Senior Systems Engineer

Tyto Athene is searching for a Senior Systems Engineer to support an extensive modernization program critical to the customer's mission success. The Senior Systems Administrator will support a mission-critical enterprise environment, ensuring high availability, security compliance, and operational continuity across all applicable infrastructure and operational environments.

Responsibilities:

Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with defined system architecture(s)
• Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components
• Install and configure systems (Linux preferred)
• Manage system updates, patches, and upgrades
• Configure and maintain servers
• Automate tasks using scripting
• Maintain and create custom scripts in support of customer requirements
• Monitor system performance
• Troubleshoot system issues and ensure uptime
• Support the accreditation/compliance with DISA STIG baselines

Required:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience as a Systems Administrator or Systems Engineer
• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Hands-on Linux administration experience (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS, etc.)
• Experience implementing secure access, managing users, groups, permissions
• Strong scripting, automation, and troubleshooting experience
• Experience provisioning instances in the cloud (AWS preferred)
• Significant DevOps experience

Clearance/Certifications:

• TS/SCI - Full Scope poly
• Security+CE

Location:

• On-site - Ft. Meade, MD

Compensation:

• Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.

Benefits:

• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and parental leave.