Senior Systems Engineer

HOW A SR. SYSTEMS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Diagnose, Design, Document, and Implement evolving networks/architectures for hybrid on-prem-cloud-based operating models, ensuring interoperability, defensibility, high availability, scalability, and performance.

• Collaborate with USSOUTHCOM Enterprise architects to understand the system requirements of hybrid on-prem-cloud-based Mission Partner Specific services and applications and develop infrastructure platform designs accordingly.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hybrid on-prem-cloud-based services with the existing infrastructure (at USSOUTHCOM and other Combatant Commands), ensuring seamless connectivity, interoperability, defensibility, and data flow.

• Develop, implement, and maintain relevant documentation, guidelines, checklists, and policies to promote continuous interoperability, ensure and improve defensibility & cybersecurity compliance, and reduce the possibility of "human error".

• Provision, manage, and operate hybrid on-prem-cloud-based public IP addresses, Bastions, Network Security Groups, Application Security Groups, Route tables

• Provision, manage, and operate hybrid on-prem-cloud-based networking and system components and services using IaC (ARM templates, Azure Bicep, Terraform, Azure CLI, PowerShell, etc.) for Empower platforms, developers, and teams. Examples of services include hybrid on-prem-cloud-based Firewall, Gateways, Connections, VPNs, Express Routes, Virtual Networks, SDN, and more

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

• Required Experience: 10+ years of related experience

• Experience in the design and operation of medium to large scale enterprise infrastructure, databases and application systems

• 1-3 years in an hybrid on-prem-cloud-based infrastructure engineering role

• Strong understanding of core networking and connectivity topics surround internet-based applications (DNS, load balancers, VPN, VLAN, etc.)

Required Technical Skills:

• Certification Requirement: CompTIA Security+, Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate or other Azure cloud based certification

• 10+ years deploying, managing, supporting, and securing complex & diverse on-prem networks, environments, and workloads

• Certification Nice to Have:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or other cloud-based certifications

Security Clearance Level: Interim Secret to start, eventually capable of attaining TS/SCI

Desired Skills and Characteristics:

• Self-Starter, capable of focused and dedicated work as the End-to-End (E2E) SME for USSOUTHCOM's "Mission Partner" System Environments & Associated Requirements

• Enthusiastic learner with the ability to teach, mentor, and/or collaborate with teammates (in uniform, GOVT Civ, GDIT, and Subcontractors); and across a diverse set of technical & functional vendors/partners

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a keen attention to detail, and confidence in presentation

Preferred Skills, and Desired/Ideal Certifications:

• 10+ years' IT experience

• Relevant Certifications: [Note: not "All" are mandatory … this is desired]

o VMWare Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)

o Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

o Certified AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

o AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions

Location: On Customer Site (Doral, FL)

US Citizenship Required: Yes