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Systems Engineer

Convirgence

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Herndon, VA
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Systems Engineer

Herndon, VA

CB-SE-HRN-001

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

We are actively seeking Systems Engineer with a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of eleven (11) years' experience.

- Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux (RHEL based) operating systems

- Familiarity with system hardening, security hardening, remote desktop, patch management, and configuration management tools

- Experience supporting RMF or other accreditation frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53B, A&A, etc.)

- Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, Bash, Apache Web Services

- Amazon Web services experience (EC2 instances, CloudFormation, S3 Storage, RDS (MySQL))

- Ability to work in a high profile fast-paced environment.

- Strong oral and written communication skills

- Conduct root cause analysis of noted system performance and operational issues.

- Monitor the performance systems to analyze the metrics produced to identify areas of improvements and report potential anomalies.

- Emergency after hours engineering support as needed.

- Communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

- Database Administrator (DBA)

- Networking experience / Automation

- API Engineer

- Experience working in air-gapped environments or with classified systems

- Experience with Agile methodologies and working in sprint-based development cycles

- Familiarity with security in CI/CD pipelines and container security (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

- Knowledge of zero trust architecture and identity/access management strategies

Toolsets & Platforms:

- Security Tools: Splunk, Rapid 7

- Operating Systems: Windows Server, RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu

- Compliance Tools: Rapid 7, Greenlight, Illuminate

- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP

- Automation/Scripting: PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ansible

- DevSecOps: Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes

Soft Skills:

- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

- Excellent communication and documentation abilities

- Self-starter with ability to manage multiple tasks
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Top Secret/SCI
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Convirgence