Senior Technical Lead, Enterprise Risk Architecture – McLean, VA

Senior Technical Lead, Architecture – Enterprise Risk Delivery

📍 Location: McLean, VA
🏢 Work Arrangement: Primarily Onsite (Up to 6 Remote Weeks Per Year with Manager Approval)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available for Exceptional Candidates
💰 Compensation: $210,000 – $230,000 Base Salary + Annual Bonus

Overview

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Senior Technical Lead, Architecture – Enterprise Risk Delivery to provide architectural leadership across a portfolio of enterprise risk technology initiatives.

This Director-level individual contributor role is responsible for designing and governing enterprise-scale technology solutions supporting Financial Risk, Non-Financial Risk, Financial Crimes, and Compliance functions. The successful candidate will lead solution architecture across complex business domains while partnering closely with engineering, data, product, security, and business stakeholders to drive enterprise modernization initiatives, including cloud transformation and GenAI adoption.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Solution Architecture

• Design enterprise-scale, secure, and scalable solution architectures.

• Define architectural blueprints and implementation roadmaps.

• Establish architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices.

• Ensure long-term scalability, maintainability, and resilience of enterprise platforms.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership across engineering, architecture, and product teams.

• Mentor engineering teams and influence technical direction.

• Conduct architecture reviews and provide guidance on complex technical decisions.

• Balance innovation, delivery speed, and technical debt.

Enterprise Risk Technology

• Deliver technology solutions supporting:

• Financial Risk

• Non-Financial Risk

• Financial Crimes

• Regulatory Compliance

• Enable enterprise data integration and risk analytics.

• Support regulatory compliance through modern technology solutions.

Cloud & Modern Engineering

• Architect cloud-native enterprise solutions.

• Drive modernization initiatives across distributed systems.

• Lead API-first, microservices-based architecture strategies.

• Support enterprise AI and Generative AI initiatives.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with business leaders to translate requirements into technical solutions.

• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, security, data, and engineering organizations.

• Influence executive stakeholders through clear technical communication.

• Evaluate emerging technologies aligned with strategic business goals.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Master's Degree preferred.

Experience

✔ 10+ years of software engineering experience.

✔ 8+ years in architecture or senior technical leadership.

✔ 15+ years of overall technology experience preferred.

✔ Experience leading large-scale enterprise architecture initiatives.

✔ Experience within highly regulated industries such as:

• Financial Services

• Banking

• Mortgage

• Healthcare

Technical Expertise

Enterprise Architecture

• Solution Architecture

• Enterprise Architecture

• Microservices Architecture

• API Design & Integration

• Integration Patterns

• Micro Frontends

• Twelve-Factor Application Design

Cloud Platforms

• AWS (Preferred)

• Microsoft Azure

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Modern Technologies

• Kubernetes

• Kafka

• Java

• Python

• Angular

DevOps & Engineering

• CI/CD

• DevOps Practices

• Agile Methodologies

• Enterprise Platform Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

• Generative AI (GenAI)

• AI Solution Design

• Enterprise AI Integration

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the mortgage or housing finance industry.

• Cloud Architecture certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent).

• Experience leading enterprise digital transformation initiatives.

• Background in enterprise data platforms and analytics.

• Experience supporting regulatory technology solutions.

Must-Have Skills

Architecture

• Enterprise Solution Architecture

• Cloud Architecture

• Microservices

• API Architecture

• Enterprise Integration

Cloud & Infrastructure

• AWS (Preferred)

• Azure or GCP

• Kubernetes

• Kafka

Development

• Java

• Python

• Angular

Leadership

• Technical Leadership

• Enterprise Strategy

• Executive Communication

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Architecture Governance

Modern Engineering

• CI/CD

• DevOps

• Agile Delivery

• AI / GenAI

Screening Questions

1. Do you have at least 10 years of hands-on software engineering experience?

2. Do you have 8 or more years of experience in solution architecture or technical leadership?

3. Have you designed enterprise-scale cloud-native architectures using AWS, Azure, or GCP?

4. Do you have experience with Kubernetes, Kafka, Java, Python, and modern distributed systems?

5. Have you designed microservices, APIs, integration patterns, and cloud-native enterprise platforms?

6. Do you have experience implementing or architecting Generative AI or AI-enabled solutions?

7. Have you worked within highly regulated industries such as financial services, banking, mortgage, or healthcare?

8. Have you led enterprise transformation or modernization initiatives?

9. Do you hold any cloud architecture certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent)?

10. Are you comfortable working onsite in McLean, VA with limited remote flexibility?

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced enterprise architect with deep technical expertise.

• Have successfully led architecture strategy across complex enterprise environments.

• Possess extensive cloud architecture experience, particularly with AWS.

• Demonstrate expertise in modern software engineering, APIs, and microservices.

• Have experience delivering technology within highly regulated industries.

• Be comfortable influencing executives and senior business stakeholders.

• Mentor engineering teams while remaining hands-on with architectural decision-making.

