Systems Engineer (Journeyman)

Agile Defense; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No telework

Standard government hours

Job summary

Agile Defense is seeking a Systems Engineer (Journeyman) to support a mission‑critical federal law enforcement program at Quantico, VA. You will help engineer, operate, and maintain secure, high‑availability networks and systems enabling national criminal justice operations.

Work includes engineering, deployment, testing, integration, and maintenance of infrastructure and software environments, with hands‑on tasks across Windows and Linux, virtualization, scripting, and security monitoring in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant IT experience.
• Industry certifications (MCP, CCNA) are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily configuration and operation of IT systems and applications.
• Engineer, install, and maintain IT systems.
• Identify and resolve OS issues on Windows and Linux.

Skills

5 years experience

IT systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (IT‑related)

Tools

MCP

CCNA

Job description

Systems Engineer (Journeyman)

Agile Defense is seeking a Junior System Engineer to join our team supporting a mission‑critical federal law enforcement program. In this role, you will help to engineer, operate and maintain secure, high‑availability networks and systems that directly enable national criminal justice operations. You’ll play a hands‑on role in engineering, operation, deployment, testing, integration and maintenance of infrastructure and software environments, all while working within a dynamic Project Management Office (PMO).

This position offers the opportunity to engage with a wide range of technical challenges—from virtualization to scripting to system interoperability while supporting law enforcement professionals in the field and across the nation.

Location

Quantico, VA

Security Clearance

Top Secret, Must Have Clearance to Start

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of the organization’s IT systems and applications.
• Engineer, install, maintain, and provide general support of IT systems.
• Identify and resolve problems associated with operating systems to include Windows and Linux.
• Analyze and resolve problems associated with server hardware/software and applications software.
• Detect, diagnose, and report related problems on both server and desktop IT systems.
• Assist users with questions or issues related to accessing and using IT systems.
• Install new software releases and system upgrades, evaluate and install patches, and resolve software related problems.
• Deploy monthly Microsoft updates and third‑party patches to mitigate security risks.
• Monitor health and performance of devices in the enterprise.
• Engineer system backup and recovery procedures.
• Assist with operation and maintenance of issuing Certification Authorities, including monitoring system health, supporting Certificate Revocation List (CRL) publication processes, and performing routine maintenance tasks.
• Create and maintain network and system infrastructure diagrams.
• Ensure technical documentation exists for all systems and is kept up to date to include inventory and patch levels of all systems to include hostnames, property numbers, IP addresses, enclave, number of cores, number of processors, admin passwords, certificates and service accounts on a monthly interval.
• Respond to and investigate cybersecurity incidents in coordination with the Information System Security team.
• Support and manage physical, virtual and hyperconverged environments.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and migrate Windows Server and SQL Server software.
• Install, configure, upgrade and migrate Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (IT‑related)
• 5 years of experience
• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Benefits

No telework; standard government hours of operation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.