MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Systems Engineer to join our team located in the Fort Meade, MD area.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Deploy and maintain IT automation solutions to manage data repositories within secure, isolated network architectures.
- Design, implement, and manage enterprise-level virtualized environments and infrastructure.
- Engineer and optimize scalable storage solutions and complex file system configurations.
- Author and present technical program documentation and briefings for senior-level management and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and deploy new technologies into existing production environments.
- Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for comprehensive system configurations.
- Conduct regular system and software audits to ensure operational integrity and compliance.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 14+ years of relevant Systems Engineering experience; or an Associate's degree with 19+ years’ experience.
- Extensive experience with Linux engineering and administration.
- Proficiency in the configuration and orchestration of containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker, or Rancher).
- Proficiency with DevOps and monitoring tools such as nxLog, Grafana, and Git.
- Proficiency in Bash scripting and infrastructure automation using Ansible or SaltStack.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to automate data flow between distributed systems; hands-on experience with NiFi to forward log events to repositories.
- Experience orchestrating and managing enterprise virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware vSphere/vCenter).
- Ability to automate database backups, migrations, and service availability.
- Experience implementing automated security hardening (STIGs/CIS).
Clearance Requirement:
- Current/Active TS/SCI with Poly
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time.
- Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
- Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as, the copy machine/fax machine/computer/printer.
