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Pentagon, DC
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Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
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Job Description
Position: Systems Engineer
Location: National Military Command Center (NMCC), Pentagon
Work Location: 100% onsite
Hours: Monday–Friday, core hours between 6:00 AM–4:00 PM
Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen
Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI
Required Qualifications
Experience
Minimum of 4 years of overall experience.
At least 3 years of specialized experience administering computer systems.
Experience operating or supporting:
Large-scale computer systems
Multi-server local area networks
Client/server environments
Experience with:
Systems administration
Systems engineering
Systems architecture
Systems integration
Hardware/software configuration management
System optimization
Resource utilization
Capacity analysis and planning
Server/data migrations
Technology refreshes
System upgrades
Troubleshooting
Requirements management
Education
Bachelor’s degree in:
Computer Science / Computer Systems
Information Systems / Information Technology
Engineering / Engineering Technology
Software Engineering / Programming
Management
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Mathematics
Business / Finance
Related discipline
Education / Experience Substitution
Master’s degree in a related discipline plus:
3 years general experience
At least 2 years specialized experience
OR
No degree plus:
8 years general experience
At least 6 years specialized experience
Required Certification
Must possess at least one DoD IAT Level II certification, including:
Security+ CE
CCNA Security
CySA+
GICSP
GSEC
CND
SSCP
VMware / Virtualization
Extensive hands-on experience building and managing VMware environments.
Extensive experience with:
VMware ESXi
VMware vSphere 7.x / 8.x
VMware vCenter
VMware clusters
Experience building VMware environments from the ground up.
Experience configuring:
VMware High Availability (HA)
Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
Host networking
Virtual switches
Distributed switches
Datastores
Cluster resources
Experience implementing and managing enterprise VMware deployments.
Experience supporting VMware clusters across multi-server enterprise networks.
Dell Server Infrastructure
Hands-on experience deploying Dell PowerEdge R770 servers.
Experience with:
Server racking
Power cabling
Network cabling
Initial server configuration
Bare-metal deployment
ESXi hypervisor installation and configuration
SAN / Enterprise Storage
Experience integrating servers with Dell PowerVault ME5 Series SAN storage arrays or comparable enterprise SAN infrastructure.
Experience with:
Fiber-optic storage connectivity
Direct-Attach Copper (DAC)
Isolated backend storage fabrics
Block-level shared storage
iSCSI
Dedicated storage VLANs
Storage multipathing
Redundant storage paths
Jumbo Frames
MTU 9000
VMware datastores
Shared storage architectures
Ability to design and maintain resilient host-to-array connectivity.
Experience isolating storage traffic from production network traffic.
Hyper-V to VMware Migration
Proven experience performing physical and/or virtual server migrations.
Experience performing migrations between virtualization platforms.
Experience migrating Microsoft Hyper-V workloads to VMware vSphere.
Experience planning and executing migrations while minimizing:
Downtime
Data loss
Application disruption
User impact
Experience validating systems following migration.
Experience migrating workloads into VMware clustered SAN environments.
Windows Server / Active Directory
Senior-level experience administering:
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2022
Active Directory
Group Policy Objects
Experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting:
Windows domain environments
Organizational Units
Group Policy
Security policies
Security baselines
Linux
Experience administering:
Red Hat Linux
CentOS Linux
Cybersecurity / DISA STIG
Direct experience hardening systems in accordance with DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
Experience hardening:
Windows Server
Red Hat Linux
CentOS Linux
Understanding of:
DoD cybersecurity requirements
Cybersecurity risk management
System security baselines
Security compliance
Ability to work closely with cybersecurity teams to identify and minimize risk.
Veeam Backup & Replication
Extensive hands-on experience with Veeam Backup & Replication.
Experience designing and managing enterprise backup environments.
Experience configuring:
Backup Jobs
Backup Copy Jobs
Backup repositories
Secondary/offsite repositories
Restore processes
Disaster recovery processes
Experience protecting:
Virtual machines
File servers
Databases
Large file shares
Experience supporting VMware-hosted systems protected by Veeam.
Systems Design & Integration
Experience designing solutions for complex enterprise environments.
Experience integrating mission-critical systems.
Ability to work directly with third-party vendors to:
Evaluate solutions
Develop integration plans
Implement IT solutions
Experience establishing baseline hardware/software configurations.
Experience developing solutions based on system and mission requirements.
Engineering & Technical Documentation
Experience drafting and reviewing Engineering Installation Plans (EIPs).
Experience creating and maintaining:
Standard Operating Procedures
Technical documentation
System documentation
Reports
Presentation slide decks
Troubleshooting documentation
Knowledge-base documentation
Experience documenting technical work in Remedy or comparable ticketing systems.
Troubleshooting
Strong experience identifying and resolving:
Server issues
Application issues
Infrastructure problems
System integration issues
Ability to take a systematic troubleshooting approach.
Experience documenting resolutions to recurring technical issues.
Testing
Experience developing, executing, and documenting:
Test plans
Test schedules
Scripted tasks
Experience testing systems for:
Availability
Reliability
Security
System protection
Project / Requirements Management
Experience developing:
Project schedules
Timelines
Implementation plans
Milestones
Experience managing multiple technical efforts simultaneously.
Ability to adapt to changing:
Technical requirements
Project priorities
Mission requirements
Implementation plans
Experience tracking and reporting project progress.
Communication & Collaboration
Ability to work effectively with:
Systems Administrators
Systems Engineers
Cybersecurity teams
Multimedia Engineers
Telecommunications Engineers
Third-party vendors
Government personnel
DoD personnel
Ability to provide technical status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
Ability to brief:
Technical issues
Problems
Risks
Solutions
Project status
Ability to explain complex technical issues to non-technical personnel.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Desired Qualifications
VMware Cloud Foundation / SDDC
Experience with or strong knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
VMware Cloud Foundation certification or active pursuit of certification, including:
VCF Professional
VCF Advanced
VCF Specialist
Comparable current VMware/Broadcom certification
Understanding of Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) architecture.
Experience or knowledge involving:
Infrastructure automation
Lifecycle management
Standardized architecture frameworks
Automated patching
Standardized patch baselines
Software-defined compute
Software-defined storage
Software-defined networking
Knowledge of:
vSphere
vSAN
NSX
Experience applying VCF concepts to:
Secure environments
Multi-tenant environments
Multi-site environments
DoD or military enclaves
Advanced VMware
Experience with VMware Fault Tolerance (FT).
Advanced experience designing and scaling VMware HA/DRS environments.
Extensive experience building VMware environments from scratch.
Advanced VMware architecture and engineering experience.
Advanced SAN / Clustered Storage
Experience configuring:
Clustered VMDKs
SCSI Bus Sharing
Physical SCSI Bus Sharing
Shared-disk architectures
VMware-hosted clustered databases
Advanced experience with Dell PowerVault ME5 or similar SAN infrastructure.
Large-Scale Veeam Environments
Experience protecting large workloads in the 10–20 TB range or larger.
Advanced experience with:
Backup Copy Jobs
Multiple repositories
Offsite backups
Enterprise disaster recovery
Large database and file-share protection
Application Failover & Disaster Recovery
Experience designing disaster recovery solutions for tightly integrated applications.
Experience supporting environments where:
SQL databases
Management applications
Supporting services
reside within the same VM or tightly integrated system.
Experience planning coordinated application failover.
Licensing Preservation
Knowledge of how VM migration and failover can affect node-locked application licensing.
Understanding of:
Static MAC addresses
BIOS UUIDs
VM UUIDs
Virtual hardware identifiers
Node-locked licensing
Experience preserving application licensing during:
VM migration
Cluster failover
Disaster recovery
Physical Security / Edge Systems
Familiarity with AMAG Symmetry or comparable mission-critical physical-security systems.
Understanding of:
Access-control systems
Edge-device resiliency
Local databases
Cached configurations
Distributed processing
Operation during temporary server outages
Additional Desired Experience
Security+ CE preferred among acceptable IAT Level II certifications.
Strong experience supporting mission-critical DoD systems.
Experience supporting highly secure or classified environments.
Experience with agile system integration and rapidly changing mission requirements.
Location: National Military Command Center (NMCC), Pentagon
Work Location: 100% onsite
Hours: Monday–Friday, core hours between 6:00 AM–4:00 PM
Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen
Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI
Required Qualifications
Experience
Minimum of 4 years of overall experience.
At least 3 years of specialized experience administering computer systems.
Experience operating or supporting:
Large-scale computer systems
Multi-server local area networks
Client/server environments
Experience with:
Systems administration
Systems engineering
Systems architecture
Systems integration
Hardware/software configuration management
System optimization
Resource utilization
Capacity analysis and planning
Server/data migrations
Technology refreshes
System upgrades
Troubleshooting
Requirements management
Education
Bachelor’s degree in:
Computer Science / Computer Systems
Information Systems / Information Technology
Engineering / Engineering Technology
Software Engineering / Programming
Management
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Mathematics
Business / Finance
Related discipline
Education / Experience Substitution
Master’s degree in a related discipline plus:
3 years general experience
At least 2 years specialized experience
OR
No degree plus:
8 years general experience
At least 6 years specialized experience
Required Certification
Must possess at least one DoD IAT Level II certification, including:
Security+ CE
CCNA Security
CySA+
GICSP
GSEC
CND
SSCP
VMware / Virtualization
Extensive hands-on experience building and managing VMware environments.
Extensive experience with:
VMware ESXi
VMware vSphere 7.x / 8.x
VMware vCenter
VMware clusters
Experience building VMware environments from the ground up.
Experience configuring:
VMware High Availability (HA)
Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
Host networking
Virtual switches
Distributed switches
Datastores
Cluster resources
Experience implementing and managing enterprise VMware deployments.
Experience supporting VMware clusters across multi-server enterprise networks.
Dell Server Infrastructure
Hands-on experience deploying Dell PowerEdge R770 servers.
Experience with:
Server racking
Power cabling
Network cabling
Initial server configuration
Bare-metal deployment
ESXi hypervisor installation and configuration
SAN / Enterprise Storage
Experience integrating servers with Dell PowerVault ME5 Series SAN storage arrays or comparable enterprise SAN infrastructure.
Experience with:
Fiber-optic storage connectivity
Direct-Attach Copper (DAC)
Isolated backend storage fabrics
Block-level shared storage
iSCSI
Dedicated storage VLANs
Storage multipathing
Redundant storage paths
Jumbo Frames
MTU 9000
VMware datastores
Shared storage architectures
Ability to design and maintain resilient host-to-array connectivity.
Experience isolating storage traffic from production network traffic.
Hyper-V to VMware Migration
Proven experience performing physical and/or virtual server migrations.
Experience performing migrations between virtualization platforms.
Experience migrating Microsoft Hyper-V workloads to VMware vSphere.
Experience planning and executing migrations while minimizing:
Downtime
Data loss
Application disruption
User impact
Experience validating systems following migration.
Experience migrating workloads into VMware clustered SAN environments.
Windows Server / Active Directory
Senior-level experience administering:
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2022
Active Directory
Group Policy Objects
Experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting:
Windows domain environments
Organizational Units
Group Policy
Security policies
Security baselines
Linux
Experience administering:
Red Hat Linux
CentOS Linux
Cybersecurity / DISA STIG
Direct experience hardening systems in accordance with DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
Experience hardening:
Windows Server
Red Hat Linux
CentOS Linux
Understanding of:
DoD cybersecurity requirements
Cybersecurity risk management
System security baselines
Security compliance
Ability to work closely with cybersecurity teams to identify and minimize risk.
Veeam Backup & Replication
Extensive hands-on experience with Veeam Backup & Replication.
Experience designing and managing enterprise backup environments.
Experience configuring:
Backup Jobs
Backup Copy Jobs
Backup repositories
Secondary/offsite repositories
Restore processes
Disaster recovery processes
Experience protecting:
Virtual machines
File servers
Databases
Large file shares
Experience supporting VMware-hosted systems protected by Veeam.
Systems Design & Integration
Experience designing solutions for complex enterprise environments.
Experience integrating mission-critical systems.
