Everforth ECS is seeking a Systems Engineer to work at our Ft. Meade, MD office.
Everforth ECS is seeking a Systems Engineer to support robust Impact Level (IL) 5 and IL6 programs in an operational DoW environment that houses multiple U.S. Coalition Mission Partner Environments (MPE). The Systems Engineer will work as part of a team responsible for designing, developing, installing, documenting, managing, and maintaining a DoD Mission Partner Enclave's physical and virtual network infrastructure. The Systems Engineer will work in a demanding, high-energy environment that requires innovative solutions to hardware, software, network, and operational challenges, and will report directly to the Project Manager.
This position is primarily responsible for the administration and coordination of activities that are inherent with a dynamic and innovative initiative. Support will be provided as needed, to management, network and cloud project team members, and activities. Duties include:
- Install, configure, maintain, update, manage, and refine information systems.
- Ensure system components maintain compliance with DoD requirements (e.g. STIGs).
- Examine enclave vulnerabilities and determine actions to mitigate them.
- Engineer and maintain VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter, Hyper-V, and enterprise virtualization infrastructure.
- Support:
- VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter, Hyper-V, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
- Out-of-band patching and upgrades; this may require non-standard working hours.
- The development of cyber security policies, procedures, and standards.
- Coordinate and/or provide support for all enclave applications and operations.
- Recommend, schedule, and/or implement repairs within the enclave environment.
- Develop and maintain images for virtual desktops and servers.
- Evaluate system performance and make appropriate recommendations.
- Schedule and perform backups on all enclave systems.
- Conduct functional, interoperability, and security testing.
- Analyze system performance for potential security problems.
- Participate in technical incident response and security assessment activities.
- Provide knowledge transfer to team members and clients as needed.
- Write/edit and execute technical documents including, but not limited to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Concepts of Operation (CONOPS), network diagrams, and other documents, as required.
- Travel to data centers as needed for maintenance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Salary Range: $140,000 - $160,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- US Citizen.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
- Bachelor's in Computer Science; Information Systems; or similar Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
- Active DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISM, CISSP preferred).
- Hands on experience managing and troubleshooting VMware environments in a production setting.
- Proven expertise in administering core VMware products including vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi.
- Experience configuring and managing VMware clusters, HA/DR (High Availability/Disaster Recovery), and resource pools.
- Architect, deploy, and manage the end-to-end VMware infrastructure to ensure maximum uptime and system performance.
- Conduct routine maintenance, capacity planning, and performance tuning across all VMware clusters.
- 10+ years of experience administering, troubleshooting, and deploying solutions in Windows and Linux environment systems/applications.
- Experience and proficiency working with AWS Cloud services and technologies including EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, VPC, and IAM or Azure Cloud services including VM, Storage account, RDS, AKS, VNet, and Entra ID.
- Experience troubleshooting complex network environments to include TCP/IP and VLANs.
- Experience in briefing, reporting, and providing technical status updates to leadership both in person and via virtual meetings.
- Ability to pick up existing and new technologies quickly and document recommendations for government approval.
- Experience with various technologies to apply Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) STIG requirements.
- Support customer driven and standard maintenance windows.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills and career growth oriented.
- A motivated, self-starter that enthusiastically embraces identifying imaginative solutions to complex operational challenges.
- Ability to:
- Expertly balance multiple, competing priorities and execute accordingly.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment with firm deadlines and critical, quick turnaround, ad-hoc tasks.
- Communicate clearly and effectively, with excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Confront difficult problems in a positive and creative way.
- Balance multiple, competing priorities and execute accordingly.
- Work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Skills Required
- US Citizen
- Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or STEM discipline
- Active DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISM, CISSP)
- 10+ years administering, troubleshooting, and deploying solutions in Windows and Linux environments
- Hands-on experience managing and troubleshooting VMware environments in production (vSphere, vCenter, ESXi)
- Experience configuring and managing VMware clusters, HA/DR, and resource pools
- Experience with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
- Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, VPC, IAM) or Azure services (VM, Storage account, RDS, AKS, VNet, Entra ID)
- Experience troubleshooting complex network environments including TCP/IP and VLANs
- Experience applying DISA STIG requirements and ensuring DoD compliance
- Ability to conduct functional, interoperability, and security testing and participate in technical incident response
- Strong written and verbal communication, documentation (SOP, CONOPS), and presentation skills
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The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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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.
