Location: Springfield, VA

Security Clearance Required: Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

teKnoluxion provides the Defense and Intelligence Communities technical experts in the fields of Software & Systems Engineering, Enterprise Operations, and Cloud Services Management & Consulting.  Our goal is not to simply support efforts, but to ignite a technology revolution, bridging the growing technology gap between the Government and commercial space. 

Are you ready to test your abilities as a Senior Cloud Systems Engineer and team member in a sophisticated enterprise exploitation environment?  Would you like to make an immediate and direct impact in your job? Join a dedicated team supporting the UDS contract at NGA.

What you get to do every day:

• This requirement is for a cloud-systems engineer supporting Research, Development, Testing, and multiple phases of product Evaluation (RDT&E).
• The ideal candidate possesses a broad range of systems experiences and embraces challenges as opportunities to showcase their expertise and capacity for problem solving.
• This position comes with broad latitude to define and implement many of the duties described below within both traditional and non-traditional information technology bounds.
• The client will be frequently seeking advice and leveraging your expertise to propose solutions to complex technology problems which are often first of their kind technologies within the Intelligence Community.
• Interface directly with software developers to design, establish, and maintain infrastructure (both physical and virtual) support the business and engineering needs
• Demonstrate new technologies and capabilities the cloud
• Perform general systems administrator duties such as:
  • Perform software installations, patches, and upgrades through a variety disparately connected means
  • Monitor systems health
  • Troubleshoot interconnectivity issues
  • Implement security best practices under applicable federal and generally accepted industry standards security codes and principles
  • Optimize systems to meet individuals performance expectations (i.e., cost, up time, redundancy)
• Develop, implement, and maintain automated data back-up and recovery strategies
• Provide software deployment support to multiple development teams simultaneously
• Utilize existing or create new tools and processes to optimize and maintain systems to coincide with organizational goals
• Communicate a holistic strategy for documenting all of the above using technology means (i.e. Git, Redmine, etc.)

Clearance:  Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

Education/Experience:

• Requires Bachelor's Degree in the IT field, related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 10+ years of experience in a direct or directly related capacity performing system engineering functions

Required Certification:

• AWS Certification

Required Skills:

• Network and Linux administration
• Experience implementing serverless technologies (i.e., AWS Lambda, Batch)
• Experience with Docker container orchestration, and other VM-related technologies
• Experience implementing Amazon Web Services (AWS) scalable architectures
• Practical implementation of generally accepted DevOps principles
• Familiarity with common programming and scripting languages (i.e., Bash, Python)
• Direct experience using Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud technologies and the practical application of AWS services into both R&D and Operational Environments
• Ability to work independently or as a member of a team with little or no supervision
• Ability to develop, propose, and support cloud technology solutions for a broad scope of developmental software tools
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication skills

• Intelligence Community Experience preferred

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by teKnoluxion through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
• You’ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match and potential Profit Sharing, Universal Leave, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more!
• Compensation is unique to each candidate and compensation packages are based on education, experience, and other requirements.