Systems Engineer Lead

Dunhill Professional Search & Government Solutions; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunhill Professional Search & Government Solutions is seeking a Systems Engineer Lead for Germantown, MD to guide a senior engineering team and own enterprise IT design across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments.

You will set architecture direction, manage the lifecycle, and coordinate with programme leadership while evaluating emerging technologies for scalability, resilience, and security in a federal context.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership of systems engineering teams and projects.
• Expertise with Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator Expert, CCNP, VMware VCP or equivalent credentials.
• Proven record in secure system design, lifecycle integration and transition to operations.
• Interdisciplinary strength across systems engineering, cybersecurity and operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of systems engineers, setting priorities and technical direction.
• Own enterprise IT design and documentation across cloud, on-premise and hybrid environments.
• Guide secure integration plans, configuration baselines and architecture artifacts.
• Direct alternatives analysis and cost-benefit analysis for modernization initiatives.
• Act as the escalation point for complex systems issues, outages and maintenance events.
• Serve as the senior interface between engineering staff and programme leadership.
• Evaluate emerging technology for scalability, resilience and security across the enterprise.

Job description

Systems Engineer Lead — Germantown, MD

A federal science and research organization is expanding its enterprise engineering team, and we
are hiring the lead for it. This is the senior technical authority on the systems engineering
function — you set the architecture direction, you own the lifecycle, and you lead the
engineers doing the work.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of systems engineers, setting priorities and technical direction.


• Own enterprise IT design and documentation across cloud, on-premise and hybrid environments.


• Guide secure integration plans, configuration baselines and architecture artifacts.


• Direct alternatives analysis and cost-benefit analysis for modernization initiatives.


• Act as the escalation point for complex systems issues, outages and maintenance events.


• Serve as the senior interface between engineering staff and programme leadership.


• Evaluate emerging technology for scalability, resilience and security across the enterprise.

Requirements:

• No active security clearance is required.


• Demonstrated leadership of systems engineering teams and projects.


• Expertise equivalent to certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft 365
  Enterprise Administrator Expert, CCNP, VMware VCP, or comparable security and platform
  credentials.


• Proven record in secure system design, lifecycle integration and transition to operations.


• Interdisciplinary strength across systems engineering, cybersecurity and operations.


• On-site in Germantown, MD. Positions may also be staffed in Oak Ridge, TN or Lemont, IL.

Compensation:

$150,000 to $190,000 per year, depending on experience and
qualifications.

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