Senior Systems Engineer - PKI & Cloud, TS/SCI

Cherokee Federal; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match

Paid time off

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability coverage

Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

FSA/HSA options

Professional development support

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Cherokee Federal is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA to support our government client on enterprise PKI and cloud infrastructures. The role requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and is on-site.

Starting salary range is $170,000–$205,000 annually. You will collaborate with a team of engineers, developers, cybersecurity specialists, and testers to maintain cloud resources, security, and integration across environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least six years of relevant experience.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.
• Experience with scripting in BASH and Python.
• Familiarity with Agile workflows and cross‑functional teams.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and patch cloud infrastructure components and workflows.
• Ensure designs meet architecture and security requirements.
• Integrate systems for firewall and network components.
• Address security findings with the security team.
• Experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL or similar relational DBs.

Skills

BASH & Python scripting

Agile workflows

Team collaboration

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Willingness to learn new tech

Education

Bachelor's degree

6+ years relevant experience

Tools

CloudFormation

Puppet

Groovy

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Cherokee Federal is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA to support our government client on enterprise PKI and cloud infrastructures. The role requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and is on-site.

Starting salary range is $170,000–$205,000 annually. You will collaborate with a team of engineers, developers, cybersecurity specialists, and testers to maintain cloud resources, security, and integration across environments.