TS/SCI Systems Engineer – On-Site (Annapolis Junction)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Referral bonuses

Company-paid health premiums

Paid time off

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to join our team in Annapolis Junction, MD. You will contribute to design, integration, and maintenance of complex systems supporting defense and intelligence missions, collaborating across networking, cloud, security, and systems architecture disciplines.

The role emphasizes rigorous requirements gathering, system verification, and ongoing documentation, with exposure to multiple domains and a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu), Windows Server, Unix, and macOS.
• Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, and KVM.
• Cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Knowledge of networking protocols and hardware (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, VLANs, firewalls, routers, switches).
• Experience with monitoring tools like Splunk, SolarWinds, Nagios, and Zabbix.
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, SaltStack).
• Scripting in Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Familiarity with system design docs (ICDs, use-case diagrams) and system block diagrams.
• Knowledge of security frameworks (NIST SP 800-53, RMF, DoD STIGs, FedRAMP).
• Experience with backup, recovery, and DR solutions.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud/on-prem integration.

Responsibilities

• Designs and maintains complex systems meeting technical requirements and customer needs.
• Performs architecture analysis, modeling, and trade studies to identify optimal solutions.
• Supports requirements gathering, decomposition, and traceability across the lifecycle.
• Performs system integration, testing, verification, and validation activities.
• Collaborates with software/network/security teams to ensure interoperability and compliance.
• Troubleshoots system-level performance, scalability, and reliability issues.
• Develops and maintains system docs: designs, ICDs, procedures.
• Contributes to risk assessments, mitigations, and contingency plans.
• Supports deployment and sustainment activities including patching and monitoring.
• Ensures cybersecurity and compliance standards are met with ISSOs/ISSEs as needed.

Skills

Linux systems experience

Virtualization

Cloud platforms

Networking

System monitoring tools

Configuration management

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Sysdesign documentation

Security standards (NIST RMF, DoD STIG

DevOps / CI-CD

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

KVM

AWS

Azure

GCP

Splunk

SolarWinds

Nagios

Zabbix

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

SaltStack

Python scripting

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to join our team in Annapolis Junction, MD. You will contribute to design, integration, and maintenance of complex systems supporting defense and intelligence missions, collaborating across networking, cloud, security, and systems architecture disciplines.

The role emphasizes rigorous requirements gathering, system verification, and ongoing documentation, with exposure to multiple domains and a fast-paced environment.