Systems Engineer

Leidos hiring for Systems Engineer jobs in Dulles, VA, US

Description

Are you ready to work for a company that not only supports mission critical projects but also prioritizes investing in the growth and development of its employees? 

Join us at Leidos, where your most important work is ahead! You will enjoy great benefits such as paid time off (PTO), flexible schedules, discounted stock purchase plans, career growth, education and training support, parental paid leave and more!  We celebrate our milestones with chili cooks offs, Pi Day with Pies, group lunches, end of year celebrations, recognition awards and much, much more.  You will have the opportunity to work under exceptional industry leadership at every level, where prioritizing employees, and their work, is paramount.

Join our team working on one of our most prestigious programs delivering modern Identity Access Credential Management (ICAM) solutions supporting highly visible applications and building our next generation of applications.

Leidos is seeking a Systems Engineer for a technical development program supporting two cloud-based applications, and their associated cloud infrastructure located on a secure network.  The Systems Engineer will work with a large team of developers, software engineers, cybersecurity engineers, database administrators, and system architects.

The systems engineer will be required to carry a duty phone on a rotational basis and may need to come in to address issues that arise.

Primary Responsibilities

• Performing regular maintenance of cloud infrastructure resources, to include patching, configuration, upgrading as needed
• Ensure designs are compatible with the architecture and allocated requirements to segments
• Identify system integrity issues and solutions for the full system life cycles from concept to disposal
• Integrate systems and services for firewall and network components
• Working with the team’s security engineer to address, mitigate security findings stemming from system security scans

Qualifications

• Must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Typically requires a Bachelors and 8+ years of experience or a Master’s with 6+ years of prior relevant experience.  Experience may be used in lieu of degree.
• Experience with Linux (CLI)
• Experience with scripting and programming languages like BASH and Python
• Experience with networking (e.g., ports, routing tables, subnets, VPNs, firewalls, routers, etc.) to include design, integration and troubleshooting issues
• Experience in working in a cloud-based environment (AWS)
• Experience in working on teams utilizing Agile workflows and processes

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with CloudFormation / Puppet / Groovy, or other configuration and automation tools
• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions such as Ansible / Terraform, or other configuration and automation tools
• Solid understanding of Web Application Firewall (WAF) configuration and management             

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.