System Engineer

Wits Solutions Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A veteran-owned IT consulting firm in the United States seeks a professional with a BA/BS degree and TS/SCI Clearance. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of engineering experience and familiarity with DoD projects. Responsibilities include managing cloud infrastructures, ensuring compliance, and providing technical support. Strong cloud experience and relevant certifications are a must.

Qualifications

• Must have a BA/BS degree.
• Experience with TS/SCI Clearance.
• 5 years professional experience in engineering.
• Experience with DLA / DoD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provision, operate, configure, and maintain systems hardware/software related to cloud computing.
• Provide technical support and hands-on delivery for planning and implementation.
• Participate in research and development for continuous innovation.
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Document project specifications and communicate status to teams.

Job description

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Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is an SBA certified 8(a) company headquartered in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. WITS provides professional IT and administrative consulting to federal, state, local, and commercial customers. At WITS, analysts and solution-builders work closely with clients to ensure project outcomes deliver long‑term value.

Security Clearance

TS/SCI Clearance.

Education / Certifications Mandatory

• BA/BS
• Relevant certification from a nationally recognized technical authority.

Baseline Certifications

• Google Associate Cloud Engineer
• Google Professional Cloud Architect

Additional Certifications (copy mandatory)

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Operations
• Red Hat Certified Engineer
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator

Work Experience Mandatory

• Five (5) years overall professional experience in engineering.

Experience with DoD

• Working experience with DLA / DoD.

Nice to Have

• Three (3) years hands‑on experience supporting DoD IT hosting solutions.
• Vast knowledge and experience with commercial cloud hosting providers.
• Strong proficiency in deployment, security, and administration of cloud solutions, Windows and RHEL OS.
• Experience with Oracle, SQL, and other enterprise database systems.
• Strong understanding of network architecture, security, and routing.
• Proficient in scripting languages and automation tools for CI/CD and configuration management.
• Expertise in diagnosing and resolving complex performance issues.
• Proficient in implementing and maintaining DoD security compliance.
• Experience with containerization technologies and backup/DR solutions.
• Experience in cloud capacity planning and FinOps.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for effective provisioning, operation, installation/configuration and maintenance of systems hardware/software/related infrastructure with an emphasis on cloud computing technologies and solutions.
• Provide technical support, guidance and hands‑on delivery in planning, implementation and ongoing operation.
• Participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure.
• Ensure cloud hosting environments adhere to organizational values and regulatory requirements.
• Document specifications, project plans, configurations, test plans and results.
• Communicate project objectives, scope and status to project teams.

“Equal Opportunity Employer Veteran/Disabled”