Senior Systems Engineer - 3436507

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At TCG, we aim to prove that businesses can be good to their employees and responsible to their community while being profitable. We're an award-winning IT solutions provider to the Federal government seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our project team at a major Federal agency.

The Senior Systems Engineer will ensure the stability, integrity, and efficiency of the customer's in-house information systems supporting core organizational functions. This is achieved by designing, developing, monitoring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all networked software and associated operating systems.

The Senior Systems Engineer will apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help identify, communicate, and resolve issues to maximize the benefit of IT systems investments. This individual may also mentor and guide the Systems Engineer staff.

US Citizenship is required for this role. In addition, the selected applicant must submit to a government background investigation and be favorably adjudicated before their first day.

TCG is pleased to offer remote employment in the following states: AL, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NC, OH, OR, PA (excluding the City of Philadelphia), SC, TN, UT, VA, WV, and WI.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems; develop and implement strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• Work with executive team members, decision-makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals, and to identify and resolve business systems issues.
• Provide technical guidance and support to teams and government stakeholders to ensure the program successfully delivers software products and services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Federal employees, developers, security analysts, and infrastructure operations to ensure successful implementation of systems and architecture, ensuring integration with existing frameworks and practices.
• Design and recommend new applications and enhancements to existing applications, software, and operating systems.
• Research, integrate, implement, and support COTS applications such as Google Workspace, MS O365, Slack, and Lime Survey.
• Research software and systems products to justify recommendations and to support purchasing efforts.
• Propose and create system design models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system programmers and development teams.
• Support development teams in implementing application-specific monitoring for availability and functionality
• Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• A minimum of 10 years' demonstrated experience in overseeing the planning, design, development, and implementation of software systems, applications, and related products for federal clients
• At least 5 years' previous experience as a Systems Administrator (Windows 2019 and/or Linux), building and configuring some subset of the following:
  • RHEL Management Tools: Satellite, libvirt/kvm virtualization, puppet, storage management, LVM
  • Pure Storage SAN
  • Windows Enterprise: Hyper-V, VMM, 3rd party software management
  • Container tools: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Ansible
• At least 2 years' experience with compliance controls and security hardening for a US Government computer system at the FISMA Moderate or High levels and applicable data privacy practices and laws
• Experience with programming in some combination of Bash / Java / Perl / PHP / C / C++ / go / Ruby / Python
• Working knowledge of web protocols and the ability to perform diagnostics
• Able to independently monitor, troubleshoot, and tune system configurations
• Ability to work with and communicate effectively with clients and team members (project managers, consultants, technical staff, subject experts) to define project activities and resolve issues.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Independent problem-solving skills, IT troubleshooting, Software debugging, strong analytical abilities, creativity, and a clear appreciation of end customer needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including technical documentation
• Comfortable working directly with senior Federal technical staff
• Excellent time management and ability to juggle multiple tasks under strict deadlines
• Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• Experience working with federal agency offices including the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Experience may be substituted in absence of a degree.

TCG does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, caste, or veteran status.

Our B Corp mission is reflected in our benefits, including offerings like health care, 401K, parental leave, adoption assistance, financial planning services, student loan repayment assistance, and training budget, among others. There's more, see for yourself.

TCG is recognized for treating employees well, in fact, in 2024 The Washington Post named TCG as a "Top Workplace" for the tenth straight year based on how our employees feel about the company, the benefits TCG offers, and the work/life balance that our staff achieves. And, our CEO was ranked best, by TCG employees' votes, among all midsize companies in the Washington Post Top Workplace survey.

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Internal title/grade: System Engineer, Grade 7

Salary Range: $117,500 - $140,000

All individuals being hired to work for TCG must submit to, and successfully pass, a pre-employment background investigation prior to reporting for their first day of work. The pre-employment background investigation will include verification of employment and education, as well as, a criminal and DMV check.

Additional documentation and background checks will also be required for positions that require clearance from the Federal government.