Senior Systems Engineer SME | TS/SCI | Enterprise IT

Piper Companies; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer SME to support a federal program focused on enterprise infrastructure modernization and secure technology delivery at Fort Belvoir, VA.

The Systems Engineer SME will guide complex IT initiatives from requirements gathering through implementation and transition to operations, working with program leadership, customers, and technical teams to deliver sustainable capabilities and strengthen enterprise services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of enterprise IT experience.
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory services, Group Policy, DNS, and policy management.
• Experience supporting PKI solutions.
• Proficiency with Ansible Automation Platform, PowerShell, and DevOps pipelines.
• Experience with IAM/ ICAM and enterprise visibility.
• Windows and Linux operating systems experience.
• Experience applying systems engineering processes and requirements analysis.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and train admins.
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance and SAP access requirements.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer needs into requirements, architectures, and IT solutions.
• Lead projects through requirements analysis, design, implementation, validation, and transition.
• Partner with leadership and operations to address capability gaps.
• Develop architecture diagrams, data flow diagrams, and build guides.
• Provide expertise across AD, GPOs, DNS, PKI, ICAM, Windows and Linux.
• Apply PowerShell, Ansible Platform, and DevOps pipelines to automate processes.
• Evaluate technologies and conduct market research for engineering decisions.
• Improve O&M processes and train administrators.

Skills

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

PKI

ICAM/IAM

Windows

Linux

Networking

Compute

Storage

IAM

Documentation

Requirements analysis

Systems engineering

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in MIS / Systems Engineering / CIS or related discipline

Tools

Ansible Automation Platform

PowerShell

DevOps pipelines

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer SME to support a federal program focused on enterprise infrastructure modernization and secure technology delivery at Fort Belvoir, VA.

The Systems Engineer SME will guide complex IT initiatives from requirements gathering through implementation and transition to operations, working with program leadership, customers, and technical teams to deliver sustainable capabilities and strengthen enterprise services.