Senior Systems Engineer

Salary: $102,000 - 122,000 per year Requirements:

• 8+ years of systems engineering experience in secure or cleared environments
• Active TS clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI
• Professional certification required; expert-level certification preferred
• Demonstrated experience with progressive responsibilities consistent with a senior engineer
• DoD 8140 compliance
• Deep expertise in Microsoft on-premises technologies, including Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, PKI, and Group Policy
• Experience managing Linux servers and using scripting or automation
• Familiarity with container orchestration, including Kubernetes and Docker, in hybrid environments
• Knowledge of security, networking, monitoring, and backup/disaster recovery integration for enterprise infrastructure

• Design, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows infrastructure, including Active Directory, Group Policy, and PKI
• Manage identity and access systems, certificate authorities, and PKI infrastructure
• Work with Linux systems and containerized workloads, such as Kubernetes and Docker, depending on specialization
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve architecture, security, and operations
• Lead root cause analysis for system outages and performance issues
• Mentor less-senior engineers and technicians
• Own systems and projects from planning through lifecycle execution

• Active Directory
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• LESS
• Linux
• Security
• Windows

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We are hiring a Senior Systems Engineer for an on-site role at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB). The work varies across architecture, operations, and hands-on engineering according to project needs, with impactful and varied challenges. Our engineers manage their workloads in a generally high-tempo environment, guided by communicated priorities. Salary is based on experience and contractual agreements and may fall outside the stated range.

last updated 40 week of 2026