Systems Engineer / Solutions Architect 1 - DC Metro Region

ID 11523

Location Falls Church, VA

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Position Summary

· Seeking a Systems Engineer/Solutions Architect 1 able to work with a dynamic team of system engineers and administrators responsible for design decisions, implementation, operations & maintenance, and cybersecurity for large complex resilient hardware and virtualized infrastructure to ensure implemented solutions meet stakeholder needs, standards, and performance requirements. Required to work closely with stakeholders to gather technical requirements, architect solutions, execute on deliverables, and communicate solutions to the entire technical program team and to end-customer stakeholders.

· Support diagnosis and resolving complex performance, availability, and information assurance issues using systems engineering, cybersecurity, and computer science skills and expertise.

· Essential responsibilities and activities include but are not limited to:

• Assist with the analysis, evaluation, engineering, and implementation of system improvements, automation, optimization, and deployments.

• Assist with analysis, design development, testing, and implementation of new solutions or changes to infrastructure environments including physical/logical drawings, engineering design plans, implementation plans, transition plans, test plans, and failover plans.

• Support execution of security updates to hardware and software to ensure the security posture across all systems implemented and managed.

• Support research, prototyping, and developing emerging technologies by working closely with industry partners and other engineers to implement the latest and best-in-bread capabilities to meet the customers emerging needs.

Position / Candidate Requirements

· U.S. Citizen eligible to obtain a DoD SECRET security clearance.

· Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, or a Related Engineering Discipline or Information Technology degree with 0-2 years experience.

· Experience eliciting requirements, conducting research, designing, testing, and implementing hardware and software solutions for data center and virtual infrastructure technologies.

· Experience with cybersecurity and automation concepts.

· Experience with the engineering systems development lifecycle.

· Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level-II requirements (CompTIA Sec+, etc.).

· Strong oral, written and presentation skills with the ability and experience communicating with customers at various levels.

· Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.

· Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.

· Strong MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio Skills is a plus.

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.

• Sitting for extended periods of time.

• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.

• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.

• 5Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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