Systems Engineer

SIDRAM TECHNOLOGIES; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SIDRAM TECHNOLOGIES is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC. The role requires hands-on experience with VMware, Kubernetes, and security compliance for federal government projects.

The candidate will architect fault-tolerant, multi-region infrastructures, drive automation with Ansible, and collaborate with Enterprise Operations, Cybersecurity, Networking, and Cloud teams to maintain service uptime and secure operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5+ years in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, IT, or related field.
• Hands-on with fault-tolerant multi-region architectures and failover strategies.
• Experience threat modeling, encryption, identity management, RBAC, and MFA.
• Proficient in IaC using Ansible or similar tools.
• Hands-on VMware vCenter/vSphere, Workspace ONE, Horizon, and related VMware products.

Responsibilities

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Skills

VMware vCenter/vSphere

Workspace ONE/Horizon

Kubernetes (Tanzu/OpenShift)

Scripting/Automation

Network/security (RBAC, MFA)

IaC with Ansible

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent + 5+ years in CS/Engineering/IS

Tools

Ansible

VMware Aria Operations Suite

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

Tanzu/OpenShift/Docker

Job description

NOW HIRING: VM ENGINEER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Client: U.S. House of Representatives

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Washington, DC

Work Model: Onsite / Hybrid based on project requirements

Employment: W2 / C2C / 1099

Work Authorization: U.S. Citizens Only

Security Clearance: Must be able to secure and maintain Federal Government security clearance

Must-have Skills

• Architecting fault-tolerant systems with multi-region redundancy and defined failover strategies
• Threat modeling, data encryption, identity management, RBAC and MFA
• Infrastructure as Code using Ansible or similar tools
• In-depth knowledge of VMware Aria Operations Suite 9
• VMware Cloud Foundation VCF
• VMware Aria Operations
• Network switching and firewall management for virtual infrastructures
• Complex troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
• Service uptime, performance optimization, automation and operational improvements

General Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 5+ additional years in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, IT or related field
• In-depth knowledge of network switching and firewall management
• Experience working with technical teams, vendors and resellers
• Experience identifying and reporting vulnerability and risk states
• Experience developing quality-control checks and operational metrics for service uptime
• Strong collaboration with Enterprise Operations, Cybersecurity, Networking, Cloud and Technology Support teams

Sme Experience

• Kubernetes
• Server Hosting
• Virtual Networking
• Network and Application Security
• Scripting / Programming

Senior Engineer Technology Requirements

Candidates must demonstrate hands-on experience with at least 3 of the following:

• VMware / Broadcom Products including vCenter and vSphere
• VMware / Omnissa Products including Workspace ONE and Horizon VDI
• Microsoft Windows Server and/or Linux Server Operating Systems
• Dell and/or HPE Blade/Rack Server Hardware
• Kubernetes Container Infrastructure including Tanzu, OpenShift, Docker or similar