Systems Engineer

Accelera Solutions; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accelera Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer to support our customer to provide a common set of required EIT services across USAF bases to implement consistent, high-quality experience for users across all mission environments and enable USAF to transition focus from network operations to mission operations.

As a Systems Engineer, you will be responsible to contribute in the planning and lead to automate deployment of virtual machines (VMs) that will be used for development of future

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance is required for this role.
• 10+ years of relevant experience or 5+ years with a BA substituted.
• Strong expertise across AD, ADFS, PKI, SSO, and Azure AD.
• Extensive Microsoft/Windows Server and RedHat Linux experience.
• Experience with STIGs, NIST 800-53, and FEDRAMP compliance.
• Hands-on with virtualization: Hyper-V and VMware, plus log analysis.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design and implement VDI solutions with security in mind.
• Implement and maintain security best practices across the environment.
• Monitor performance, optimize cost, and address bottlenecks.
• Develop automation scripts for provisioning and deployment.
• Collaborate with developers, DevOps, and sysadmins to support apps.
• Maintain documentation of architecture and procedures.

Skills

Active DoD Secret clearance

Network security

Automation scripting

Python

PowerShell

Linux admin

Windows Server

Azure

VMware

Hyper-V

STIGs/NIST

Log management

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Veeam Backup/Restore

Job description

This position is full time on site in Dayton, OH on Wright Patterson AFB and requires the candidate hold an active DoD secret clearance.

Accelera Solutions is looking for a Systems Engineer to support our customer to provide a common set of required EIT services across USAF bases to implement consistent, high-quality experience for users across all mission environments and enable USAF to transition focus from network operations to mission operations.

As a Systems Engineer, you will be responsible to contribute in the planning and lead to automate deployment of virtual machines (VMs) that will be used for development of future services. You will build and maintain the VDI infrastructure and support base images. You will be responsible for implementing best practice configurations that optimize the virtual infrastructure, network, storage, and overall environment of the solution.

In this role, you will be part of a team providing solutions to technical issues related to networking, computing, and security. You will be responsible for troubleshooting and resolving problems, performing network maintenance and operations, and ensuring that clients are satisfied with their services. You will also be responsible for documenting and communicating technical information to clients, as well as collaborating with other team members to develop and implement new solutions.

You will work with your manager to understand requirements, priorities, and objectives to ensure work supports the larger capabilities and direction of the overall solution. This includes participation in Planning, Backlog refinement and prioritization, and Retrospectives. You will participate in the full life cycle of activities including deployment and validation efforts to ensure product success and will follow all established processes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implement VDI solutions that align with the organization's goals and requirements. This includes hardware and software components, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Implement and maintain security best practices
• Monitor system performance, identify potential issues, and recommend and implement solutions following standard release processes. Optimize infrastructure for cost-effectiveness, performance, and scalability. Identify and address performance bottlenecks and resource utilization issues.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and templates to streamline provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, DevOps engineers, and system administrators, to support application development and deployment.
• Maintain documentation of architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.

Qualifications Required

• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Microsoft Server Administrator Associate Certification
• 10+ Years of relevant experience (bachelor's degree in relevant field may be substituted for 5 years of relevant experience).
• 5+ years' experience integrating, securing, and understanding the following Microsoft platform services (both in Windows OS and in Azure Cloud): Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS), Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), Active Directory Federated Services (ADFS), Windows AD-integrated PKI, Single Sign On (SSO) implementation
• 5+ years working with RedHat Linux (RHEL)
• 5+ years working with Window Server OS
• 5+ years' experience in handling logs and metrics at a high scale
• 5+ years' experience with Azure, Virtualization, Windows Servers, Window 11, M365, Networks, Storage and Active Directory
• 5+ years' hands-on experience creating, analyzing, and automating Linux scripts (Python, Command, Bash, C, Ansible)
• 5+ years' cumulative experience with Hyper-V and VMWare (implementing, managing, configuring)
• 3+ years' cumulative experience with log management, network firewalls, and testing. Demonstrated experience tracking down root cause of a service/application failure using logs and CLI-based tools.
• Experience with securing systems by following STIGs, best practices, and government/compliance requirements (such as NIST 800-53, FISMA, FEDRAMP), and negotiating/working-with IA personnel to arrive at sensible and effective solutions
• Experience with systems administration in Linux environments (RHCE equivalence) and Windows Server environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and clients
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and work well under pressure

Qualifications Desired

• One of the following certifications: Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure or Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services
• VMWare VCP 8+
• Cisco NFVIS
• 5+ years' recent (within the past 3 years) cumulative experience with Virtual hosting environments (Windows and VMware
• One of the following certifications: CISSP, CCNA, CCNP
• Experience using Veeam Backup/Restore software
• Department of the Airforce SIPR experience

Accelera Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.