**Job Description**

BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the government, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.

We are looking for an experienced **Systems Engineer** to join our technology-based program supporting a key government customer in a fast paced, challenging, and career rewarding experience. This program delivers Enterprise Computing engineering services with modern technology solutions with that function both on customer premise, and via remote Cloud services.

In this role you will:

Proactively maintain and develop current data operations infrastructure to maintain a 24x7x365 uptime service predominantly utilizing Splunk

Engineering of systems administration-related solutions for various project and operational needs

Maintain best practices on managing systems and services across all environments

Fault finding, analysis and of logging information for reporting of performance exceptions

Proactively monitoring system performance and capacity planning

Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hot fixes on servers, workstations, and network hardware

Create and modify python and bash scripts or applications to perform tasks

Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment

Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes

ABC

**Required Education, Experience, & Skills**

BAE is seeking an experienced Systems Engineerwith a minimum of 16 years experience, and a Bachelors and/or Masters degree to support our Government Partner with all program related activities including stakeholder management, configuration and change management processes and coordination with the engineers, admins, and analysts. Qualified applicants should havesignificant experience in the following required areas:

You should be customer service oriented, attentive to detail, self-motivated and work well in teams. Flexibility in approach to finding solutions, the ability to understand and act on the customer needs and priorities, and learn new technologies quickly are some of the qualities a successful candidate will have. You should have experience in Linux and Windows Server operating environments ideally for an enterprise data operational environment.

Expert level experience utilizing capabilities in Linux to manage and create custom solutions to enable data management across various data types

Experience with data queuing and processing as well as moving data across separate domains cross domain solutions

Experience managing data flow using NiFi or similar products

Experience managing and administering Splunk in a large-scale enterprise clustered environment

Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS): EC2, S3 and EFS storage

Ability to respond to occasional 24x7 support

Experience managing cloud-based and on-premises systems

**Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills**

Certified Splunk Administrator or Architect

Virtual machine (VM) technologies (ESXi, VCenter, VSphere)

Experience with deploying and managing SIEM systems

Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) experience in managing diverse system data

Experience supporting a DevOps framework

Experience architecting solutions with out-of-the-box thinking for improvements and efficiencies

**Pay Information**

Full-Time Salary Range: $140690 - $239140

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

**Systems Engineer**

**99329BR**

EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities . females . veterans . individuals with disabilities . sexual orientation . gender identity . gender expression