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Systems Engineer - TS/SCI w/Polygraph

GDIT

USA VA Springfield, US$162k – $219konsite

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Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications: Skills: Complex Systems, Geospatial Intelligence, Technical Issues, Troubleshooting Certifications: None Experience: 8 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description: Ensure the safety and security of our nation as a Full Motion Video (FMV) Systems Engineer at GDIT. You’ll apply the latest technology and provide operational support to deliver actionable intelligence for the Intelligence Community. Here, your work will have meaning and impact as you deliver your best every day.

Our work depends on the SE joining our team to support fellow team members, end users, and other engineer teams with a focus on communicating effectively across all stakeholders in a Dynamic event support operational environment. The SE will be able to work independently under pressure and effectively identify, recommend, and problem solve system issues to ensure systems, software, and applications are properly configured to meet customer needs in operational environment.

The selected candidate will provide Day or Evening Shift support to operations alongside various teams and perform technical activities that impact the health, maintenance, running of systems, software, and applications, including our FMV exploitation capabilities: the Multi-INT Analysis and Archiving System (MAAS).  Candidate is also required to provide on-call support based on system support recall roster. The SE is a systems administrator with a strong aptitude to troubleshoot Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical problems in real-time both independently and within a team environment. 

The ideal SE candidate must be able to work independently under pressure and effectively identify, recommend, and problem solve system issues to ensure systems, software, and applications are properly configured and running to meet customer needs in the rapid response operational environment.

HOW SYSTEMS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT: • MS Windows 10, Server 2016, Server 2019, SQL Server 2014/ 2016/ 2019

• Vshpere 6+, HP DL360+, HP MSA

• Visual Studio, Eclipse, Powershell 6+, SQL Script, PHP

• JBoss EAP 7.3, Active Directory, IIS 7+

• MS Office Suite 2016, Symantec Anti-Virus, Veritas Back-up Exec, Mediawiki

• Jira (ticket system)

• Establishing work methodologies to gather, organize, and report metrics for review with appropriate engineer(s) for system monitoring and maintenance, e.g., records, reports, graphs, charts.

• Supporting and maintaining system operations and schedules consistently across shifts

• Communicating issue resolution in an educational and informative manner with end users

• Troubleshooting issues and coordinating resolutions among team members and stakeholders across various locations and shifts

• Exercising judgment within defined policies, practices, and procedures to determine appropriate action

• Knowledge and experience of multiple video and still imagery formats.

• Review and identify internal technical issues that impact the quality and reliability of motion and still imagery data sets.  

• Understanding of video terminology and network dissemination protocols.

• Experience management large data volume to include health sustainment and migration of data content to external system environments

• Experience conducting data recovery activities for systems, retrieving data from other external system libraries.

• Basic windows script knowledge. You should be able to understand a batch file. This includes following the path of the configuration in the batch file; creating your own batch files to perform desired tasks; and troubleshooting batch files to see where they may be broken.

• Supporting daily/weekly program meetings as required

• Knowledge of the imagery exploitation lifecycle, and various imagery systems

• On call 24/7 Tier 1 and 2nd Tier system support

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED: • The position requires an active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph clearance

• The position requires eight (8) years of related experience

• MAAS (Multi-int Analysis and Archive System)

• Haivision, encoder technology and video routing

• Well-informed of current and future technologies

• Subject matter expert (SME) in one discipline/field and developing working knowledge in adjacent disciplines/fields

• Strong background supporting intelligence and FMV operations

• Documentation/SOP creation and maintenance

• Building productive internal/external working relationships

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Problem-solver, well-versed in troubleshooting

• Flexible and versatile enough to work on a variety of different tasks and technologies

• Self-starter, does not need training in system administration/Tier 1 support fundamentals

• Fast learner, grasp and apply new information quickly

• Ability to multitask and sustain multiple operational systems simultaneously based on current operational needs

• Shows initiative on assignments, exercises independent judgment and professionally executes projects with little direction

• Location: At Customer Site - Springfield, VA

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE: • 401K with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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The likely salary range for this position is $161,500 - $218,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outs

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