Systems Engineer (SOR-2)

Position Title: Systems Engineer (SOR 2)
Position Type: Onsite
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Clearance: TS/SCI

Waypoint's customer is seeking an Infrastructure Systems Engineer to support a secure enterprise environment within a high-visibility classified IT program. This role involves engineering and maintaining Microsoft-based systems, virtualized environments, VDI infrastructure, and critical network services in a hybrid cloud and on-prem datacenter ecosystem.

This position requires a strong technical foundation in server administration, virtualization technologies, RMF compliance, and cyber-hardening standards such as STIGs. You will work alongside cross-functional IT and cybersecurity teams to ensure high availability, performance, and security of enterprise systems supporting national defense missions.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, install, and optimize Microsoft server operating systems in a secure enterprise environment.
• Provision, manage, and maintain virtualized environments and virtual machines (VMs).
• Support and configure VDI infrastructure, ensuring user accessibility and system efficiency.
• Administer core network services, including DNS and DHCP.
• Develop, apply, and troubleshoot Group Policies (GPOs) to enforce system configurations.
• Perform daily system monitoring, including log reviews, scheduled job verifications (e.g., backups), and system health checks.
• Collaborate with IT teams on implementation, change coordination, and security control management.
• Support Microsoft SQL Server administration and optimization.
• Apply and review Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and support documentation.
• Create and maintain RMF-compliant security documentation and policy procedures.
• Design and implement cybersecurity controls to protect systems from threats and vulnerabilities.

Qualifications

• Must possess a current DoD 8570.1-M/8140 IAT or IAM Level III certification (e.g., CASP+, CISSP, CCSP)
• Background in infrastructure/datacenter engineering across physical and virtual platforms
• Experience supporting one or more OS platforms: Windows, Linux, Solaris, UNIX, or AIX
• Proficiency in virtualization and cloud technologies, such as: VMware vCloud Enterprise Suite, Hybrid cloud integrations with DoD or GovCloud environments
• Familiarity with engineering disciplines such as: Storage Engineering (HPE SAN), Network Engineering (Cisco LAN/WAN, SDN), Cloud Infrastructure Engineering

Desired

• Professional-level Linux, VMware, Networking, Storage, or Cloud platforms.
• ITIL v4 Foundations certification
• Experience working in classified or DoD environments and applying RMF/NIST guidelines.