Senior Systems Engineer V (Lab Manager)

Socket.dev; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual merit-based salary increase

401(k) plan with a company maximum 9%

11 paid federal holidays

160 hours of paid time off

Medical, dental, vision, life and long

Employee assistance program

Professional development allowance

Job summary

Vibrint seeks a seasoned System Engineer 5 and Lab Manager to lead secure laboratory operations supporting complex mission systems in a U.S. government–level environment.

The role oversees lab utilization, security planning, and cross‑team coordination, while hands‑on with servers, networks, RF gear, and virtualization to enable rapid build, test, and deployment of mission capabilities. Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required; US citizenship is mandatory, and some travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 15 years of system engineering experience or 19 years' experience in lieu of degree.
• IAT Certification Level II.
• Experience managing secure government or contractor laboratory space.

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, 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.

Skills

System engineering

Lab management

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

15+ years system engineering experience or 19 years' experience in lieu of degree

Tools

NetApp

Kubernetes

Linux

Virtual machines

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.

The pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Our approach to crafting offers considers various factors to provide an equitable and competitive comprehensive compensation package. These considerations include, but are not limited to, contracted rates, education, certification(s), experience, specific competencies required for this position, and geographic location.

• competitive salary
• annual merit-based salary increase and discretionary bonus program
• 401(k) plan with a company maximum 9% contribution
• 11 paid federal holidays
• 160 hours of paid time off
• medical, dental, vision, life and short- & long-term disability insurance
• employee assistance program
• and a generous professional development allowance

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, family structure, marital status, disability, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by law in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet. Policy-Statement_EEO-EmployeesAndCandidates.pdf (vibrint.com).