System Engineer

Are you an System Engineer who would like to have a positive impact for millions of people? If so, we may have an opportunity for you!

TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

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Deployment & integration of client/server software components onto a mix of end-user devices (laptops & mobile) and server-based systems
• Coordination with software product teams, infrastructure management teams, security teams, and program leadership for deployment, update, maintenance & operation of client/server products
• Use of tools to maximally automate software system deployment, monitoring, and operations
• Reporting on status of operational systems and forward plans for updates or adjustments
• Investigation of any operational issues/deficiencies for efficient isolation, diagnosis, and resolution or work-around
• Management of multiple concurrent deployments (e.g. dev/test/prod) of software system
• On-going operational support of training & production systems, and L3 user support as required

• 3-5 years experience supporting design, development, integration, and operation of complex client/server applications in a cloud environment
• Able to plan, execute, and track complex system deployment & configuration activity
• Experienced in automation of system deployment, monitoring, alerting, and management
• Comfortable with local, server, and remote/cloud based command line system management (Windows and Unix variants)
• Experienced diagnosing complex system faults & errors through live investigation & analysis, instrumentation, and log analysis
• Able to identify operational metrics and establish instrumentation to automate or semi-automate real-time or near-real-time reporting
• Comfortable with software revision control systems & system configuration management
• Experience with CI/CD systems for automated software release & deployment
• Familiarity with standard & enterprise PKI architectures (X.509 with custom CA chains)

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Government or Defense enterprise IT integration & software system management
• Able to effectively & efficiently coordinate multi-party work in the planning, deployment, and operation of complex client/server systems
• Experience with Infrastructure As Code strategies (e.g. Terraform, Puppet, Chef, CloudFormation)
• Experience with containerization strategies, architectures, and tool-chains (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with one or more software development languages (e.g. Python, Java, Javascript)
• Able to prepare executive/management reports on status of operational systems
• Architecture design & documentation of operational system
• Coordinating use of agile project mgmt. tool (e.g. Jira)
• Manual & automated testing of complex client/server systems
• Red Team pressure testing of complex client/server systems
• Ability to delegate & mentor junior Systems Analyst
• Familiarity with SSO and common SSO platforms (e.g. Active Directory, Okta, Auth0, Ping)
• Configuration, deployment, and operation of bespoke mobile device based applications
• Cloud platform accreditation (GCP, Azure, AWS)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• 7 years Experience

Clearance:

• U.S. Citizen
• Must-Have Active Secret Clearance
• Must have a CAC card

Location:

• Must be local to the DC area to do medical device configuration
• On-Site - Chantilly, VA
• 14432 Albermarle Point Place Suite 205
  Chantilly, VA 20151
• 50% Travel

Pay Range:

• The pay for this position ranges from $55,730 to $103,500
• The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location
• Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses
• TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/