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Sr. Systems Engineer II (6808)

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Sr. Systems Engineer II (6808) in USA

  • MetroStar
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Washington, DC

Responsibilities

  • Assess and improve the health, performance, security, reliability, and maintainability of infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms.
  • Build, configure, and maintain Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm, Docker, VMware, and Linux environments.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployments using infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues across containers, compute, storage, networking, operating systems, and application-hosting environments.
  • Improve monitoring, logging, alerting, dashboards, and overall platform observability.
  • Identify technical risks, recurring failures, and technical debt and develop remediation plans.
  • Apply security hardening, vulnerability remediation, least privilege, security baselines, secure configurations, and DevSecOps practices.
  • Test, validate, and implement production changes through approved change-management processes.
  • Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, networking, storage, database, and application teams.
  • Maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, standard operating procedures, troubleshooting guides, and recovery documentation.
  • Support knowledge transfer, platform improvements, and occasional after-hours or on-call activities.

Requirements

  • Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
  • 6+ years of experience in systems, platform, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or systems administration.
  • 3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes or container experience.
  • Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and Rancher or OpenShift.
  • Experience supporting on-premises, mission-critical infrastructure.
  • Hands-on VMware and Linux administration experience.
  • Infrastructure automation or infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, or similar tools.
  • Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines in a DevSecOps environment.
  • Strong production troubleshooting experience across compute, storage, networking, operating system, and application layers.
  • Experience with system hardening, vulnerability remediation, security baselines, and secure configurations.
  • Ability to document technical environments and communicate technical risks and recommendations.
  • Ability to work primarily onsite in the Washington, D.C. area and support occasional on-call or nonstandard hours.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • Parental leave and dependent care benefits.
  • Flexible work arrangements.
  • Professional development opportunities, including company-paid training and/or certifications.
  • Employee assistance and wellness programs.
  • Performance-based bonuses, referral bonuses, and other additional incentives may be available.
  • The role is primarily onsite in the Washington, D.C. area, with occasional on-call or nonstandard hours.
  • The position is designated as essential personnel and may require work during government shutdowns, emergencies, or other critical situations.

Salary: $147k - $170k/yr

MetroStar

MetroStar, a Veritas Capital portfolio company, is delivering next-generation products and solutions to U.S. government agencies. Focused on mission acceleration and cutting-edge technology, we equip agencies with the tools and strategies needed to navigate the future of national security, includ...

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