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30+ days ago

Job Description

Title: Sr. Systems Engineer
Location: - Washington, DC -onsite - Local DMV Area profiles only


Position Requirements:
Join our Enterprise Hosting Services team at the forefront of secure, innovative hybrid infrastructure for one of the nation's most critical institutions. We're seeking a talented Platform Engineer to help architect, deploy, and manage our AWS and on-premises platforms while supporting emerging AI capabilities, modern containerized workloads, and enterprise virtualization environments.

What You'll Do
  • Design, implement, and maintain hybrid infrastructure spanning AWS GovCloud and on-premises data centers, ensuring compliance with federal security standards
  • Manage Kubernetes fleet operations across AWS EKS, on-premises Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE), and VMware vSphere with Kubernetes (VKS)
  • Lead application modernization initiatives, migrating and optimizing workloads across cloud and on-premises environments
  • Administer and optimize hyper-visor clusters (VMware vSphere, ESXi) for enterprise workloads
  • Manage Splunk infrastructure for centralized logging, monitoring, and security analytics
  • Implement comprehensive audit logging, monitoring, and observability solutions across hybrid environments
  • Support security engineering initiatives including vulnerability management, compliance automation, and security hardening
  • Support emerging AI/ML capabilities and cloud-native solutions
  • Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and GitLab CI/CD pipelines
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile environment using Jira for project management
  • Ensure systems meet NIST 800-53 and FISMA compliance requirements
  • Automate operational tasks and improve platform reliability across both cloud and on-premises infrastructure
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and hybrid cloud strategy
  • AWS GovCloud and on-premises data center experience
  • Kubernetes fleet management experience (EKS, Mirantis, VKS)
  • VMware vSphere administration and cluster management
  • Splunk administration and enterprise log management
  • Knowledge of NIST 800-53 controls and FISMA compliance frameworks
  • Experience with security engineering, audit logging, and monitoring tools
  • Application modernization and containerization experience
  • Experience with AI/ML infrastructure and services
  • GitLab and Jira experience
  • AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer)
  • VMware or Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD)
  • Experience in financial services or federal government environments

Numbers & Facts

LocationWashington, DC

Skills

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
  • Architectural Servicesunmatched
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • Atlassian JIRAunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Computer Securityunmatched
  • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
  • Continuous Integrationunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • DevOpsunmatched
  • FISMA - Federal Information Security Management Actunmatched
  • Federal Compliance Regulationsunmatched
  • Federal Governmentunmatched
  • Financial Servicesunmatched
  • Fleet Managementunmatched
  • Hybrid Cloudunmatched
  • Hypervisorsunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Network Operations Centerunmatched
  • Operational Improvementunmatched
  • Operations Managementunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Reliability Engineeringunmatched
  • Security Analysisunmatched
  • Security Auditingunmatched
  • Security Complianceunmatched
  • Security Monitoringunmatched
  • Splunkunmatched
  • System Operationsunmatched
  • Systems Engineeringunmatched
  • U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)unmatched
  • VMWare Certificationsunmatched
  • VMWare ESX/ESXiunmatched
  • VMWare vSphereunmatched
  • Virtualizationunmatched

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