Senior TS/SCI System Engineer - Onsite, Full-Scope Poly

The Fountain Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 123,984 - 133,021; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm seeking an experienced Senior System Engineer to support a critical program near Washington, DC. The role requires a TS/SCI clearance with an active Full Scope Polygraph and consists of systems engineering tasks in a classified environment. Key qualifications include 8+ years of systems engineering experience, proficiency in Linux, and strong scripting abilities. This position offers a pay range of $90-96.56/hour and focuses on a mission-critical environment in the Intelligence Community.

Qualifications

• Must have TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph prior to start.
• 8+ years of systems engineering experience in classified environments.
• Experience in both connected and disconnected classified environments.

Responsibilities

• Support mission-critical programs within the Intelligence Community.
• Engage in system engineering lifecycle activities.
• Produce technical documentation and interface with users.

Skills

Strong situational awareness in IC programs

Deep Linux proficiency (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux)

Experience with FreeIPA and Microsoft Active Directory integration

Hands-on STE/STN installation and management

GOTS software maintenance

Automation scripting (Bash, Python)

Testing and troubleshooting across systems

Technical documentation production

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred or 4+ years equivalent experience

Tools

VMware vSphere

Kubernetes

Ansible

Job description

A leading consulting firm seeking an experienced Senior System Engineer to support a critical program near Washington, DC. The role requires a TS/SCI clearance with an active Full Scope Polygraph and consists of systems engineering tasks in a classified environment. Key qualifications include 8+ years of systems engineering experience, proficiency in Linux, and strong scripting abilities. This position offers a pay range of $90-96.56/hour and focuses on a mission-critical environment in the Intelligence Community.