System Engineer NC (TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph Required)

J&T; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 182,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off and Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company M"

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

J&T in Fort Meade, MD seeks an experienced System Engineer to support an enterprise mission application, perform testing and sustainment, and collaborate across DevOps, software, and operations teams. You will monitor telemetry, deploy updates, triage incidents, and ensure high system availability across diverse deployments.

Requires Active TS/SCI with Polygraph. Strong Linux admin, GitLab CI/CD, monitoring with Grafana/Kibana, and container tech (Docker, Kubernetes) are essential; travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline plus 10+ years of systems engineering/technical experience, OR 14 years of relevant systems engineering experience without a degree.
• Proven Linux administration in enterprise environments (RHEL 8/9, Rocky Linux 8/9).
• Experience with GitLab and CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Hands-on monitoring with Grafana and Kibana; Jira/Confluence in operations.
• Familiarity with containerized architectures (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with ticketing and service desks for user support.

Responsibilities

• Support DevOps and software teams in testing, diagnosing, and troubleshooting web components and services.
• Collaborate to formulate test plans and identify testing requirements.
• Triage operational incidents and log issues in ticketing systems.
• Monitor health, performance metrics, and telemetry dashboards (Grafana, Kibana).
• Perform installations, configurations, and upgrades across virtual and cloud environments.
• Address customer support requests via Jira Service Desk and guide end users.

Skills

Linux Administration

CI/CD

Monitoring & Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

14 years of relevant systems engineering experience without a degree

Tools

GitLab

Grafana

Kibana

Jira

Confluence

Jira Service Desk

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Salary Range: $182,000 - $217,000 / year (dependent on experience, education, and skill set)

About the Role

Seeking an experienced System Engineer to provide operational support, testing, and sustainment for an enterprise web-based mission application in Fort Meade, MD.

In this role, you will support a full-lifecycle media processing software suite delivering audio and video ingestion, storage, querying, playback, analysis, and automated transcription capabilities to national and tactical analysts. You will collaborate closely with DevOps, software engineering, and operations teams to monitor application telemetry, execute deployments, triage operational incidents, and ensure high system availability across deployments ranging from tactical laptops to large-scale server farms and cloud architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Support DevOps and software teams in testing, diagnosing, and troubleshooting web application components and services.
• Collaborate with operations and development groups to formulate test plans and identify testing requirements.
• Triage reported operational anomalies, track defects, and log issues via ticketing systems.
• Monitor Tier 1 application health, performance metrics, and telemetry dashboards using Grafana and Kibana.
• Execute system and application installations, configurations, and version upgrades across virtual and cloud environments.
• Monitor and resolve customer support requests through Jira Service Desk, providing technical assistance and operational guidance to end users.
• Occasionally respond to mission-critical after-hours escalations as needed.
• Participate in periodic CONUS/OCONUS travel (approximately 1-2 times per year).

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with a current Polygraph.
• Education & Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited institution plus at least 10 years of systems engineering/technical experience, OR
• 14 years of relevant systems engineering experience without a degree.
• Linux Administration: Strong hands-on experience working in enterprise Linux environments (RHEL 8/9, Rocky Linux 8/9).
• CI/CD & Version Control: Experience utilizing GitLab and CI/CD automated deployment pipelines.
• Monitoring & Collaboration: Hands-on experience with Grafana monitoring, Jira, Confluence, and Jira Service Desk.

Desired Qualifications

• Scripting experience in Bash, Python, or Ruby for task automation.
• Working knowledge of containerized architectures utilizing Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) testing frameworks (Cucumber, Spock, Behave).
• Experience with automated configuration management tools (Ansible, SaltStack, Puppet).
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Kibana, Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), and AWS cloud services.
• Experience with OS hardening, STE/STN compliance standards, and IT Instances Authoritative Data Sources (ADS).

Benefits & Compensation

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees both personally and professionally:

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing education and professional development

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.