Senior Systems Engineer, Secret Clearance!

Are you a Senior Systems Engineer with leadership qualities and hands-on technical and project leadership experience seeking a new opportunity? This position allows for telecommuting, but you must be able to report to our Ashburn, VA data center with 2-hour notice.

As a Systems Engineer, you will:

• Work with a team of driven, supportive and highly skilled professionals.
• Receive a robust benefits package that includes Employee Stock Ownership Plan!
• Be part of an empowered accountability culture where each employee-owner has a meaningful stake in the future success and growth of the company.

A week in the life of our Senior Systems Engineer:

• Participate in planning, design, and technical review and implementation for new infrastructure.
• Lead and perform implementations of technical projects for maintaining data center infrastructure.
• Work with the internal team, customers, and vendors to help resolve complex technical issues.
• Troubleshoot physical network, virtual network and hardware related issues.
• Identify and create documentation for the team's technical knowledgebase.
• Track issues and analyze data looking for trends and systemic issues.
• Help identify specifications for tools that facilitate deployment and decommissioning of systems.
• Identify and support the implementation of process improvements and inform best practices in data center operations.
• Translate customer business requirements to technical requirements/design.
• Perform impact and risk analysis of upgrades, changes, and new implementations.
• Recommend updates, upgrades and purchase options for existing infrastructure and future design
• Assist in Operations functions as necessary as the Subject Matter Expert.

• U.S. Citizenship/ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT engineering working with complex systems and infrastructures, with at least 3 years of leadership/management experience
• Must be able to report to Ashburn, VA data center with 2-hour notice
• Current CISSP or IAT II certificate, OR achieve one of these certifications within the first 6 months from hire date
• Practical knowledge of virtualization & virtual desktop implementation (VMware, Horizon)
• Working knowledge of storage and multiple SAN/NAS solutions. (NetApp, VSAN)
• Practical knowledge of routing and switching technologies (Ethernet, Fabric Channel - Cisco Nexus hardware preferred,F5)
• Practical knowledge of care and maintenance of operating systems (Windows, Linux, other Unix)
• Ability to support public cloud migration and private cloud interoperability
• Ability to develop detailed flow and relationship diagrams (for processes and data), and to accurately interpret and apply existing such diagrams
• Ability to clearly convey complex technical information to a variety of audiences from highly technical to non-technical - verbally and in writing
• Ability to work closely and professionally with customers
• Ability to understand, follow, and support the enforcement of technical and security procedures
• Understanding complex systems and decomposition into smaller building blocks
• Practical knowledge of software development life cycles and tools
• Understanding of service delivery (ITIL) functions
• Experience performing root cause analysis of problems/incidents
• Ability to effectively use MS Office products; MS Visio and MS Project expertise a plus
• Will accept technical certification credit for military experience where possible

Founded in 1975, AMERICAN SYSTEMS is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States. We are a government services contractor focused on delivering Strategic Solutions to complex national priority programs with 100+ locations worldwide. Through our focus on quality, strong cultural beliefs and innovation we deliver excellence every day.

Company Awards:

• Forbes National Best Midsize Companies
• Energage National Best Workplaces, National
• Washington Post Best Workplaces

Veteran Hiring Awards:

• U.S. Department of Labor Hire Vets Medallion
• BEST FOR VETS by Military Times
• TOP 10 MILITARY FRIENDLY COMPANY by MilitaryFriendly.com

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is $120,,000-$150,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans (including ESOP and 401k), insurance programs, and education and training assistance.