Senior Systems Engineer – Cloud & Cross‑Stack Transformation

VTG Defense; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG Defense is seeking a Systems Engineer to serve as a technical authority across networking, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases, and applications in the McLean, VA area. You will analyze current environments, craft detailed designs, and drive modernization, migration, and upgrades.

You will lead cross‑functional work with System and Cloud Architects, ensuring availability, performance, security, and compliance while integrating with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Typically requires BS degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Demonstrated hands‑on systems engineering across networking, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases and applications.
• Experience analyzing and documenting as‑is infrastructure, platform and application architectures.
• Experience creating detailed engineering designs for modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Experience collaborating with System and Cloud Architects.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands‑on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases, and applications.
• Analyze and document current-state infrastructure, platform, and application architectures.
• Develop detailed engineering designs for modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives.
• Lead and execute cloud and system implementations, migrations, and upgrades.
• Ensure systems meet requirements for availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance.
• Integrate infrastructure and platform environments with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cross‑stack issues spanning infrastructure, platforms, and applications.

Skills

Systems engineering

Networking

Compute

Storage

Operating systems

Middleware

Databases

Applications

DevOps integration

DevSecOps integration

Education

BS degree

Tools

DevOps

DevSecOps

Cloud architectures

Job description

VTG Defense is seeking a Systems Engineer to serve as a technical authority across networking, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases, and applications in the McLean, VA area. You will analyze current environments, craft detailed designs, and drive modernization, migration, and upgrades.

You will lead cross‑functional work with System and Cloud Architects, ensuring availability, performance, security, and compliance while integrating with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines.