Testbed Engineer

Testbed Engineer

Clearance Level: Top Secret Clearance Required - Authorized to Work in the US

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team's passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

About the Role:

Aquila is seeking a Testbed Engineer t o join our team in supporting one of the country's premier defense research organizations. The Testbed Engineer will have experience with Solaris and Linux system administration. The Testbed Engineer will build, configure and maintain the software and hardware development environment of current and future test bed platforms.

There are a few requirements for the position:

• Must be a U.S Citizen- Authorized to Work in the US - Must have a Active Top Secret Clearance (Green Cards / Visas do not qualify)
• Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance. (Aquila would sponsor you for the security clearance.)
• Must be within 100 miles from Lexington, MA

Must Have

• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Clearance Level Top Secret Clearance
• 15 years - AEHF and Milstar Satcom Systems
• 10 years - Government Policy/Regulations
• 10 years - STIGs/SCAP
• 15 years - Networks
• 15 years - Networking experience routers/switches/firewalls/servers
• 15 years - Systems
• 15 years - Operating Systems (Linux OR Unix)
• 15 years - Redhat Linux Systems Administration
• 15 years - Solaris 10/11 Administration
• 20 years - Systems Administration
• 15 years - Ubuntu Systems Administration experience
• 15 years - Testing
• 15 years - Experience with network testbed systems

Requirements:

• Current experience with Solaris 10 and 11, Red Hat Enterprise LINUX 5, 6, and 7 and Ubuntu
• Current experience with Cisco switches and routers
• Requires previous experience with maintaining an IT based AEHF I&T infrastructure.
• Current experience using DISA STIGs
• Experience with Themis, Motorola, and GE SBCs

• The Testbed Engineer will also be responsible for configuring, supporting and securing LINUX, SOLARIS and network devices as outline by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• The Testbed Engineer will configure and support single board computers (SBCs) from Themis, Motorola, and GE running Solaris, Linux or VxWorks.
• The Testbed Engineer will set-up, configure, patch and maintain security of Cisco switches and routers.

Desired Skills:

• Experience working with electrical equipment that operates in the radio frequency band is desirable.

Our interview process is designed to let you get to know us as much as for us to get to know you!

You'll meet with someone from our Recruiting team so we can learn more about you and answer some of your questions.
You'll meet with the Hiring Manager to learn more about the team, and the role, and get to tell us more about what you'd bring to the team
You'll meet team members who will be your peers to help you get a feel for a "real day in the life" at Self.

Benefits and Perks:

Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

Our Perks Include:

• PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year's, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire
• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
• Tuition & Training Reimbursement - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences
• 401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6%.
• Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.
• Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.

Clearance Level: position requires a Top Secret from the start of the assignment due to the nature of the work that is being done and the facilities that require access. - Authorized to Work in the US

Location: position is onsite at least 4 days/week to work in the classified space.

Travel - position does travel with some short notice (domestic travel only). Travel is about 20%.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer