Systems Engineer (Citrix & NetScaler)

Job Title: Systems Engineer

Location: Chantilly, VA, Alexandria, VA

Status: Onsite

Employment Type: Full-Time

Clearance Level: Top Secret Security Clearance with ability to obtain SCI post-hire

Certification: DOD 8140 Certification (Security+ or equivalent or higher)

Education: Requires a BS in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or a closely related discipline and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 2+ years of prior relevant experience; OR 6 years of experience in lieu of degree.

Benefits: Competitive salary and bonus structure, Comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) with company match, Generous PTO, and remote work options.

Application: apply here, or on our Careers Page @ Careers - Metronome (wearemetronome.com), email your resume to r.derring@wearemetronome.com - Feel free to recommend this job and share the job with a friend

Job Description:

The Metronome team has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer with Citrix/NetScaler and Windows system administration experience to work on cloud-based systems supporting mission-critical operations. The team is involved in the operation and sustainment of multiple operational cloud-deployed geospatial solutions, including dozens of virtual desktops. A successful candidate will be a self-starter and have experience with installation, configuration, administration, support and maintenance of cloud-based systems and the administration of Citrix virtual desktop infrastructure within the cloud.

Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities will involve managing the virtual desktop infrastructure across multiple environments and systems while supporting a program level team; working directly with government and contractor POCs to troubleshoot and responding to complex user INCs (Incident Reports); proactively recommend configuration changes to help improve system performance; Deploy security patches and bug fixes to test and operational environments; author and update operational and security documentation, including troubleshooting guides and SOPs.

Experience with Microsoft Windows Server

• Windows administration experience
• Experience in completing configuration remediation tasks based on security scans
• Citrix/NetScaler administration experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of the systems development life cycle
• Proficient in software integration projects in a service-oriented environment (Cloud, SOA, Web-Services) or virtualized environment.
• Understanding of network administration topics such as subnetting, virtual private clouds, firewalls, and data flows
• Experience with AWS architectures and technologies
• Familiar with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.)
• Familiar with Git/GitLab or other source code control tools
• Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs, diagrams, etc.)
• Familiar with team collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence)

• Experience providing systems engineering support for geospatial products
• Citrix certification(s)
• Desktop Virtualization experience
• F5 Administration
• Active Directory Group Policy experience
• PowerShell development
• SAFe Agile Certification
• AWS certification (e.g. Solutions Architect, Developer, DevOps Engineer)