Senior Systems Engineer

TekSynap is currently searching for a Senior Systems Engineer

This will be a key position for the EPoS program, supporting the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The EPoS (Electronic Point-of-Sale).

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The Senior Systems Engineer leads engineering and requirements, providing support of the design, execution, sustainment, and oversight of IT projects including direct experience in the design, development and sustainment of integrated software and hardware solutions in the private or public sector. 

• Collaboratively work with the DoD customer and internal stakeholders to design, execution, and drive engineering/IT projects.
• Document requirements with sufficient technical breadth and superior communication to solve business related problems or implement new solutions with DoD DLA.
• Gather system requirements and decompose customer requirements to make recommendations for upgrades or improvements that can be accomplished through new technology or alternative uses of existing technology or software. 
• Champion software development reviews, testing, and patch development and release with subcontractor.
• Manage release management, change management and version control.
• Maintain and makes improvements on the Amazon Web Service test instance and web services.
• Gain working knowledge of Enterprise mobile application utilized with the pedestals.
• Interpret cellular IoT studies for sites and troubleshoot connection or transmission issues. 
• Read Tenable and ACAS security scan results and review with the cybersecurity team and work with software development subcontractor to resolve vulnerabilities.
• Lead team systems engineering efforts for the program autonomously.
• Develop Linux (Ubuntu) scripts for sustainment and evaluation of pedestal logs.
• Troubleshoot and assess enterprise integration issues to include F5 load balancing and enterprise database, web interface code, cellular IoT data transmission and encryption.
• Lead a small team of engineers to accomplish tasks associated with software release planning and management, software testing, cyber security analysis and planning.
• Build a collaborative relationship with DLA customer and stakeholders
• Recommend improvements or evaluate technical components during sustainment phase of pedestal equipment.
• Manage and maintain AWS cloud/test environments and/or virtual machines (VM)
• Act as subject matter expert of integrating Linux solutions into Microsoft Active Directory domain
• Collaboratively work with cybersecurity teams to work cybersecurity requirements for DoD including POAMs, plans, and ATO needs (NIST 800.4, RMF, FIPS 140.2 and 140.3).
• Update ServiceNow ticketing system to update trouble tickets as needed during root cause analysis.
• Create technical whitepapers on recommendations and/or summary of findings/root cause analysis for technical known issues discovered in the field.
• Creates system design documentation to encompass all technical aspects regarding the design of a new system or completing an upgrade of one that currently exists, including design constraints and future contingencies.
• Verifies system integration to include test script verification of security patches for the Fixed system.
• Ability to troubleshoot modems and antenna impacts on cellular data transmission, interference, propagation, collision, etc.
• Develops parsing for audit, Alarm and Alert logs to troubleshoot abnormalities in the system deployed. Collaborates with external vendors to assess, analyze and troubleshoot external interface, design and integration.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with four plus (4+) years of relevant experience working in systems engineering or application development. May consider more years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Current Linux Essentials certification required.
• Currently hold or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire one of the following certifications: 
  • Security+
  • CCNA-Security,
  • CND
  • Network+CE
  • CAP
  • Cloud+
  • SSCP
• U.S Citizenship required with DoD Information Technology Access Level (IT-1) or the ability to obtain.
• Must possess strong organizational skills and possess excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must be self-motivated, proactive, and capable of independently planning and prioritizing work.
• Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications: (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Experience with the design, execution, and oversight of IT projects.
• Business or requirements analyst background with sufficient technical breadth and superior communication and collaboration skills to successfully work with key stakeholders to solve business related problems or implement new solutions.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior military or commercial fuels management industry experience
• Experience with Windows workstation and server operating systems and SQL Server 2016 or higher

CLEARANCE REQUIRMENT

• Public Trust 
• Clearance required as ability to obtain if hired:
• Secret

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team supporting the Defense Logistics Agency.

This position is in support of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).  DLA is an agency of the Department of Defense. 

TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

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WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Type of environment: Hybrid/Remote
• Noise level: Low
• Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday – Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: 10%-25%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

US Citizen

Public Trust

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment