Systems Engineer

Title: Systems Engineer   

Location: Tyson’s Corner, VA

Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with a Full Scope Polygraph

Schedule: Monday - Friday in person. Telework and Remote opportunities are not available for this position.

About KACE:

When you make the decision to join KACE, you are choosing to work alongside talented professionals that have one thing in common; the passion to make a difference! KACE employees bring their diverse talents and experiences to work on critical projects that help shape the nation’s safety, security, and quality of life. The desire to have a career that is purposeful and forward thinking is woven into every KACE employee…it’s The KACE Way. KACE employees are; purpose driven, forward focused, open-minded, trustworthy and invested. The KACE Way is our commitment to our employees, to our customers, and to our communities. Join KACE and make a difference!

Job Summary:

This role will lead the teams through the planning, organizing, development and delivery of capabilities using a tailored Agile software development methodology and cross-functional teams.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Develop enterprise-level systems, application, and network architectures that correlate with Sponsor’s operations and requirements and provide technical and strategic guidance to senior level engineers and application developers on appropriate infrastructure architecture to achieve a particular application’s goals.
• Evaluate proposed engineering designs against the strategic architecture and make recommendations.
• Provide technical and strategic guidance regarding the maintenance and upgrade of existing infrastructure components, in order to support evolving technologies.
• Work with the Sponsor’s requirements managers and stakeholders to identify requirements issues, analyze complex requirements and negotiate requirements changes.
• Expected to analyze factors such as system requirements, system performance, and life cycle costs to determine the architectural impact of proposed changes.
• Assist program managers with project estimation, scheduling, and costing, and identify system inconsistencies and provide recommendations for corrective actions to stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience with 3-5 years of employee and/or labor relations experience.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintain physical and virtual Windows servers.
• Demonstrated experience creating permissions with a profile-based access control system for shared folders for individuals or groups.
• Demonstrated experience deploying large IT systems using Windows and Linux operating systems, both on premises and in the cloud.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating proposed technologies including performing prototypes on potential technical solutions and producing reports and recommendations based on the outcome of the prototype.
• Demonstrated experience generating and delivering briefing materials to gain approval of technical solutions.
• Demonstrated experience managing solution generation efforts for big-data management systems, including actively facilitating and contributing to planning sessions, technical meetings, and programmatic meetings.
• Demonstrated experience selecting, deploying, and maintaining AWS cloud services.
• Demonstrated experience using Windows Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name Services (DNS), Distributed Files System (DFS) and Active Directory.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and patching cycles.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with MacAfee EPO. (Desired) Demonstrated experience evaluating the use of on premises and cloud infrastructure to meet the organizational technical and strategic goals.

Clearance: 

Applicants selected may be subject to a government background investigation and may be required to meet the following conditions of employment.

Security Requirements/Background Investigation Requirements: 

• Must be a U.S Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident.
• Favorable credit check for all cleared positions 
• Successfully passing a background investigation including drug screening.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• Standing/Walking/Mobility:  Must have mobility to attend meetings with other managers and employees. Standing for prolonged and extended periods of time.
• Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling:  0% - 10% of the time.
• Lifting/Pulling/Pushing:  0% - 10% of the time.
• Fingering/Grasping/Feeling:  Must be able to write, type and use a telephone system 100% of the time.
• Sitting:  Sitting for prolonged and extended periods of time.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may revise duties as necessary without updating this job description.

For more information about the company please visit our website at www.kacecompany.comKACE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.KACE complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].