Systems Engineer

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Location: Ideal candidate would be able to commute to the Washington DC office, but will consider fully remote for the right candidate.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos DSI is seeking an exceptional Systems Engineer to fill a critical operational role supporting our flagship product in the U.S. House of Representatives. We serve high profile customers including all branches of federal, state, and local government, as well as commercial clients. Leidos DSI delivers industry-leading digital communications and workflow software along with excellent customer support.

The Challenge:

• Act as the primary technical steward for daily operations of our flagship product, Intranet Quorum, in the Congressional market.
• Ensure required configuration baselines, vulnerability remediation, backup/recovery capabilities, and application availability meet the technical requirements and performance expectation of our Congressional customer base.
• Lead planning and implementation for the ongoing evolution of the IQ application and related integration for House customers.
• Work with a team of experienced engineers, administrators and customer facing consultants

What Sets You Apart (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree with twelve plus (12+) years of relevant experience. May consider more years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• U.S Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Security Clearance
• Exceptional technical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated attention to detail, commitment to accountability, and tenacity in framing, diagnosing, documenting and remediating system issues
• Broad range of technical expertise including a healthy mix of the following:
  • Windows, Active Directory, GPO, scripting and automation
  • Familiarity with SMTP Mail servers, protocols, and standards
  • Linux/Ubuntu
  • Kubernetes/Tanzu,
  • M365/Exchange and email reputation management
  • Oracle databases, RMAN backups, Toad, SQL Developer Data Guard
  • Nagios or similar monitoring tools for system health
  • DNS expertise
  • CI/CD Pipelines
• Methodical approach to system monitoring, maintenance and management tasks
• Hands-on experience with Business Continuity/Disaster recovery of large scale, complex systems
• Understanding of public sector security compliance frameworks (NIST 800-53/FISMA/FedRAMP)
• Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills that allow you to foster confidence and trust as you interact with customers, team members, corporate teams and vendors.
• Willingness/flexibility to perform weekend and after-hours system maintenance work
• Bachelor’s degree with four plus (4+) years of relevant experience. May consider more years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

You Might Also Have:

• AWS and/or Azure/M365 experience
• Enterprise/Cloud Anti-virus solutions
• SIEM solutions for Cloud environments

Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career; share your resume with us today!

We take care of our employees. Leidos seeks the best and the brightest, and in return, we invest in you, with an eye on your future, through career advancement, growth opportunities and continuous improvement via mentoring, formal and informal project management training and assistance with obtaining pertinent certifications. We challenge you to help solve some of the world’s toughest problems, and reward you with a welcoming culture that recognizes the importance of a strong work/life balance, as well as competitive compensation and benefits. We believe that diversity and inclusion make us all better and offer the chance to have fun and make a difference

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.