Senior Systems Engineer: Cloud, MFT & Security

Ashburn Consulting; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashburn Consulting, a Washington, DC area firm, is seeking a mid to senior level Systems / Enterprise Engineer to support MFT operations, Linux and Windows systems, cybersecurity tools, servers, storage, networks, and cloud environments.

The role demands strong technical judgment, documentation, training, planning, and follow-up, with capabilities for day-to-day operations and longer-term cost estimates and modernization projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with Linux administration and enterprise servers, networks, and systems.
• Experience deploying and supporting Rocky Linux 8.9/9.x and Windows Server 2022.

Responsibilities

• Support Linux servers, storage, enterprise infrastructure, and related environments both on-premises and in cloud.
• Administer and troubleshoot network, storage, server, application, and system issues.
• Support Axway MFT / Secure Transport and related on-premise and in-cloud environments.
• Support secure, application-agnostic bulk file and data transfer solutions for structured, unstructured, and large-volume enterprise data exchanges across heterogeneous systems and external partners.
• Assist with Symantec DLP and SPE-related activities.
• Coordinate tasks with internal teams, customers, and third-party vendors; track work items and follow up to ensure completion.
• Prepare technical documentation, procedures, runbooks, instructions, and support materials; train support staff and users as needed.
• Support short-term and long-term planning, proactive issue prevention, market research, preliminary cost estimation, modernization, alternative solution assessment, and migration planning.
• Provide continuity and technical support coverage when technical leadership is unavailable.

Skills

Linux administration

Cybersecurity practices

Documentation & training

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

Axway MFT / Secure Transport

Terraform

AWS CLI

GitHub Actions

CloudFormation / AWS CDK

Job description

Ashburn Consulting, a Washington, DC area firm, is seeking a mid to senior level Systems / Enterprise Engineer to support MFT operations, Linux and Windows systems, cybersecurity tools, servers, storage, networks, and cloud environments.

The role demands strong technical judgment, documentation, training, planning, and follow-up, with capabilities for day-to-day operations and longer-term cost estimates and modernization projects.