Ability to work directly with third-party vendors to:
Evaluate solutions
Develop integration plans
Implement IT solutions
Experience establishing baseline hardware/software configurations.
Experience developing solutions based on system and mission requirements.
Engineering & Technical Documentation
Experience drafting and reviewing Engineering Installation Plans (EIPs).
Experience creating and maintaining:
Standard Operating Procedures
Technical documentation
System documentation
Reports
Presentation slide decks
Troubleshooting documentation
Knowledge-base documentation
Experience documenting technical work in Remedy or comparable ticketing systems.
Troubleshooting
Strong experience identifying and resolving:
Server issues
Application issues
Infrastructure problems
System integration issues
Ability to take a systematic troubleshooting approach.
Experience documenting resolutions to recurring technical issues.
Testing
Experience developing, executing, and documenting:
Test plans
Test schedules
Scripted tasks
Experience testing systems for:
Availability
Reliability
Security
System protection
Project / Requirements Management
Experience developing:
Project schedules
Timelines
Implementation plans
Milestones
Experience managing multiple technical efforts simultaneously.
Ability to adapt to changing:
Technical requirements
Project priorities
Mission requirements
Implementation plans
Experience tracking and reporting project progress.
Communication & Collaboration
Ability to work effectively with:
Systems Administrators
Systems Engineers
Cybersecurity teams
Multimedia Engineers
Telecommunications Engineers
Third-party vendors
Government personnel
DoD personnel
Ability to provide technical status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
Ability to brief:
Technical issues
Problems
Risks
Solutions
Project status
Ability to explain complex technical issues to non-technical personnel.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Desired Qualifications
VMware Cloud Foundation / SDDC
Experience with or strong knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
VMware Cloud Foundation certification or active pursuit of certification, including:
VCF Professional
VCF Advanced
VCF Specialist
Comparable current VMware/Broadcom certification
Understanding of Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) architecture.
Experience or knowledge involving:
Infrastructure automation
Lifecycle management
Standardized architecture frameworks
Automated patching
Standardized patch baselines
Software-defined compute
Software-defined storage
Software-defined networking
Knowledge of:
vSphere
vSAN
NSX
Experience applying VCF concepts to:
Secure environments
Multi-tenant environments
Multi-site environments
DoD or military enclaves
Advanced VMware
Experience with VMware Fault Tolerance (FT).
Advanced experience designing and scaling VMware HA/DRS environments.
Extensive experience building VMware environments from scratch.
Advanced VMware architecture and engineering experience.
Advanced SAN / Clustered Storage
Experience configuring:
Clustered VMDKs
SCSI Bus Sharing
Physical SCSI Bus Sharing
Shared-disk architectures
VMware-hosted clustered databases
Advanced experience with Dell PowerVault ME5 or similar SAN infrastructure.
Large-Scale Veeam Environments
Experience protecting large workloads in the 10–20 TB range or larger.
Advanced experience with:
Backup Copy Jobs
Multiple repositories
Offsite backups
Enterprise disaster recovery
Large database and file-share protection
Application Failover & Disaster Recovery
Experience designing disaster recovery solutions for tightly integrated applications.
Experience supporting environments where:
SQL databases
Management applications
Supporting services
reside within the same VM or tightly integrated system.
Experience planning coordinated application failover.
Licensing Preservation
Knowledge of how VM migration and failover can affect node-locked application licensing.
Understanding of:
Static MAC addresses
BIOS UUIDs
VM UUIDs
Virtual hardware identifiers
Node-locked licensing
Experience preserving application licensing during:
VM migration
Cluster failover
Disaster recovery
Physical Security / Edge Systems
Familiarity with AMAG Symmetry or comparable mission-critical physical-security systems.
Understanding of:
Access-control systems
Edge-device resiliency
Local databases
Cached configurations
Distributed processing
Operation during temporary server outages
Additional Desired Experience
Security+ CE preferred among acceptable IAT Level II certifications.
Strong experience supporting mission-critical DoD systems.
Experience supporting highly secure or classified environments.
Experience with agile system integration and rapidly changing mission requirements.
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