Senior Project Systems Engineer

The Leidos Digital Modernization Sector has a unique and exciting opportunity to offer a Senior Project System Engineer who would like to expand their knowledge and grow with the Leidos team on the (AFNCR ITS) Air Force National Capital Region IT Services Program. The Senior Project Systems Engineer will serve as the Technical Lead of the Engineering team where he/she will be responsible for providing technical oversight to junior staff technical guidance on network and systems solutions development of Visio diagrams review implementation plans for design errors evaluate systems for configuration efficiency as well as interface with Cyber on security approvals.

The AFNCR IT Services program provides support services for information systems for Headquarters Air Force (HAF) Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Joint Chiefs of Staff and other Air Force activities within the AFNCR missions to include the Pentagon Joint Base Andrews (JBA) Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) and other locations leased spaces and alternate sites. The major support areas required are IT Operations and Maintenance; Plans Projects and Engineering (PP&E); and National Military Command Center (NMCC). The senior leaders and national defense missions that are supported require that the AFNCR operations never fail resulting in a fast-paced challenging but also rewarding environment.

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The Leidos Digital Modernization Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems solutions and services covering land sea air space and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT large-scale intelligence systems command and control geospatial and data analytics cybersecurity logistics training and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the worlds toughest security challenges for customers with cant fail missions.

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Primary duties are as follows:

• Develop highly innovative Systems Engineering solutions to resolve complex problems involving limited and disparate information through application of technical knowledge conceptualizing reasoning and interpretation and integration of best practices.

• Create and maintain governance documentation to include Engineering plans Diagrams Sustainment and Test Plans.

• Coordinate and perform in-depth tests including end-user reviews as a part of the project life cycle when standing up and/or modifying new systems or existing environments.

• Design diagram and deploy new applications and or applications enhancements software and operating systems.

• Install configure test and maintain operating systems application software and system management tools.

• Assess and perform server security audits and system vulnerabilities to ensure systems meet DOD security posture prior to Operational readiness.

• Conduct research and/or proof of concept on software and systems products to justify recommendations and to support purchasing efforts.

• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel when needed on project solution and design.

• Coordinate facilitate and verify Systems Engineering projects across multiple environments.

• Conduct technical presentations for management and customer.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelors degree and 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 years of prior relevant experience additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.

• Active DoD Secret clearance at a minimum.

• Proven experience with systems design systems planning and DOD system security principles.

• Ability to work independently or under generalized supervision with strong interpersonal and analytical skills.

• Must be comfortable working on multiple systems and components simultaneously in various configurations.

• Be able to effectively plan and prioritize tasking and communicate clearly regarding technical options and trade-offs.

• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Candidate must at a minimum meet DoD 8140 Certification requirements (currently Security CE CCNA-Security GSEC or SSCP along with an appropriate computing environment (CE) certification).

This position will require the right candidate to have direct hands-on experience with multiple technology disciplines. If you are interested and possess 2 or more of the 5 below mentioned technology disciplines then we encourage you to apply.

Technology Disciplines List:

Minimum 10 years experience Administering

• Linux operating systems (RHEL 7 RHEL8 CentOS Oracle Linux Ubuntu and/or Fedora).
• Experience with Bash Ksh shell scripting RedHat Satellite Server patching and software package installs.
• Proven experience with applying various security standards (i.e. DISA STIGs ACAS scans etc.).
• Demonstrated experience in administering and maintaining Linux systems and applications.
• Understanding the management and configuration of SELinux and how it can affect application runtime and security.
• Understand network topology and its association with DNS knowledge of how to partition disks using fdisk or gdisk and the use of basic LVM commands to create volume groups logical volumes from physical volumes.
• Bash scripting experience. Ability to modify existing scripts and/or create new ones to automate repetitive tasks.
• Desired certifications: RHCSA RHCE

Virtualization Technologies

• Experience with standing up ESXi hosts various versions AD integrations time and DNS services.
• Experience with vCenter 7 & 8; ESXi 7 & 8 and security requirements. ESXi 7 & 8 STIGs SRGs and certificate requirements.
• Experience with designing and implementing VMware virtual infrastructure solutions including scalability and high availability considerations.
• Familiarity with performing firmware and software upgrades when needed.
• Proven experience on planning testing and conducting server migrations utilize performance optimization tools like vRealize monitoring and forecasting tools like vROPS.
• Experience with managing Nutanix AHV Compute Clusters & CVMs
• Familiarity with PRISM Central PRISM Dashboard PRISM Element
• Desired Certifications: VCP VCAP VCIX.

Enterprise Networks

• Solid networking knowledge (OSI network layers TCP/IP).
• Knowledge of routing protocols network services (BGP OSPF EIGRP DHCP DNS TCP/IP WAN VPN VLAN VRF etc.)
• Experience with LAN/WAN setup TCP/IP protocol routing/switching load balancers subnets configurations and firewall technologies.
• Experience with Network Firewalls and managing DNS
• Familiarity with supporting and managing DHCP scopes.
• Desired certifications: CCNP

Windows operating systems ( & 2022 M365 Sharepoint)

• Strong experience in management of Active Directory DNS DHCP File/Print Group Policies and Powershell scripting.
• Experience managing IIS PostGres and SQL databases.
• Experience with Powershell. Possess the ability to create/modify/update powershell scripts for automating tasks when needed.
• Experience with DISA STIGs Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) STIG Viewer Open SCAP
• Required Certifications: MCSE

Storage Area Networks

• Experience with Nutanix Storage Nodes and NUS appliances.
• Familiarity with HyCu Backup Software.
• SAN administration including provisioning of LUNs management of storage pools fiber channel zoning storage monitoring and performance tuning.
• Experience with multiple storage technologies i.e. EMC Hitachi Netapp IBM.
• Experience with EMC storage Cisco SAN switches Avamar Data Domain.
• Experience with administering vxRails.
• Experience with DFS (Distributed File System) NFS (Network File System) and NAS (Network Attached Storage).
• EMC storage certifications highly desirable.
  

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