Top Secret/SCI Systems Engineer with Polygraph

Base-2 Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off (PTO)

Competitive salary

Life insurance

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to join our innovative team. Our engineers design, integrate, and maintain complex systems supporting critical national defense and intelligence missions, crossing networking, cloud, security, and systems architecture.

The role thrives in a fast-paced environment and requires collaboration across multiple domains. Ideal candidates will have strong technical expertise, problem-solving abilities, and experience with system development

Qualifications

• Proficient with Linux, Windows Server, Unix, macOS in complex environments.
• Experience with virtualization and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong knowledge of networking and security frameworks (NIST SP 800-53, RMF, DoD STIGs).
• Hands-on with automation/scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Familiar with ICDs, use case diagrams, and system block diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, integrates, and maintains complex systems across domains.
• Performs architecture analysis, modeling, and trade studies.
• Supports requirements gathering, decomposition, and traceability.
• Conducts system integration, testing, and validation activities.
• Collaborates with software, network, and security teams for interoperability.
• Troubleshoots system-level performance, scalability, and reliability issues.
• Documents designs, ICDs, and operational procedures.
• Contributes to risk assessments and contingency planning.
• Supports deployment, patching, and monitoring activities.
• Ensures cybersecurity and compliance with relevant standards.

Skills

Linux systems

Virtualization

Cloud platforms

Networking

System monitoring

Configuration management

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Security frameworks (NIST RMF DoD STIG

DevOps & CI/CD

Collaboration & teamwork

Education

CISSP

Security+

AWS Solutions Architect

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect

VMware VCP

Cisco CCNA/CCNP

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

KVM

AWS

Azure

GCP

Splunk

SolarWinds

Nagios

Zabbix

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

SaltStack

JIRA

Confluence

ServiceNow

CI/CD tools

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to join our innovative team. Our engineers design, integrate, and maintain complex systems supporting critical national defense and intelligence missions, crossing networking, cloud, security, and systems architecture.

The role thrives in a fast-paced environment and requires collaboration across multiple domains. Ideal candidates will have strong technical expertise, problem-solving abilities, and experience with system development