Systems Engineer - CCIS

Job Title: Systems Engineer

Location: Reston, VA. Telework will be acceptable after the program's start date

Time Type: Full-time

Clearance Requirement: Secret / IT-I – Critical Sensitive (Tier 5/SSBI)/ High Risk

Employee Type: W2 or 1099

Citizenship: US Citizen, no Dual Citizenship

This position requires a seasoned Systems Engineer with a minimum of 5 years in the engineering field and an active security clearance. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and operate secure, resilient cloud and on-premises infrastructure across multiple cloud platforms to support DLA mission objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, integrate, secure, and optimize cloud and hybrid infrastructure supporting DLA CCIS missions
• Engineer scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant solutions across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, OCI, etc.) and on-prem systems
• Develop and implement automation, IaC (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), and CI/CD pipelines to streamline provisioning, configuration, and deployment
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system issues across compute, storage, network, and security domains
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, compliance, and program teams to meet DoD cybersecurity requirements and DoD 8570/IAT II baseline controls
• Maintain and enforce security baselines, incident response playbooks, disaster recovery plans, and data protection measures
• Provide guidance on system architecture, capacity planning, performance tuning, and modernization efforts
• Create and maintain documentation, standard operating procedures, runbooks, and engineering diagrams
• Perform programmatic risk assessments, security certifications, and continuous monitoring activities
• Participate in regular on-call rotations and incident response exercises
  
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Clearance: Secret / IT-I – Critical Sensitive (Tier 5/SSBI) / High Risk, or the ability to obtain as required by program
• Experience: Minimum 5 years in an engineering field with progressive responsibilities in systems engineering, cloud, or infrastructure domains
• DoD 8570 approval: IAT II (e.g., Security CE, or equivalent DoD-approved baseline)
• Cloud Certifications (at least one required):
• Google: ACE (Associate Cloud Engineer) or PCA (Professional Cloud Architect)
• Plus one from the following:
• AWS: Cloud Practitioner, Security-Specialty, Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, SysOps Administrator
• Azure: Admin Associate, Architect Expert, Security Engineer Associate
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Cloud Ops
• Red Hat: RHCE or RHCSA
• Strong knowledge of DoD security and compliance requirements; experience implementing security controls for cloud and hybrid environments
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code, automation tooling, and DevSecOps practices
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in fast-paced, mission-critical environments
  
  
  

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