GovCloud platform and IaC. You will administer cloud services, build Terraform configurations, and implement automation with Ansible, Jenkins, and Python to support biometric systems.

The role requires 7+ years of systems engineering, a Bachelor’s in a related field, and a Secret clearance. You will collaborate with DevOps, network, and security teams to sustain operations, perform patching, and ensure DoD

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Seven (7) years of professional experience in systems engineering.
• AWS GovCloud experience.
• Experience with software integration or testing, including analyzing and implementing test plans and scripts.
• Familiarity with biometric systems. Knowledge of system-of-systems engineering and integration directorate processes.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD.
• Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Administer and sustain AWS GovCloud compute, storage, operating-system, monitoring, and supporting platform services.
• Develop, review, maintain, and control Terraform infrastructure-as-code used to provision and configure AWS resources.
• Administer and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server environments.
• Develop and maintain configuration automation using Ansible, Jenkins, Git/GitLab, Python, Bash, JSON/YAML, or similar technologies.
• Monitor infrastructure health, availability, resource utilization, logs, storage, and system performance.
• Perform operating-system and platform patching and technical STIG remediation.
• Maintain system and infrastructure configuration baselines and support configuration/change management.
• Review infrastructure changes and code/configuration updates before implementation.
• Support cloud backup, recovery, disaster-recovery, and continuity activities.
• Support system integration, releases, regression testing, troubleshooting, and production issue resolution.
• Work with Cyber/ISSO personnel to implement and document vulnerability remediation.
• Cross-train with network and DevOps engineers to maintain operational coverage.

Skills

AWS GovCloud

Terraform

CI/CD

Linux

Python

Security clearance

Biometric systems

Jenkins

Git/GitLab

Ansible

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

Git/GitLab

Job description

Position Title: Senior Systems Engineer - AWS Cloud Platform & IaC

Location: US-Virginia-Tysons Corner

Job ID: 5455

# of Openings: 1

Category: Information Technology

Clearance: Secret

Clearance Status: Active

Type: Regular Full-Time

Overview

The Senior Systems Engineer – AWS Cloud Platform & Infrastructure-as-Code sustains the AWS GovCloud platform supporting Army biometric systems. The engineer provides cloud administration, infrastructure-as-code, Linux/Windows systems engineering, automation, configuration management, monitoring, patching, cybersecurity remediation, and platform troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Administer and sustain AWS GovCloud compute, storage, operating-system, monitoring, and supporting platform services.
• Develop, review, maintain, and control Terraform infrastructure-as-code used to provision and configure AWS resources.
• Administer and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server environments.
• Develop and maintain configuration automation using Ansible, Jenkins, Git/GitLab, Python, Bash, JSON/YAML, or similar technologies.
• Monitor infrastructure health, availability, resource utilization, logs, storage, and system performance.
• Perform operating-system and platform patching and technical STIG remediation.
• Maintain system and infrastructure configuration baselines and support configuration/change management.
• Review infrastructure changes and code/configuration updates before implementation.
• Support cloud backup, recovery, disaster-recovery, and continuity activities.
• Support system integration, releases, regression testing, troubleshooting, and production issue resolution.
• Work with Cyber/ISSO personnel to implement and document vulnerability remediation.
• Cross-train with network and DevOps engineers to maintain operational coverage.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• Seven (7) years of professional experience in systems engineering
• AWS GovCloud experience.
• Experience with software integration or testing, including analyzing and implementing test plans and scripts. Understanding of ANSI/NIST ITL and DoW Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS).
• Familiarity with biometric systems. Knowledge of system-of-systems engineering and integration directorate processes.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools, including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Secret security clearance.

Preferred

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Git/GitLab.
• Windows Server.
• Python/Bash.
• Configuration management.
• STIG remediation and DoD hardened environments.
• AWS certification.

Salary Range

Salary range: $136,000 - $151,000

The above salary range represents a general guideline. Integral Federal considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers, such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and/or discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay.

Company Overview

Integral partners with federal defense, intelligence, and civilian leaders to tackle their most important challenges and deliver positive outcomes. Since our founding in 1998, we have helped clients leverage existing and emerging technologies to transform their enterprises, empower growth, drive innovation, and build sustainable success. The forward-leaning solutions we deliver are tailored to each mission with a focus on keeping our nation safe and secure.

Integral is headquartered in McLean, VA and serves clients throughout the country.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package including paid parental leave and immediate vesting in our 401(k). Give us a try and become part of a curated group of professionals at Integral Federal!

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Earned Bonuses & Awards
• Professional Training Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.