Jobs at AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Provides cybersecurity compliance and information assurance support for federal systems. Responsibilities include RMF and ATO documentation, STIG and POA&M management, security testing, vulnerability and risk assessments, audit readiness, compliance validation, incident response support, remediation tracking, and secure configuration oversight. The role partners with technical and program stakeholders to strengthen security posture and maintain compliance with federal requirements.

Conducts cybersecurity assessments, residual risk analysis, and Risk Management Framework documentation for Department of War IT systems. Recommends cybersecurity architectures, performs vulnerability testing, provides systems administration across mixed military network environments, supports tactical and non-tactical systems, and contributes to cybersecurity reporting. This is a fully on-site role requiring eligibility for a Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Administer, secure, troubleshoot, and optimize Linux systems in mission-critical environments. Responsibilities include Linux server administration, network configuration and troubleshooting, system hardening, vulnerability remediation, scripting, backups, documentation, and integration with mission platforms. The role collaborates with cybersecurity, network, software, and systems engineering teams and supports specialized defense systems.

Serve as the program ISSO for tactical information systems and data analysis enclaves. Oversee security operations, enforce policies, maintain cybersecurity compliance and ATO requirements, manage assets and change control, develop SOPs and compliance artifacts, coordinate vulnerability remediation, conduct inspections, review test plans, and brief leadership. The role requires cybersecurity experience, an applicable bachelor’s degree, active Secret clearance, and IAM Level II or higher certification.

Leads mission needs translation, acquisition strategy, systems engineering, requirements traceability, architecture, testing, risk, cost, schedule, and sustainment activities across the full government acquisition lifecycle. The role integrates FAR/DFARS processes, technical baselines, program milestones, stakeholder engagement, digital engineering, MBSE, and Agile/DevSecOps practices to deliver measurable mission outcomes.

Leads engineering teams, performs hands-on systems and infrastructure troubleshooting, coordinates with government engineering teams, supports continuous integration and deployment, oversees acquisition mission operations, and manages employee development and performance. Requires cybersecurity and information assurance experience, VMware expertise, leadership, senior customer communication, test and development planning knowledge, and an active Secret clearance.

Leads navigation engineering support for unmanned aircraft systems, coordinating across development, production, sustainment, training, and test teams. Manages navigation requirements, architecture, engineering changes, technical directives, capability upgrades, lifecycle development, and technical reviews. Oversees navigation technologies including GPS/INS, PBN, SAASM, M-Code, A-PNT, and NAVWAR, while coordinating roadmap planning, obsolescence, reliability, Jira tracking, ground control integration, and flight testing.

Leads a complex, mission-critical technical program across multiple projects, teams, stakeholders, subcontractors, and contractual requirements. Oversees cost, schedule, staffing, performance, risk, quality, governance, customer relationships, and delivery outcomes. Develops program plans, schedules, reports, roadmaps, and risk registers; coordinates multidisciplinary teams; manages change; resolves escalated issues; and ensures alignment with customer and mission objectives.

Provides comprehensive budget, financial, cost, and acquisition support for a defense program. Responsibilities include spend-plan formulation, forecasting, reconciliations, variance analysis, funding documentation, contract financial operations, acquisition artifacts, compliance with FAR and DFARS, audit support, and executive reporting. Works with program teams, contracting personnel, field organizations, and leadership. Requires defense finance and PPBE experience, U.S. citizenship, active Secret clearance, and full-time onsite work.

Provides hands-on engineering support for mission-critical equipment and systems, including testing, troubleshooting, installation, calibration, repair, modification, procurement, fabrication, and lifecycle support. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, performs laboratory and field work, develops technical documentation and SOPs, resolves technical issues, and supports urgent requirements. The role requires machining and CAD experience, U.S. citizenship, an active Secret clearance, eligibility for TS/SCI, and full-time on-site work with occasional travel.

Provides Tier II cybersecurity operations support in a 24/7 SOC. Responsibilities include monitoring and analyzing threats, conducting vulnerability assessments, managing incidents from detection through resolution, configuring security tools, analyzing logs and malware, preserving evidence, directing remediation, and briefing leadership. The role requires collaboration with Tier I analysts, threat intelligence and engineering teams, plus occasional training and SOP improvement.

Provides Tier I cybersecurity operations support in a 24/7 SOC. Monitors and investigates alerts, analyzes threats, documents and escalates incidents, performs initial containment, assesses damage, identifies malware and vulnerabilities, and maintains incident tickets. Uses SIEM, IDS, firewalls, and other security tools while following SOC procedures and preserving evidence. Supports security monitoring configuration and may assist with cloud incident-response design.

Maintain and support Cisco-based network infrastructure across domestic, international, and data center environments. Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, implement security measures, support network integrations and upgrades, maintain documentation, coordinate vendors, meet SLAs, and guide junior administrators. The role requires federal network administration experience, cybersecurity certification, and active Secret or Top Secret/SCI eligibility.

Provide software configuration management expertise for NAVAIR Triton programs and international customers. Manage software baselines, release packages, configuration records, version histories, change tracking, status accounting, media scanning, and shipment preparation. Ensure releases are traceable and compliant with customer, cybersecurity, export-control, quality, security, and records-management procedures. Identify discrepancies, coordinate corrective actions, support release readiness, and improve CM procedures, documentation, metrics, checklists, and training materials.

Integrate Joint Simulation Environment software and data, conduct integration testing, troubleshoot and debug existing code, implement hotfixes, build software, merge changes using Git and GitLab, and develop behavior scripts. The role requires C++ or Python, Windows and Linux development experience, understanding of product dependencies, strong communication, and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Conduct static analyses of mechanical structures, support material selection, review engineering designs for quality assurance, interface with government customers and engineers, and develop project schedules, technical reports, and whitepapers. The role requires ship checks aboard nuclear submarines, including confined-space work and ladder climbing, along with maintaining a DoD Secret clearance.

Supports enterprise Linux systems by assisting with installation, configuration, patching, monitoring, troubleshooting, compliance audits, vulnerability remediation, certificate management, and documentation. The role primarily supports RHEL environments, Red Hat Satellite, Ansible, Splunk, and SolarWinds Orion. Responsibilities also include incident management, FISMA and CIP compliance, information security activities, and legacy application support in air-gapped federal environments.

Coordinates enterprise architecture board meetings and technical projects for a federal customer. Develops meeting minutes, templates, roadmaps, schedules, status reports, and decision-support materials. Presents analysis and recommendations to senior technical leadership, improves program execution efficiency, and translates complex technical information into clear cost, performance, and schedule updates. Requires strong communication, project management, federal customer experience, Microsoft Office proficiency, collaboration-platform experience, and Secret clearance eligibility.

Provides technical leadership and hands-on engineering support for NASA aerospace research operations. Responsibilities include aircraft systems integration, configuration management, flight test planning, safety and risk analysis, payload installation, testing, data analysis, mission execution, and technical mentoring. Supports manned and unmanned aircraft projects, autonomous technologies, airworthiness activities, and coordination with NASA and industry partners at Armstrong Flight Research Center.

Supports U.S. Navy submarine Ship Control Systems through independent verification and validation. Reviews engineering and test documentation, validates requirements, audits computer software units, and witnesses formal qualification and system acceptance testing at land-based facilities. Requires an engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or computer science bachelor’s degree, submarine systems experience, programming experience, U.S. citizenship, and an active or obtainable Secret clearance.