Systems Engineer - TS/SCI w/ FSP - Mission Critical

Leading Path Consulting; Warrenton (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical/dental/vision

Generous PTO

11 paid holidays

6% 401K contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Spot bonuses

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Leading Path Consulting is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer (TS/SCI w/ FSP) to own end‑to‑end modernization across cloud and on‑prem environments. You will document current architectures, design future-state solutions, and drive implementations with a hands-on, technical leadership approach.

You will collaborate across Infrastructure, Platform, DevSecOps, Data teams, and security to ensure reliability, performance, scalability, and security for mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience.
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Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases, and applications
• Analyze and document as-is infrastructure, platform, and application architectures
• Lead modernization and transformation initiatives with detailed engineering designs
• Drive cloud and on-prem system implementations, migrations, and upgrades
• Ensure availability, performance, security, and compliance across systems
• Integrate infrastructure with DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines
• Troubleshoot cross-stack issues spanning infra, platforms, and apps
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Software, DevOps, Data Engineers, Data Scientists
• Produce clear technical runbooks and diagrams

Skills

Infrastructure design

Hybrid/cloud integration

System reliability

Security hardening

DevSecOps collaboration

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

PKI

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Active TS/SCI w/ FSP required at time of application

Location choice between Warrenton and McLean!

We are seeking a hands‑on Systems Engineer (SME) with deep expertise across infrastructure, platforms, and application ecosystems spanning cloud and on‑premises environments. This role requires a proven practitioner who can analyze existing (\"as is\") systems and applications, document current state architectures, design future‑state solutions, and implement systems enhancements or technology transformations end‑to‑end.

The ideal candidate is a technical leader and doer, not just an advisor - someone who can seamlessly collaborate across infrastructure, platform, application, DevSecOps, information systems security, and data teams while maintaining ownership of system reliability, performance, scalability, and security.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or other related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, training, and work/military experience
• Minimum ten (10) years of related systems engineering experience

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

Infrastructure & Platforms

• Enterprise networking (e.g., routing, switching, firewalls, load balancers, DNS)
• Storage technologies (e.g., SAN, NAS, object storage)
• Container platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)
• Linux (Redhat, CentOS) operating systems (administration, hardening, automation)
• IdAM - Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) hands-on for AuthN and AuthZ

Cloud & On-Prem Technologies

• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)
• Hybrid and on‑prem infrastructure design and integration
• Cloud networking, identity, security, and cost optimization

Data & Application Platforms

• Relational and NoSQL databases - relational (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis) databases
• Web services, APIs, and middleware
• Software development lifecycle (SDLC) fundamentals
• Event‑based messaging systems (e.g., SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ)

Engineering & Automation

• Infrastructure as Code - Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
• Configuration management and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.)
• CI/CD integration with infrastructure and platforms (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, GitOps, ArgoCD)
• Security best practices and systems hardening
• Monitoring & Incident Response: Proficiency with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack, CloudWatch

Architecture & Design

• As‑is architecture documentation
• To‑be architecture and detailed engineering designs
• Implementation and migration plans

DESIRED SKILLS

• Observability and monitoring tools (e.g., logging, metrics, tracing)
• Zero Trust and modern security architectures
• Data analytics, AI/ML platform exposure
• Experience supporting production or mission‑critical environments
• Relevant certifications (e.g., cloud, systems, security, or architecture)
• Knowledge of machine learning platforms (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, SageMaker)
• Familiarity with big data ecosystems (e.g., Hadoop, Databricks, Snowflake, Google BigQuery)
• Strong background in ITIL processes and agile methodologies
• Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer, Azure Administrator, Kubernetes CKA/CKAD ITIL Foundation

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform hands‑on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, and applications
• Analyze and document as‑is infrastructure, platform, and application architectures
• Work with the System Architect and Cloud Architect to create the detailed engineering designs for modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives
• Lead and execute cloud and on‑prem system implementations, migrations, and upgrades
• Ensure systems meet availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance requirements
• Integrate infrastructure and platforms with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines
• Troubleshoot complex, cross‑stack issues spanning infrastructure, platforms, and applications
• Collaborate effectively with:
  • Infrastructure & Platforms Engineers
  • Software Engineers
  • DevOps / DevSecOps Engineers
  • Data Engineers (ETL)
  • Data Modelers, Data Scientists, and Data Analysts
• Produce clear technical documentation, diagrams, standards, and runbooks

Leading Path is an award‑winning Information Technology and Management Consulting firm focused on providing solutions in process, technology, and operations to our government and Fortune 500 clients. We offer a professional and family friendly work environment with a strong work‑life balance.

• Leading Path provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including fully paid medical/dental/vision premiums, generous PTO, 11 Paid Holidays, 6% 401K contribution, annual training and tuition reimbursement, SPOT Award bonuses, regular team events, opportunities for professional growth and advancement and much more!