Systems Engineer

Description

This position is in support of the Department of State (DOS) as a part of the Vanguard 2.2.1 contract. The candidate will be responsible for the development of Virtualization solutions utilizing VMWare and Cloud technologies. The candidate will research, analyze, evaluate and integrate as necessary new and emerging technologies in order to find ways to deliver a superior IT environment to the bureaus in a cost effective and secure manner. The candidate will support the continuing goal of incorporating these innovative technologies into the Department's equipment modernization program.

Description of Duties:

• Execute the duties and responsibilities as a member of the System Integrity Office (SIO).
• Design, integrate, and deploy VMWare IT solutions.
• Provide operational engineering support to enterprise-level solutions using virtual server hosting, backup solutions, off-site data replication and service level storage solutions.
• Provision Virtual Machines and patches to the software and hardware hosting infrastructure.
• Participate in on-call after-hours support rotation, responding to support calls after-hours/weekends/holidays/shutdowns.
• Update system and process documentation and user guides as needed diagrams and SOPs as needed.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

• BS and 5+ years of related experience; Masters and 3+ years; Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• VMware Experience
  • VMWare and vSphere design, integration and deployment.
  • Knowledge or Training on VMware and ESX 6.0+ deployment, configuration, and maintenance.
• Windows engineer or administrator experience (Active Directory, GPOs, and PowerShell scripting)

Required Clearance

• US Citizenship.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance.

Desired Experience

• Linux engineer experience, namely on RedHat/RHEL.
• Experience working on incorporating commercial mobile devices and other hardware products into a government infrastructure.
• Knowledge of Windows SCCM and WSUS.
• Knowledge of Splunk
• Knowledge of Science Logic
• Knowledge of Tenable
• Knowledge of CommVault
• Knowledge of VPNs

Target salary range: $100,001 - $125,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.