Systems Engineer

MANTECH; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join their team in Fort Meade, MD. The role requires extensive Linux administration skills and involves designing enterprise-level virtualized environments, providing systems administration, and deploying IT automation solutions.

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and over 14 years of experience, as well as a current TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. Proficiency in Bash, Ansible, and container orchestration tools is essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of relevant Systems Engineering experience or 19+ years with an Associate's degree.
• Extensive experience with Linux administration and engineering.
• Experience orchestrating enterprise virtualization solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage enterprise-level virtualized environments.
• Provide full-lifecycle systems administration.
• Deploy IT automation solutions for operational tasks.

Skills

Linux administration

Bash scripting

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

VMware vSphere

Python

Perl

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Associate's degree

Tools

SaltStack

NiFi

Grafana

Job description

MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Systems Engineer to join our team located in the Fort Meade, MD area.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Design, implement, and manage enterprise-level virtualized environments and infrastructure.
• Provide full-lifecycle systems administration for hardware and software across development, test, and production environments.
• Deploy and maintain IT automation solutions to streamline operational tasks within secure, isolated network architectures.
• Engineer and optimize scalable storage solutions and complex file system configurations.
• Author and present technical program documentation and briefings for senior-level management and stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 14+ years of relevant Systems Engineering experience; or an Associate's degree with 19+ years’ experience.
• Extensive experience with Linux administration and engineering.
• Proficiency in Bash scripting and infrastructure automation using Ansible or SaltStack.
• Experience with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and observability tools (nxLog, Grafana).
• Experience orchestrating enterprise virtualization (VMware vSphere) or Nutanix Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI).
• Experience with NiFi for data flow and log aggregation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced scripting in Python or Perl.
• Proficiency in PKI certificate management and hardware security modules.
• Experience implementing automated security hardening (STIGs/CIS).

Clearance Requirement

• Current/Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as the copy machine/fax machine/computer/printer.