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St. Louis, MO OR Chantilly, VA

full time Top Secret with SCI (TS/SCI) $90,000 - $115,000 Job Description

Job Title: System Engineer

Clearance: Top Secret

Location: Chantilly VA, St Louis MO, Alexandria VA

Certifications: DOD 8570 (Security+)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Metronome team has an opening for an experienced Senior System Engineer with Linux system administration experience to support cloud and on-premise systems with a mission operations team. The team is involved in the operation and sustainment of a mission-critical geospatial solution supporting DoW end users. A successful candidate will have experience with installation, configuration, administration, support and maintenance of mission-critical cloud and on-premise systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary responsibilities will involve taking a leadership role in system changes and improvements; working directly with government and contractor POCs to troubleshoot issues; proactively recommending configuration changes to help improve system performance; regularly work with government and contractor POCs to keep systems security compliant; and author and update operational and security documentation, including troubleshooting guides and SOPs.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

* Requires BS degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or a Master's with 6+ years of prior relevant experience; OR additional years of experience in lieu of degree

* Must meet DOD 8570 Certification (Security+ or equivalent or higher)

* Must have Linux administration experience provisioning end users

* Experience managing and configuring RHEL environments

* Experience building, optimizing, and maintaining multi-node environments that run parallel workloads

* Experience with Linux clusters, specifically Slurm and MPI, to support High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems

* Strong understanding of NGA Networking

* Proficient reviewing STIG/IAVA scans and remediating vulnerabilities

* Experience performing Virtual Machine backups/snapshots

* Experience working with Security to support ISCP exercises

* Experience scripting for administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and automation

* Knowledge of Systems, Architectural, SW Development and SW Sustainment Practices