Senior Systems Engineer - TS/SCI

Location: Springfield, VA (ONSITE 5 Days)

Job Summary

We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join our dynamic IT team. The ideal candidate will be a key player in designing, implementing, and maintaining our critical IT infrastructure, ensuring its reliability, security, and scalability. This role requires a blend of hands-on technical expertise, a strategic mindset, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage core infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment, with a strong focus on AWS.
• Administer and maintain Windows Server operating systems, including Patching, Group Policy, and accreditation.
• Manage and support our CI/CD pipelines and version control system using GitLab.
• Act as a point of escalation for complex technical issues, providing support and guidance to junior team members.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure high availability and optimal performance.
• Manage and resolve technical issues reported through Service+ trouble ticket management system, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Develop and maintain documentation for systems, processes, and procedures.
• Provide after-hours support as needed.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in a Systems Engineer or similar role.
• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, and IAM.
• Strong proficiency in Windows Server administration (2016, 2019, or newer).
• Demonstrated experience with GitLab for version control and CI/CD pipeline management.
• Proven ability to manage a high volume of technical issues using a trouble ticket management system (e.g., Jira, ServiceNow, etc.).
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, etc.).
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Desired Skills

• Experience with OpenShift or other container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of the SAFe Agile framework.
• Experience with Service+
• AWS certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Cloud Practioner).
• Experience with other cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud).
• Knowledge of virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V).

Education: Bachelor s degree in Information Technology or related technical degree required and
5+ years experience with system administration, server patching and related duties

Years of Experience: 5+ years of experience

Clearance: with TS/SCI Clearance

Required Certification: Security+

Salary: $140,000 - $165,000

About Metric5

Metric5 is a small business with big company benefits. We have a passionate team of smart, fun, caring professionals, and we are here for the long haul. Join our growing team in a business where your contributions make an enormous impact.

Our organization offers a comprehensive employee benefits package, continuous professional development, with a best in class company culture that is enjoyable to work in and supports the growth of each of our professionals.

Our benefits include:

• Health & Dental Insurance with 100% of individual coverage paid for by the company
• Vision Insurance
• Life & Short Term Disability Insurance
• 401k with company match (employees are immediately vested)
• Paid Vacation
• 9 Paid Holidays per year (plus 2 paid floating holidays)
• Parental Leave
• Employee Bonuses
• Professional Development Reimbursement Program
• Tuition Assistance Program

Metric5 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.