Systems Engineer Subject Matter Expert
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Job Location:
Chantilly, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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Responsibilities
As a Systems Engineer SME you will provide expert leadership in planning designing and implementing sophisticated additions and changes to network hardware infrastructure server environments and operating systems with special emphasis on Top Secret classification enclaves. Your extensive expertise in Nutanix hyper-convergedinfrastructure will be critical to architecting and maintaining advanced systems that support the forensic and investigative ecosystem across highly sensitive environments. You will ensure the reliability security and robustness of mission-critical infrastructure while meeting the stringent requirements of classified operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect design and lead implementation of enterprise-grade additions and changes to network hardware infrastructure server environments and operating systems in Top Secret environments.
- Provide advanced technical leadership in the day-to-day operations of sophisticated network hardware and operating systems within classified domains.
- Lead troubleshooting efforts at both physical and logical network levels for complex systems in TS environment.
- Direct the planning design technical review and implementation strategies for new network infrastructure supporting classified operations.
- Lead systems management and integration functions across multi-enclave environments with focus on Top Secret infrastructure.
- Diagnose and resolve complex communication problems within secure isolated environments.
- Implement comprehensive systems security strategies ensuring all systems are current with approved patches while leading certification and accreditation tasks for TS environments.
- Develop and implement advanced strategies for client/server systems and design infrastructure optimized for classified operations.
- Lead technical discussions during Program Increments (PIs) and Agile Release Train (ART) activities.
- Champion DevSecOps practices and tools implementation within Top Secret environments.
- Design and implement advanced Nutanix hyper-convergedinfrastructure solutions for classified workloads.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or Masters degree with 10 years of experience OR Associate degree with 13 years of experience OR High School diploma with 16 years of experience.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in systems engineering with at least 4 years working in Top Secret environments.
- Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and ability to obtain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
- US Citizenship is required.
- Experience with SAFe Agile framework in classified environments.
- Comprehensive understanding of forensic and investigative system requirements for intelligence operations.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing secure systems in Top Secret government environments.
- Nutanix certifications (NCP NPX) preferred.
- Security certifications (CISSP Security) preferred.
- Advanced proficiency with:
- Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure design implementation and management in classified environments highly preferred
- Advanced virtualization technologies (VSphere VXRail Proxmox Nutanix AHV) for secure environments highly preferred
- Enterprise network administration and security for Top Secret enclaves
- Cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud SC2S C2S) implementation with security controls for classified workloads
- Linux and Windows operating systems with security hardening for classified use
- Windows Active Directory configuration and security in air-gapped environments
- Network hardware (Cisco SonicWall) implementation and management in classified networks
- Containerization (Docker Kubernetes) in Top Secret environments with enhanced security controls
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for secure automated deployments
- Security accreditation processes (RMF NIST 800-53) for TS/SCI systems
- Advanced system monitoring and observability in classified environments
- Cross-domain solutions for secure data transfer between classification levels
- May require flexible scheduling to support critical operations in Top Secret environments
Desired Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
- Experience implementing Nutanix solutions in classified environments.
- Knowledge of specialized security controls for classified hyper-convergedinfrastructure.
- Background in designing systems for SCIFs and other secure facilities.
- Experience with cross-domain solutions in Top Secret environments.
- Prior work implementing secure backup and disaster recovery solutions for classified data.
- Experience with specialized compute and storage requirements for forensic workloads.
Posted Salary Range
USD $146200.00 - USD $228400.00 /Yr.
Key Skills
- Databases
- System Design
- Cybersecurity
- System Architecture
- Intelligence Experience
- Military Experience
- Requirements Gathering
- Joint Operations
- Curriculum Development
- DoD Experience
- FISMA
- Ant
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