Senior System Engineer

Senior System Engineer

Does working in a flexible environment where you can succeed and contribute interest you? Are you excited about working on a full complement of technologies while gaining expertise across multiple software and hardware products? Are you self-driven to take ownership and deliver solutions from development to production? Come join our team to make a difference on a key government infrastructure with a history of outstanding delivery.

BruckEdwards, Inc. is a growing, small business, government contracting company providing IT services to the federal government. Our culture is founded on providing all employees with a stimulating environment in which they can maximize their potential. We are dedicated to making a positive impact on our customers by providing high-end technical solutions, outstanding customer service, and continually improving our processes. We provide our staff with the resources they need to achieve success while giving employees the freedom to develop innovative and creative solutions to meet our customers' needs.

BruckEdwards is seeking a skilled and proactive Senior System Engineer who will be a key part of a team that designs, builds, and supports an enterprise Government high-value asset system using cutting-edge products and tools. This role supports mission-critical federal identity management programs and ensures compliance with federal cybersecurity standards, including FISMA and NIST. The position will be responsible for all aspects of system operation and maintenance to safeguard sensitive information and ensure high availability of services in a secure environment.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot systems, including hardware and software
• Develop and engineer new hardware and software solutions to meet best practices, security, and compliance standards
• Support the deployment and configuration of hardware and software
• Maintain documentation of configurations, diagrams, and standard operating procedures
• Support and perform system upgrades, patching, and migrations

Required qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Active Top Secret security clearance
• Monday - Friday, onsite in Manassas, VA
• 10+ years of experience in system administration, engineering, information assurance, or cybersecurity roles (preferably supporting federal IT projects)
• 5+ years of demonstrable experience in administering a highly available customer-serving infrastructure
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or Computer Science
• Additional years of professional experience and IT certifications may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree
• An associate's degree, plus 4 years of experience, can equate to a bachelor's degree
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II or higher compliant certification, e.g., GSEC, Security+
• Proven experience with Red Hat Linux Administration
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills
• Be a self-starter who is not afraid to speak up and voice their opinions, as well as a skilled generalist who has the confidence to take on whatever projects are needed
• Ability to write clear, detailed, and accurate system documentation

Significant experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Supporting federal identity or credentialing systems
• Cloud (AWS, Azure) and hybrid environments
• Windows Server Administration
• Red Hat Certificate Services, Red Hat IDM, Red Hat OpenShift
• Palo Alto Firewalls
• Active Directory Administration
• F5 LTM and DNS
• Cisco switching and routing
• Splunk
• Ansible
• VMware
• CORTEX XDR
• NetScout
• NetApp Storage Administration
• Keyfactor
• LDAP
• PKI / TLS
• Nessus / Security Center
• FISMA
• SharePoint
• Technical Writing

Please note this position may require access to sensitive and/or confidential data, it is the responsibility of the employee to acknowledge and adhere to BE's Ethics and applicable security policies addressing the acceptable use of information system resources.

BruckEdwards is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.