GridIron IT is seeking a Senior Server Engineer local to Ft. Meade, MD. Active Secret clearance required to start! Requires the regular application of acknowledged expertise in the collaboration systems engineering field and the use of considerable initiative and creativity. Responsible for providing technical leadership with strong knowledge and expertise in large-scale distributed systems and remote development, debugging, deployment, operations, and management of such systems. Must be able to identify the system requirements, contribute to the software systems architecture, synthesize a baseline design, evaluate candidate technologies, oversee prototyping efforts, and contribute to cost and schedule planning supporting the development. Provides expert explanations, techniques or approaches to colleagues, management and customers in developing and integrating collaboration tools within an organization. Additional activities include research, analysis, engineering, testing, documentation, implementation, integration, and operation of the collaborative solutions environment. ***Must have flexible working hours to be available to support team when needed to include: occasional on call support (typically one week at a time every two months) or additional hours based on mission need. Job Duties:
•Serve as the team engineering lead on the program for Operations systems tools integration and architectures.
•Partner with the Operations staff to identity, recommend, and design Systems Optimizations and Automation solutions that improve Operational Effectiveness.
•Identify technology and solution roadmaps to improve mission enterprise capabilities resulting in increased contract growth and improved customer satisfaction.
•Experience presenting technology solutions to small and large audiences.
•Partner with the Business Development team to support new business strategies, including the development of technical solutions, basis of estimates, white papers, industry relationships, and responses to Requests for Information (RFIs) and Requests for Proposal (RFPs).
•Designing and implementing all phases of data automation projects, from requirements analysis through design, implementation, maintenance, and upgrades.
•Understand competitor and teammate technology competencies.
•Review and assess vendor technology solutions.
•Identifies operational problems by observing and studying the functioning and performance of systems.
- Provides operational management information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing operating and engineering trends.
- Investigates complaints and suggestions by interviewing process supervisors and operators.
- Develops operational solutions by defining, studying, estimating, and testing alternative approaches.
- Anticipates operational problems by studying operating targets, modes of operation, and unit limitations. Required Qualifications:
•Bachelor’s with 12 yrs of relevant experience; additional years of work experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
•5 years of working in a DoD network environment across multiple security level systems.
•Technical certifications and hands-on experience across multiple technology domains (e.g. Routing, Servers, Storage, Security, Application development, etc.).
•Ability to author, present, and articulate problem sets and associated solution elements in settings supporting customers, business development, program delivery, technical teams, and executives
•Strong technical breadth and depth in support of the government markets and in particular in government mission and enterprise IT design, implementation, operations, and modernization
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies.
•Working knowledge of DoD STIGs, and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM).
•Must be DoD 8570 compliant baseline certification with Security CE and Microsoft certification.
•Great research and reporting skills.
•Strong understanding of operations, services, and applications.
•Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
•A talent for technical innovation understanding. Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) company specializing in IT Infrastructure, Cyber & Cloud Security, Software Development, and Enterprise Support. Gridiron is an Inc. 5000 2022 recipient and Washington Business Journal Fastest Growing Companies in the Greater Washington Area for 2022. Gridiron offers a competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, disability insurance, and pet insurance.