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Junior Systems Engineer

The Informatics Applications Group

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IT - Software
Arlington, VA (On-Site/Office)

TIAG is now hiring a Junior Systems Engineer to join our team in Arlington, VA full-time at the Office of Naval Research (ONR). This role is onsite 5 days per week and requires an active Secret clearance to start work.

The Systems Engineer will be responsible for day-to-day infrastructure operations in both the on-premises data center and the cloud environments (AWS primarily) as well as for the design, implementation, documentation, and troubleshooting of the enterprise server environment. The Engineer must have the ability to manage server infrastructure related problems, performance, and capacity as well as work together with the Network Engineers on network infrastructure issues impacting the enterprise environment.

Responsibilities for this role are across both the on-premises environment and cloud (AWS primarily) to include:
  • Provides technical support, administration, and engineering on all Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.
  • Monitors, performance tunes, troubleshoots, and resolves system problems to ensure system availability.
  • Performs changes to OS, databases, applications, servers, storage, network, and backups in production and development environments (on-prem and cloud).
  • Engineers solutions aligned with security, uptime and performance.
  • Works with server patch management processes and procedures to facilitate deployment.
  • Administers Domain Controllers with a focus on Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS.
  • Provides for the management, testing and installation of security patches and cyber security products.
  • Helps prepare plans for the development and installation of servers according to present and future requirements.
  • Maintains system integrity through change control and problem management procedures and communication with internal customers.
  • Attends and participates in team meetings, training sessions, and company sponsored programs as required.

Required qualifications:
  • Associate's degree from an accredited institution (2 years of experience can be substituted)
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in progressively more difficult experience related to system/server design and administration
  • Active IAT Level I Certification (A+, Network+ or equivalent. Security+ satisfies this requirement.)
  • Must an possess an active Computing Environment (CE) certifications: (Windows 11 Administration Training, Server+, Linux+, AZ-104 Azure Administrator, AZ-204 Azure Developer Associate, AWS Solutions Architect - Associate, AWS DevOps Professional, VMWare Certified Professional (VCP), ServiceNow Certified System Administrator)
  • Active DoD Secret Clearance
  • Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques used in physical and virtual server administration and engineering (on-prem and cloud (AWS primarily))
  • Knowledge of and ability to use:
    • Hardware (hyper-converged infrastructures (Nutanix), hypervisors, blade servers, switches, routers, bridges, firewalls
    • Software (multiple operating systems, virtualization software, virtual desktop infrastructure, SCCM/MECM, monitoring tools, IPv4, IPv6)
    • Active Directory Services to include Domain Controllers, Active Director, Group Policy, and DNS.
    • Other common server/network and user equipment (e.g., SAN, NAS, Video bridge)
  • Experience with AWS and other cloud computing environments
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team


TIAG is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

TIAG's policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. To achieve our goal of equal opportunity, TIAG maintains an affirmative action plan through which it makes good faith efforts to recruit, hire, and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

Pay Range: $80,000 - $90,000 per year
group id: 10382671

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