Senior Systems Engineer (Lab Manager) with Security Clearance

Vibrint; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibrint seeks a System Engineer 5 and Lab Manager to lead secure laboratory spaces supporting complex mission systems. The role requires active TS/SCI with polygraph, US citizenship, and travel.

You will manage lab utilization, safety, and technical readiness across servers, RF, and virtualization environments. You will coordinate facility planning, drawings, and lab operations while ensuring compliance with security and STE/STN requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; 15+ years of system engineering, or 19+ years in lieu of a degree.
• IAT Certification Level II and related security credentials.
• Experience managing secure government/contractor lab spaces.
• Experience with NetApp, Kubernetes, VMs and Linux-based labs.
• Familiarity with mission software and RF test/integration workflows.
• Experience EMI testing and system security plan compliance.
• Experience inventory control, barcoding, shipping/receiving, and record-keeping.
• Leadership coordinating multiple technical teams in shared lab environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage secure laboratory spaces, utilization plans, scheduling, and day-to-day lab activities.
• Develop lab-space diagrams, rack elevations, wiring diagrams, and facility utilization plans.
• Coordinate power, network, RF configurations, timing, GPS, and fiber connections.
• Ensure spaces meet safety, security, and configuration requirements.
• Redline and update LAN/wiring/rack/system drawings with drafting teams.
• Coordinate shipping, receiving, inventory, barcoding, staging, installation, and decommissioning.
• Support system security plan activities and related requirements.
• Integrate and troubleshoot servers, network devices, RF equipment, racks, switches, and timing systems.
• Support Linux, VMs, Kubernetes and other lab software environments.
• Coordinate EMI testing and lab connectivity requirements.
• Maintain milestone schedules and communicate status, risks, and resource constraints.

Skills

IAT Level II

Lab leadership

Secure government labs

RF test/workflows

EMI testing

Inventory & shipping

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Tools

NetApp

Kubernetes

Virtual machines

Linux

Job description

Vibrint transforms national security missions with high‑impact technology and data‑driven intelligence solutions. The systems we create and the services we provide strengthen our customers' capacity and capability for harvesting and harnessing data, enhancing the quality and speed of mission‑critical decisions. We innovate boldly and create an environment where mission‑driven professionals can build meaningful careers and thrive. ______________________________________________________________________ As a System Engineer 5 and Lab Manager with robust knowledge of the full life cycle of Enterprise Infrastructure and Systems Engineering. You will lead the organization, coordination, safety, and technical readiness of secure laboratory spaces supporting complex mission systems. You will manage lab utilization, staging, facility planning, schedules, system security plan activities, engineering drawings, hardware integration, and cross-team lab operations. You'll work hands‑on across servers, networking, RF equipment, virtualization, containers, timing, fiber, power, and secure connectivity while ensuring teams can build, test, and deploy mission capabilities efficiently. A typical day will start by reviewing emails and JIRA tickets created since you left the day before and working through any issues as well as checking monitoring of machine rooms and walking the floor looking for any alerts or issues. Position requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph level clearance. US citizenship is required. Some travel will be required. Responsibilities: - Manage secure laboratory spaces, utilization plans, staging areas, schedules, and day‑to‑day lab activities.

• Develop and maintain lab‑space diagrams, rack elevations, wiring diagrams, and facility utilization plans.
• Coordinate facility planning, power distribution, network connectivity, RF configurations, timing, GPS, and fiber‑optic connections.
• Ensure participating groups maintain their assigned spaces and follow safety, cleanliness, security, and configuration requirements.
• Redline LAN, wiring, rack, and system drawings and coordinate final updates with drafting personnel.
• Coordinate shipping, receiving, inventory, barcoding, equipment staging, installation, and decommissioning activities.
• Support system security plan activities and applicable STE, STN, and secure‑laboratory requirements.
• Integrate and troubleshoot servers, network devices, RF equipment, racks, switches, modems, digitizers, receivers, storage, and timing systems.
• Support Linux, virtual‑machine, Kubernetes, and other software environments used in the laboratory.
• Coordinate EMI testing, cross‑building VPN connectivity, MUC connectivity, and other specialized lab requirements.
• Maintain milestone schedules and communicate lab status, risks, dependencies, and resource constraints to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with facilities personnel, engineers, cybersecurity teams, vendors, mission users, and program leadership. Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and fifteen (15) years of system engineering experience or nineteen (19) years' experience in lieu of degree.
• IAT Certification Level II Desired Skills:
• Experience managing secure government or contractor laboratory space.
• Experience with NetApp, Kubernetes, virtual machines, and Linux‑based laboratory environments.
• Familiarity with specialized mission software and RF test or integration workflows.
• Experience supporting EMI testing and system security plan compliance activities.
• Experience maintaining inventory, barcodes, shipping and receiving processes, and configuration records.
• Demonstrated leadership coordinating multiple technical teams within shared laboratory space.