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Systems Engineer (Infrastructure Engineer) - $206K

RCT Systems
RCT Systems Salary
Reston, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/5/2026
RCT is hiring an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to support mission-critical Entitlement Programs, including IdAM/ICAM, authentication, authorization, and digital policy management. The role blends systems administration, cloud engineering, and infrastructure design, with a focus on AWS-based environments, modern DevOps practices, and resilient architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and enhance infrastructure for both legacy and new mission applications

Design and deploy modern solutions (containers, serverless, self-healing systems)

Collaborate in an Agile/Scrum team with 3-week delivery cycles

Participate in backlog grooming, planning, and team collaboration

Share operational (O&M) duties, including limited after-hours on-call rotation

Required Qualifications

TS/SCI with Polygraph

BS with 8–12 years or MS with 10–13 years of relevant experience

Strong AWS experience (console & CLI)

Kubernetes containerization

Linux systems administration and Bash scripting

Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation)

Automation tools (Jenkins, Rundeck)

Security accreditation and controls experience

Desired Qualifications

Excellent communication skills and Agile/Scrum experience

C2S experience (4 years)

High-availability and multi-region failover design

Log aggregation/analysis (Elasticsearch, Kibana)

IdAM/ICAM and entitlement systems experience

Serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Python)

AWS certifications

Knowledge of IAM and Zero Trust principles

RCT Systems Offers

  • Competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
  • Immediate 401k vesting
  • Generous PTO and flexible schedules
  • $500.00 annual technology allowance

RCT Systems is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex (to include pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.

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