Senior Systems Engineer Team Lead (Onsite Glynco, GA REF1878V)

Position Overview: 

The Senior Systems Engineer / Team Lead is a senior-level technical role responsible for the design implementation maintenance and optimization of enterprise server and systems infrastructure supporting a large mission-critical government environment.

This position requires deep technical expertise in system engineering and the ability to lead a team in troubleshooting maintaining and improving complex systems hosted across multiple data centers. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills proven experience managing technical operations and the ability to drive system performance reliability and modernization in alignment with federal IT standards.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead system engineering operations and guide a team of engineers and administrators to maintain and enhance enterprise server environments.
• Prioritize and resolve system outages incidents and performance issues; ensure timely root cause analysis and restoration of services.
• Design configure and deploy operational server systems and prototypes based on engineering data mission needs and government requirements.
• Maintain troubleshoot and repair physical and virtual infrastructure ensuring high availability and optimal performance.
• Collaborate with Network Engineers Data Center Engineering teams vendors and cross-functional stakeholders to identify and resolve technical issues.
• Develop and execute cloud engineering and migration strategies supporting hybrid and full cloud environments (AWS Azure etc.).
• Review and contribute to Infrastructure Change Control Board (ICCB) submissions to ensure accurate technical content and compliance.
• Monitor system performance metrics capacity and utilization; implement proactive improvements to increase reliability and efficiency.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation including configuration standards diagrams and system operating procedures.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers; assist management in project planning and resource allocation.
• Ensure systems compliance with DHS IT security standards FISMA requirements and other federal cybersecurity frameworks.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of detailed technical experience in systems engineering system administration or a closely related field within the last seven (7) years.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Strong background in enterprise Windows and/or Linux server environments.
  • Expertise in virtualization technologies (VMware Hyper-V) and system performance optimization.
  • Proven experience managing system outages upgrades and migrations in complex environments.
  • Familiarity with data center operations ICCB processes and enterprise configuration management.
  • Experience with cloud computing architectures (AWS Azure hybrid) and system modernization efforts.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams manage competing priorities and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Security: U.S. Citizenship required and ability to obtain or maintain a DHS Public Trust clearance (Secret preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) VMware Certified Professional (VCP) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or equivalent.
• Experience working in a federal IT environment particularly DHS or DoD.
• Familiarity with NIST 800-series standards FISMA compliance and ITIL-based service management practices.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and automation frameworks (e.g. Ansible Terraform SCCM).

Education

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Systems Engineering or related field preferred.

Clearance Requirement:

• U.S. Citizenship is required to be considered
• Active Public Trust or have the ability to obtain one.

Salary Range:

• The expected pay range for this position is up to $115000 yearly. 
• The exact pay rate will vary based on skills experience and location.

Citizant offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Medical dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Generous PTO
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Assistance & Professional Development Program

Additional Information :

Citizant strives to be an employer of choice in the Washington metropolitan area. Citizant associates accept challenging and rewarding work and in return receive excellent compensation and benefits as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development.

Citizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran status or disability status.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time