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Systems Engineer

The Swift Group, LLC
Herndon, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/17/2026
Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to join our high-performing team on a dynamic, mission-focused program. This program leverages software engineering, development of web-based applications, and serverless infrastructures (AWS C2S). This position is in Herndon, VA.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and evaluate technical systems and development processes
  • Provide technical expertise throughout the project lifecycle including design, engineering, configuration, test planning/development, test execution analysis, and performance optimization
  • Assisting the Customer with establishing and executing processes and procedures for managing system definition, development, and operations
  • Expand or modify Customer’s systems to serve new purposes or improve workflow
  • Assist the Customer with establishing standards in systems engineering
  • Interface with Government engineering lab and contractors on customer projects (ensuring data conditioning and Linux data schemas are consistent for ingest)
  • Perform strategic planning for system and technology evolution for specified Sponsor activities
  • Collaborate with the other partner organizations to provide input on strategic plans and architecture framework
  • Participate in Engineering Review Boards or other technical forums
  • Design, optimize, administer, and manage private and hybrid cloud environments
  • Provide emerging cloud technology solutions including server virtualization, network virtualization, virtual network appliances and cloud management systems
  • Implement a data management system in a cloud environment
  • Advise and provide ways to effectively use Customer and commercial cloud computing services

Requirements

  • 10 years’ experience in configuration management.
  • Experience communicating with both technical and non-technical individuals and working on a team
  • Experience with Linux, Windows, Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos and other utilities and/or services such as remote desktop, SSH and command line interface
  • Demonstrated experience in cloud architecture integration, such as AWS cloud computing services
  • Demonstrated experience deploying, configuring or architecting physical, virtual or cloud-based solutions
  • Demonstrated experience defining and architecting end-to-end data flow architecture and data management systems
  • Demonstrated experience performing data center architecture and design, consolidation, optimization, administration, engineering, and management of private and hybrid cloud environments
  • Demonstrated on-the-job experience in a physical and virtualized infrastructures (e.g., Proxmox, AWS)
  • Experience preparing required documentation, including both program-level and user-level documentation
  • Good understanding of data transfer protocols like FTP, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS
  • Knowledge of network topology, protocols, and debugging on Windows/Linux systems
  • Experience collaborating closely with the ISSM and other customer security elements as required
  • US citizenship with an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance

Desired Skills

  • Experience with Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Assurance (IA) policies such as ICD 503 to ensure system security and data integrity
  • Experience deploying the complete DevOps lifecycle including integration of build pipelines, automated deployments, and compliance scanning using test drive development
  • Experience with data encryption within a secure environment
  • Experience using Agile methodologies and participation in an Agile software or systems engineering team

Do you know anyone for this position, or other positions open at The Swift Group? We offer a $5,000 bonus for any referral candidate we hire, paid out at the new hire’s 90-day mark.

We are not working with outside staffing agencies to fill this position, and we will not be accepting unsolicited resumes. All inquiries must go through the recruiting team.

#Onsite

The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00

Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.

At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.

Salary : $49,997 - $290,004

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