Senior Systems Engineer - Cloud, Security & Automation

RCT-Systems; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Immediate 401k vesting

Generous PTO

Technology allowance

Job summary

RCT Systems seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to support two secure cloud-based applications and their infrastructure in Reston. You will collaborate with developers, cybersecurity engineers, DBAs, and architects in an Agile environment and participate in on-call rotations after one year.

The role emphasizes secure system design, Linux administration, scripting in Bash and Python, and hands-on automation to maintain robust cloud and on-premise infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• 11–16 years of systems engineering experience.
• Strong Linux command-line administration.
• Experience with Bash and Python scripting.
• Agile team experience.
• Hands-on systems engineering and automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate secure systems and cloud services.
• Support Linux administration, patching, and maintenance.
• Troubleshoot networking, firewall, and cloud infrastructure issues.
• Collaborate with security engineers to remediate vulnerabilities.
• Identify technical risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Ensure systems align with architecture and requirements.

Skills

Linux CLI

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Agile teamwork

On-call readiness

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

CloudFormation

Puppet

Jenkins

Nexus

Oracle Enterprise Manager

AIDE

Job description

RCT Systems seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to support two secure cloud-based applications and their infrastructure in Reston. You will collaborate with developers, cybersecurity engineers, DBAs, and architects in an Agile environment and participate in on-call rotations after one year.

The role emphasizes secure system design, Linux administration, scripting in Bash and Python, and hands-on automation to maintain robust cloud and on-premise infrastructure.