Sr Systems Engineer - Biometric Matcher Support

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family:

Systems Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Shell Scripting Systems Engineering WildFly

Certifications:

AWS Cloud Practitioner - AWS

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

US Citizenship is a contract requirement.

Transform technology into opportunity as a Systems Engineer Advisor with GDIT where a career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate as we provide enterprise IT operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) biometric identity management system (IDENT) and the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) to store match share and analyze biometric and biographic data in support of DHS’s strategic mission. At the most critical moments of change we’re there – bringing the resources solutions and expertise to help our clients take on some of the world’s biggest challenges – and GDIT is excited to offer you a unique opportunity to join a best performing O&M team supporting one our nation’s most critical national security law enforcement immigration and border management and intelligence missions. With a career in Information Technology at GDIT you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

At GDIT people are our differentiator. As a Systems Engineer Advisor you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a senior Systems Engineer joining our program to support the operations and maintenance of a biometric matching subsystem application tier in production and non-production environments and to work proactively collaboratively and with an entrepreneurial spirit in providing O&M support to the customer and their Stakeholder communities in achieving their critical missions.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Perform reliability engineering for a large-scale biometric matching subsystem
• Work with stakeholders developers and vendors to identify causes of system/code issues and work towards the resolution of identified issues
• Deploy code and maintain baseline across multiple environments
• Work with security team on an on-going basis to ensure compliance with DHS security standards
• Serve as an incident responder in an on-call rotation.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• Required Experience: 8+ years of related experience
• Required Technical Skills: experience in application server administration; experience with JBoss/WildFly Red Hat / Linux shell scripting and SQL queries
• Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (DHS HQ EOD required to start; must be able to obtain DHS HQ Final Suitability)
• Required Skills and Abilities: excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Preferred Skills: degree in systems engineering computer science information systems or related field of study; 10+ years of related experience; working knowledge with Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Fusion Middleware administration managing multiple application domains and setting and configuring multiple authenticators; working knowledge with TIBCO Enterprise Message Service (EMS); configuration management experience using automated tools like Ansible Chef or Puppet; working knowledge with web services; working knowledge with Git/GitHub; experience developing SQL and Jython scripts; experience with network administration and troubleshooting; working knowledge with F5 BigIP Local Traffic Manager setting up and configuring VIPs and server pools and developing and configuring iRules; working knowledge with ServiceNow ITSM; excellent communication skills; and/or certification in any of the following: ITIL Foundation Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Location: Remote
• U.S. Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holiday

The likely salary range for this position is $108630 - $146970. This is not however a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather salary will be set based on experience geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

T elecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options some with Health Savings Accounts dental plan options a vision plan and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans including vacation sick and personal time holidays paid parental military bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations personal business and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits life accidental death and dismemberment personal accident critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government defense and intelligence community. Our 30000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide offering leading capabilities in digital modernization AI/ML Cloud Cyber and application development. Together with our clients we strive to create a safer smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status or any other protected class.