Jobs at SMX

Administer Windows Server environments, Active Directory, networking, IIS, Hyper-V clusters, and cloud platforms in an onsite federal setting. Responsibilities include patching, security hardening against DISA STIGs and NIST controls, account and access management, failover clustering, backups, disaster recovery, monitoring, PowerShell automation, troubleshooting, compliance documentation, and stakeholder coordination. A federal security clearance is required.

Supports production and quality engineering for a classified NAVAIR program. Responsibilities include supplier and facility evaluations, producibility and manufacturing assessments, quality research and data analysis, technical risk assessments, readiness reviews, design reviews, audits, and investigations. The role identifies manufacturing and quality issues, recommends solutions, and supports systems engineering and acquisition activities. It is fully on-site at NAS Patuxent River with 30% travel to industry sites and requires Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Designs, develops, tests, and improves AI-enabled systems for government operations and knowledge management. Builds RAG workflows, AI agents, prompt systems, embeddings, vector search, LLM capabilities, and integrations with cloud environments, APIs, databases, and organizational data. Translates operational processes into practical AI tools and supports evaluation, governance, human-in-the-loop review, and adoption. The role requires collaboration with integrators and strong technical, AI, and military operational understanding.

Provides onsite technical support for Windows systems, hardware, applications, and enterprise IT environments. Responsibilities include installation, troubleshooting, system maintenance, patching, backups, vulnerability management, DISA STIG implementation, cybersecurity compliance remediation, documentation, and coordination with technical teams. The role supports DoD-related systems at Webster Field and requires a Top Secret clearance, Security+ or equivalent IAT Level II certification, and up to three years of experience.

Provide expert cloud architecture and security guidance for secure multi‑cloud environments supporting USAF mission systems. Lead cloud migrations, design reference architectures, advise on governance/ATO, and drive technical discussions with stakeholders and vendors.

Leads client-facing integration and adoption of AI tools across military planning, operational workflows, and business processes. Translates client needs into AI use cases, workflows, prompt guides, playbooks, and SOPs; coordinates technical development with AI engineers; defines human-in-the-loop validation and governance; leads training and continuous improvement; and measures operational outcomes. Requires strong joint planning knowledge, AI integration experience, technical fluency, leadership capability, and a current DoD TS/SCI clearance.

Administer and troubleshoot enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure, Cisco network devices, F5 BIG-IP load balancing, firewalls, and boundary security systems supporting NAVAIR. Investigate network security incidents, support PKI and cloud modernization, apply DISA STIGs, remediate vulnerabilities, maintain documentation, and collaborate with infrastructure and cybersecurity teams. The role requires onsite work in Patuxent River, participation in on-call rotations, and a DoD Top Secret clearance or eligibility for upgrade.

Administer and troubleshoot enterprise LAN, WAN, application connectivity, Cisco network infrastructure, F5 BIG-IP load balancing, boundary security systems, and highly available network architectures. Support DoD PKI, STIG remediation, cybersecurity incident investigations, NMCI interoperability, cloud migration, documentation, and off-hours maintenance. Collaborate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, engineering, and operations teams while supporting NAVAIR network modernization in a hybrid onsite environment.

Lead executive relationship management and organic growth for SMX's Massachusetts state government portfolio. Maintain trusted-advisor status with agency CIOs, drive account expansion via RFQs/task orders/SOWs, manage contract vehicles and account risk, steward renewals, and collaborate with BD, contracts, and delivery teams to shape account strategy and ensure delivery excellence.

Develop and deploy performant Python software for national defense remote-sensing and space-ground systems. Responsibilities include collaborating across teams, writing maintainable code, optimizing applications, troubleshooting, and supporting deployments using GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm. The role is onsite four days weekly in Boulder and requires eligibility to obtain an interim DoD Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, a relevant degree, and 9+ years of software engineering experience.

Develop backend software, primarily in Python, for remote sensing and space-ground systems. Responsibilities include designing and deploying features, writing scalable code, managing containerized deployments with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm, troubleshooting performance issues, using GitLab and Jira, and applying DoD standards. The role is onsite four days per week in Boulder, Colorado, and supports large national defense Agile programs.

Designs, builds, tests, and maintains scalable data infrastructure and ETL/ELT pipelines for mission partners. Uses AWS Glue, Glue Catalog, and Step Functions to integrate, migrate, transform, and validate data. Develops data models, schemas, queries, and production-ready datasets while collaborating with analytics and business teams. The role may also support AI/ML pipelines, data governance, DevOps workflows, Databricks, and real-time streaming architectures.

The Linux Systems Administrator supports lab environments by maintaining hardware and operating systems, ensuring compliance, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with teams.

Manage program data across MDA systems by establishing data governance, developing Integrated Data Management and Data Handling Plans, supporting data lifecycle (collection, validation, storage, dissemination, archival), ensuring integration and interoperability, defining test data requirements, supporting mission execution and data readiness for BI/AI/ML, performing data analysis to identify gaps, and maintaining metadata and data quality standards.

Administer and troubleshoot LAN, WAN, network devices, application connectivity, and virtual server environments onsite at Patuxent River NAS. Maintain network boundary security, investigate security incidents, review and update STIG compliance, remediate vulnerabilities, and support highly available network infrastructure. The role also requires maintaining technical documentation, following customer processes, and coordinating with engineering, management, and customer stakeholders.

Provides onsite systems administration for aircraft and weapons systems networks at a government hosting facility. Responsibilities include deploying and maintaining physical and virtual infrastructure, managing servers, workstations, applications, backups, user accounts, permissions, networking, and disaster recovery. The role also requires troubleshooting, documentation, customer support, security monitoring, DoD compliance, and Agile project participation. A Top Secret clearance, Security+ or equivalent certification, operating system certification, and at least three years of relevant experience are required.

Support the full data lifecycle for MDA systems: collect, validate, store, integrate, and archive program data. Automate ETL and archival with Python scripts, write SQL for profiling and root-cause analysis, support data interoperability, pre/post-mission data validation, and prepare data for BI and AI/ML use.

Provides onsite administration of Linux hardware, operating systems, applications, and networked lab systems in a DoD embedded environment. Responsibilities include installation, configuration, patching, backups, vulnerability scanning, STIG compliance, shell scripting, Ansible automation, troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration with engineering teams. The role requires Secret clearance, eligibility for Top Secret, three or more years of related experience, and proficiency with Linux administration, scripting, and Ansible.

Provide onsite Linux system and network administration for NAVAIR systems at Patuxent River NAS: install, configure, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain LAN/WAN, VMware, SAN, and related hardware/software. Implement backups, disaster recovery, and security measures (STIGs/ACAS), support users, and respond to outages. Work requires DoD security compliance and collaboration with program and technical teams.

Provides senior systems engineering and technical leadership for the TCTS II/ATLaS Live-Virtual-Constructive training program. Responsibilities include supporting LVC architecture, resolving technical questions across live, virtual, and constructive elements, establishing configuration control for ground-system, aircraft, and weapons-model interfaces, implementing capability requirements, and guiding complex systems development. The role is hybrid with on-site work at NAS Patuxent River as required.