Senior Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer Sr Advisor

Job Description 

GDIT is seeking a Sr Systems Engineer to join our team.  Responsibilities include designing, planning, and evaluating physical security systems in accordance with Department of State policies and procedures.  Provides innovative methods and technical solutions using the engineering design process, including documentation. 

• Develops advanced technical solutions for the management of networks, software, hardware, configurations, and architectures 

• Troubleshoots highly complex system hardware and software issues 

• Develops training materials for end users on the proper use of hardware and software 

• Develops implementation plans for software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages 

• Monitors and tunes systems to achieve optimum performance levels 

• Ensures workstation/server data integrity by implementing standard software and hardware solutions 

• Leads efforts to ensure data/media recoverability by following a schedule of system backups and database archive operations 

• Conducts advanced hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines 

• Develops performance and security plans for computers that meet the needs of network users 

• Evaluates existing systems and plans long-term strategies 

• May coach and provide guidance to less-experienced professionals 

• May serve as a team or task lead 

Preferred area of expertise and technologies 

• VMware virtualization technologies 

• TCP/IP, IPV4 and IPV6 

• Windows Operating Systems 

• Linux Operating Systems 

• Network protocols and standards, HTTP/HTPPS, WINS, DNS, SNMP etc. 

• TLS standards 

• OSI Model 

• Active Directory to include Group Policy management 

• Security Content Automation Protocol. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or similar discipline and 10+ years of related technical security experience or the equivalent combination of education/training and/or experience. 

• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification - Security+ CE, ISC2 SSCP desired 

• User level proficiency of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD/Visio) preferred 

• Ability to lift 50 lbs.  

• Minimum Secret level clearance issued by the Defense Security Service (DSS), Department of Defense (DoD) prior to contract performance 

Preferred Certifications 

• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification - Security+ CE, ISC2 SSCP desired 

Travel 

• 15% travel may be required in support of contract 

• International travel may be required

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