The Role
The Senior Systems Engineer will design, secure, and optimize systems infrastructure for the Department of Justice, ensuring compliance, collaborating with teams, and managing incident responses.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities Preferred Qualifications
ECS is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to work in our Washington, DC office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
The Senior Systems Engineer will support the Department of Justice, responsible for designing, securing, and optimizing enterprise‑level infrastructure for DOJ operations. This role spans end‑to‑end systems architecture, administration, and performance management across server, virtualization, storage, and Microsoft client technologies. It includes leading incident response, ensuring federal security and compliance, maintaining comprehensive technical documentation, and evaluating emerging technologies to drive modernization. Success depends on close collaboration with cross‑functional engineering teams and providing seamless support during operational and contract transitions to ensure high availability, continuity, and mission readiness
Key Responsibilities:
Systems Design & Architecture: Plan, design, configure, and maintain enterprise server environments, virtualization platforms, storage solutions, and related infrastructure in support of DOJ OCIO IT NCS operations.
Systems Administration & Optimization: Manage, monitor, and optimize system performance across Microsoft desktop client technologies, supporting software, and all hardware and software identified in the DOJ OCIO IT environment
Incident Response & Troubleshooting: Develop, maintain, monitor, and support all system alerts; respond to and remediate systems issues, providing detailed reporting on all notifications.
Security & Compliance: Coordinate with Information Systems Security Officers (ISSOs) and Cybersecurity Engineers to ensure all systems comply with federal security requirements and DOJ policies.
Emerging Technologies: Stay current with emerging technologies and assess their potential impact to the Department, recommending improvements and modernization strategies
Documentation & Reporting: Develop and maintain comprehensive systems documentation including architecture diagrams, configuration records, standard operating procedures, and change management records.
Collaboration: Work closely with Network Engineers, Solutions Architects, SIEM Engineers, Virtual Desktop Engineers, and other cross-functional team members to ensure seamless integration, availability, and performance of all IT systems.
Transition Support: Support transition planning and execution, ensuring continuity of service and minimal disruption during contract transitions
Salary Range: $140,000 - $160,000
General Description of Benefits- Active Top-Secret clearance (TS/SCI is preferred)
- 100% onsite
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in systems engineering, including hands-on experience with enterprise-level systems design, deployment, and management.
- Specific work experience in providing IT program support for the Federal Government is required
- Must possess industry and subject matter expertise with Microsoft desktop client technologies and supporting software, as well as experience and working knowledge of all hardware and software in the DOJ environment
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
- CompTIA Server+ or Security+
- ITIL Foundation or higher
Top Skills
Azure Solutions Architect
Comptia Security+
Comptia Server+
Itil
Microsoft Desktop Client Technologies
VMware
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The Company
What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries.
ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies.
Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
