Sr Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

Job Description
TEKsystems is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer who will provide support for an ongoing DoD Cybersecurity research and development program in San Diego, CA. Candidates will be required to have a strong background in VMware virtualization technologies. The successful candidate will have knowledge of, and experience with virtualization, containerization, IAC, Agile principles, and Ansible automation, etc. Candidates should have the experience, ability and willingness to support installation activities including manual and automated installation and configuration of contemporary/mainstream Enterprise class hardware and software within classified military data centers. Experience working in an Agile development environment is preferred. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in performing analysis, being a problem solver, and a team player who is capable of working in a technically challenging environment. A fully adjudicated and active Secret clearance and at least an Associates Degree is required to support the role. Primary skills
- VMware Stack (ESX/NSX-T/VDI)
- VCF (VMWare Cloud Foundation)
- OCI (Open Container Initiative)
- Open Shift
- Kubernetes
- Docker Scripting and IaC (Infrastructure as Code)
- Ansible
- PowerShell
- Bash
- Python
• Direct engagement with sponsors and stakeholders, to facilitate product or system requirements gathering and analysis, and engineering solutions

• Conduct product or system design synthesis, translating requirements into C2 solutions, and eventually fielding those solutions at U.S. Navy sites worldwide

• Develop technical reports and diagrams detailing product or system attributes

• Accurately communicate relevant project technical information to sponsors and stakeholders

• Install and integrate software applications and hardware components using automation tools and code, or manually as required

• Designing, developing, testing ansible playbooks

• Software development activities and finding bugs or deficiencies with the current code

• Testing the software on test architecture in development environments to ensure stable production releases

• Access JIRA (a proprietary issue tracking product) and participate in agile processes

• Analyze code in bitbucket and communicate detailed reviews to systems/network teams

• Serve as the Lead for a small group of engineers, and participate in Agile ceremonies to ensure efforts are synchronized to deliver maximum value to all stakeholders