The Role
The Systems Engineer will enhance network hardware, server infrastructure, and operating systems, providing support and ensuring system security in a complex environment.
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In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.
Description of Task to be Performed:
AnaVation is seeking a Senior-Level Systems Engineer to plan, design, and implement enhancements to network hardware, server infrastructure, and operating systems in support of a mission-critical forensic and investigative ecosystem. The selected candidate will provide direct operational support for network hardware and operating systems while ensuring the infrastructure remains secure, resilient, and reliable across multi-enclave environments.
Qualified candidates will have expert Linux skills and experience engineering, deploying, and sustaining both cloud-based and on-premises environments. The role also requires hands-on experience supporting Kubernetes/Docker containerized deployments, as well as working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and automation technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, and Python. Experience with virtualization platforms and environments is also required. This role is 100% onsite.
Key Responsibilities
· Supervise, coordinate, design, develop and implement additions and changes to network hardware, infrastructure server environments, and operating systems
· Provide direct support in day-to-day operations of network hardware and operating systems
· Troubleshoot at both physical and logical network levels
· Participate in planning, design, technical review and implementation for new network infrastructure
· Perform systems management and integration functions across multi-enclave environments
· Maintain network infrastructure standards including communication protocols such as TCP/IP
· Diagnose and resolve complex communication problems
· Ensure systems are current with approved patches and assist with certification and accreditation tasks
· Develop strategy for client/server systems and design infrastructure to support that strategy
· Advise on selection of technological purchases for processing, data storage, data access, and applications development
· Participate in Program Increments (PIs) and Agile Release Train (ART) activities
This position requires an active Top Secret (TS) clearance and the ability to obtain SCI access with a CI polygraph.
This position is on-site with our customer in Chantilly, VA.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering or related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in systems engineering or related field.
- Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) with a CI polygraph.
- Understanding of forensic and investigative system requirements.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing secure systems in government environments.
- Virtualization technologies (VSphere, VXRail, Proxmox, Nutanix)
- Network administration and security
- Cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, SC2S, C2S)
- Linux and Windows operating systems
- Windows Active Directory
- Network hardware (Cisco, Arista, SonicWall)
- Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Security accreditation processes
- Hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure
- DevSecOps practices and tools
- Elasticsearch, Splunk, and other data platforms
- Python and C# for automation and scripting
- Database technologies (SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
- LDAP/OpenLDAP, ADFS, Keycloak
- Tunneling protocols (GRE, IPSec, SSH, SSL)
Advanced proficiency with:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Relevant systems and cloud certifications
- Experience with Nutanix and/or Terraform
- DevSecOps practices and tools
Benefits
- Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
- 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
- 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
- 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
- 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
- Competitive Pay
- Generous paid leave and holiday package
- Tuition and training reimbursement
- Life and AD&D Insurance
About AnaVation
AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.
If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!
AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Top Skills
Adfs
Ansible
Arista
Aws Govcloud
C2S
Cisco
Docker
Elasticsearch
Gre
Ipsec
Keycloak
Kubernetes
Ldap
Linux
MySQL
Nutanix
Openldap
Postgres
Proxmox
Python
Sc2S
Sonicwall
Splunk
SQL
Ssh
Ssl
Terraform
Vsphere
Vxrail
Windows
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The Company
What We Do
AnaVation is a trusted partner that delivers high-value, cost-effective solutions to solve our customers’ most complex technical and analytical problems. AnaVation believes that the future of securing, collecting, processing, and analyzing cyber data will require the development of advanced ANAlytical technologies derived via the innoVATION of current and future technologies. AnaVation believes in the “Idea of the Possible” — that it is possible for our experts, partnering with our customers in the right environment, to create innovative technical solutions that expand our customers’ capabilities. We want to do two things for our customers. We want to resolve existing challenges and we want to prepare them for the future. Our technical expertise and innovative engineering culture enable us to do those things.
