Senior Systems Engineer – DoD Enterprise IT

Trace Systems Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Employee wellness program

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Trace Systems Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide Tier III systems administration and environment support for production A2G2 systems at Scott AFB, Illinois.

The engineer will sustain servers, coordinate outages, resolve complex problems, and evaluate system readiness for releases and mission events. The role requires active US Government Top Secret clearance and DoD 8140 credentials, with 5+ years of enterprise production experience.

Qualifications

• Active in-scope US Government Top Secret clearance required.
• US citizenship required.
• DoD 8140 qualifications and credentials required or achievable within six months.
• 5+ years of systems engineering/administration experience in enterprise production environments.
• DoD 8140 credentials may include RHCSA, CCNA, CCNP Security, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Install, support, maintain, and administer servers and other computer systems in production and non-production environments.
• Plan for and respond to service outages and coordinate scheduled maintenance with the GSOC.
• Assess whether existing hardware can support application changes and identify required products, hot fixes, and upgrades.
• Monitor, respond to, and update trouble tickets and provide ad hoc ticket-trend analysis.
• Analyze production performance metrics and provide recommendations to Government stakeholders.
• Coordinate system, application, component, and infrastructure problem resolution with relevant organizations and document outcomes.
• Capture, document, and verify test-environment requirements before mission or test events.
• Assess new products and releases and provide analysis and fielding recommendations.
• Administer environments using Government-authorized tools, methods, security controls, and configuration standards.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

5+ years experience

Strong communication

Secure DoD environment

Education

DoD 8140 qualification requirements

Masters/PhD in CS/Cybersecurity/IT/IS/DS/SE

Microsoft 365 Certified Enterprise Administrator Expert

Job description

Trace Systems Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide Tier III systems administration and environment support for production A2G2 systems at Scott AFB, Illinois.

The engineer will sustain servers, coordinate outages, resolve complex problems, and evaluate system readiness for releases and mission events. The role requires active US Government Top Secret clearance and DoD 8140 credentials, with 5+ years of enterprise production experience.