Systems Engineer

Vosper Thornycroft Group; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vosper Thornycroft Group is seeking a Systems Engineer to act as a technical authority across networks, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases and applications. You will analyze current environments, develop detailed engineering designs, and drive modernization initiatives while resolving complex cross-stack challenges.

This role requires hands-on engineering across multiple domains, collaboration with System and Cloud Architects, and leadership briefings on architecture,

Qualifications

• Hands-on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases and applications.
• Experience analyzing and documenting as-is infrastructure, platform and applications.
• Proven ability to design engineering solutions for modernization and transformation.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases and applications.
• Analyze and document current-state infrastructure, platform and application architectures.
• Develop engineering designs for modernization, optimization and transformation initiatives.
• Lead cloud and system implementations, migrations and upgrades.
• Ensure systems meet availability, scalability, performance, security and compliance requirements.
• Integrate infrastructure with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Troubleshoot cross-stack issues spanning infrastructure, platforms and applications.
• Provide leadership briefings on architecture, challenges, risks and issues.
• Collaborate across engineering teams and stakeholders to resolve system issues.
• Develop documentation, diagrams, standards and technical documents.

Skills

Systems engineering

Networking

Cloud architectures

DevOps

Technical documentation

Education

BS degree

Job description

Overview

The Systems Engineer will serve as a technical authority for complex system issues, working across network, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, and applications. This position will play a key role in analyzing existing environments, developing detailed engineering designs, executing modernization and transformation initiatives, and resolving complex cross-stack technical challenges.

What will you do?

• Perform hands-on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, and applications.
• Analyze and document current-state ("as-is") infrastructure, platform, and application architectures.
• Develop detailed engineering designs for modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives in collaboration with System and Cloud Architects.
• Lead and execute cloud and system implementations, migrations, and upgrades.
• Ensure systems meet established requirements for availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance.
• Integrate infrastructure and platform environments with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex, cross-stack issues spanning infrastructure, platforms, and applications.
• Serve as a technical authority for complex system issues and provide guidance throughout investigation and resolution.
• Collaborate across multiple engineering teams, technical organizations, and stakeholders to identify, address, and elevate complete system issues.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, architecture and engineering diagrams, standards, and associated technical documents.
• Brief leadership on system architecture, engineering challenges, risks, and technical issues.
• Translate complex technical issues into clear business and operational impacts for leadership and stakeholders.

Do you have what it takes?

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Typically requires BS degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience
• Demonstrated hands-on systems engineering experience across networking, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, and applications.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing and documenting as-is infrastructure, platform, and application architectures.
• Demonstrated experience creating detailed engineering designs supporting modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives.
• Experience working collaboratively with System Architects and Cloud Architects.
• Demonstrated experience leading and executing cloud and system implementations, migrations, and upgrades.
• Experience engineering systems to meet availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated experience integrating infrastructure and platforms with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex technical issues spanning infrastructure, platform, and application layers.li>
• Demonstrated experience collaborating across multiple teams and stakeholders to resolve and elevate complex system issues.
• Demonstrated experience developing technical documentation, engineering diagrams, standards, and supporting documentation.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to brief leadership and translate complex technical issues into business impact.