Systems Engineer

Everforth ECS is seeking a Systems Engineer to work at our Ft. Meade, MD office.

Everforth ECS is seeking a Systems Engineer to support robust Impact Level (IL) 5 and IL6 programs in an operational DoW environment that houses multiple U.S. Coalition Mission Partner Environments (MPE). The Systems Engineer will work as part of a team responsible for designing, developing, installing, documenting, managing, and maintaining a DoD Mission Partner Enclave's physical and virtual network infrastructure. The Systems Engineer will work in a demanding, high-energy environment that requires innovative solutions to hardware, software, network, and operational challenges, and will report directly to the Project Manager.

This position is primarily responsible for the administration and coordination of activities that are inherent with a dynamic and innovative initiative. Support will be provided as needed, to management, network and cloud project team members, and activities. Duties include:

• Install, configure, maintain, update, manage, and refine information systems.
• Ensure system components maintain compliance with DoD requirements (e.g. STIGs).
• Examine enclave vulnerabilities and determine actions to mitigate them.
• Engineer and maintain VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter, Hyper-V, and enterprise virtualization infrastructure.
• Support:
  • VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter, Hyper-V, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
  • Out-of-band patching and upgrades; this may require non-standard working hours.
  • The development of cyber security policies, procedures, and standards.
• Coordinate and/or provide support for all enclave applications and operations.
• Recommend, schedule, and/or implement repairs within the enclave environment.
• Develop and maintain images for virtual desktops and servers.
• Evaluate system performance and make appropriate recommendations.
• Schedule and perform backups on all enclave systems.
• Conduct functional, interoperability, and security testing.
• Analyze system performance for potential security problems.
• Participate in technical incident response and security assessment activities.
• Provide knowledge transfer to team members and clients as needed.
• Write/edit and execute technical documents including, but not limited to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Concepts of Operation (CONOPS), network diagrams, and other documents, as required.
• Travel to data centers as needed for maintenance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Salary Range: $140,000 - $160,000

General Description of Benefits