• Drive innovation through cloud modernization, DevOps, and AI technologies.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Experience

15+ Years Overall Technology Experience

Leadership

Director-Level Individual Contributor

Architecture

Enterprise Solution Architecture

Cloud

AWS (Preferred), Azure, GCP

Technologies

Kubernetes, Kafka, Java, Python, Angular

Engineering

Microservices, APIs, DevOps, CI/CD

Industry

Financial Services / Highly Regulated Environment

AI

GenAI & Enterprise AI Solutions

Location

McLean, VA

Work Arrangement

Primarily Onsite (Up to 6 Remote Weeks Per Year)

Compensation

$210K – $230K + Bonus

Relocation

Available for Exceptional Candidates

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?

• Deep expertise in enterprise architecture and cloud-native solution design.

• Strong leadership while operating as a hands-on technical contributor.

• Ability to translate complex business challenges into scalable technical solutions.

• Experience driving enterprise modernization and digital transformation.

• Strong understanding of risk, compliance, and secure architecture within regulated industries.

• Exceptional communication skills with both executive leadership and engineering teams.

• Passion for mentoring engineers, driving innovation, and adopting emerging technologies such as Generative AI.

Lead Software Engineer – DevOps Architect | TS/SCI with Poly | Palm Bay, FL

Lead Software Engineer – DevOps Architect (TS/SCI with Poly)

📍 Location: Palm Bay, FL (100% Onsite)
🏢 Industry: Aerospace & Defense
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🗓️ Work Schedule: 9/80 Schedule (Every Other Friday Off)
🔒 Security Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available
✈️ Interview Travel: Reimbursed
💰 Compensation: $140,000 – $180,000 Base Salary

Overview

A leading aerospace and defense organization is seeking a Lead Software Engineer – DevOps Architect to lead the design, modernization, and long-term evolution of a containerized microservices platform supporting mission-critical applications.

This is a highly technical architecture role focused on DevOps engineering, containerization, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and platform modernization. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across architecture, implementation, and engineering best practices while partnering closely with software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and program stakeholders.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced DevOps Architect, Platform Architect, Software Architect, or Cloud Infrastructure Architect who enjoys designing scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps & Platform Architecture

• Lead the architecture and design of Docker-based microservices platforms.

• Develop scalable, secure, and resilient distributed system architectures.

• Define platform roadmaps and long-term modernization strategies.

• Establish architecture standards and engineering best practices.

Containerization & Orchestration

• Design and implement containerized application environments.

• Drive technical decisions around container orchestration platforms.

• Improve platform scalability, availability, and operational resilience.

• Guide platform standardization across engineering teams.

CI/CD & Infrastructure Automation

• Design modern CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies.

• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation initiatives.

• Improve build, release, deployment, and monitoring processes.

• Promote DevOps best practices across the software lifecycle.

Software Architecture

• Produce detailed architectural designs and interface specifications.

• Define deployment models and technical design documentation.

• Support API integration and service-to-service communication.

• Evaluate architecture tradeoffs and recommend improvements.

Technical Leadership

• Lead architecture and design reviews.

• Mentor engineering teams and provide technical guidance.

• Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies.

• Collaborate with software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and program leadership.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree with 9+ years of relevant experience

OR

• Master's Degree with 7+ years of relevant experience

OR

• 13+ years of related experience in lieu of a degree

Security Clearance

✔ Active TS/SCI with Polygraph (Required)

Required Technical Expertise

DevOps & Platform Engineering

• DevOps Architecture

• Platform Engineering

• Distributed Systems Architecture

• Microservices Architecture

• Docker

CI/CD & Automation

• Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Configuration Management

• Automated Deployments

Container Technologies

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• OpenShift (or similar orchestration platforms)

Software Architecture

• API Design

• Service-to-Service Communication

• Distributed Systems

• Platform Modernization

Security & Reliability

• Secure Platform Engineering

• Scalability & Performance Optimization

• System Reliability & Observability

• Infrastructure Resilience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with:

• Kubernetes

• OpenShift

• Docker Enterprise

• Infrastructure Automation

• Platform Modernization

• Enterprise DevOps

• Cloud-Native Platforms

• Large-Scale Distributed Systems

Strong experience producing:

• Architecture documentation

• Technical design artifacts

• Interface specifications

• Engineering decision records

Must-Have Skills

Architecture

• Docker-Based Architecture

• Microservices

• Distributed Systems

• Platform Engineering

DevOps

• CI/CD Pipelines

• Infrastructure as Code

• Configuration Management

• Deployment Automation

Leadership

• Technical Leadership

• Architecture Reviews

• Engineering Mentorship

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Infrastructure

• Kubernetes / OpenShift

• API Integration

• Secure Platform Engineering

• Monitoring & Observability

Screening Questions

1. Do you currently hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph?

2. How many years of experience do you have in DevOps engineering, software architecture, or platform architecture?

3. Have you designed and implemented Docker-based microservices architectures?

4. What experience do you have with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift?

5. Have you designed and implemented enterprise CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code solutions?

6. Have you produced detailed architectural documentation, technical designs, and deployment models?

7. Do you have experience designing secure distributed systems, APIs, and service-to-service communication patterns?

8. Have you led architecture reviews, mentored engineering teams, and driven technical direction?

9. What tools or technologies have you used for infrastructure automation and configuration management?

10. Are you able to work onsite full-time in Palm Bay, Florida?

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will:

• Hold an active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

• Be an experienced DevOps or Platform Architect with deep expertise in distributed systems.

• Have extensive experience designing Docker-based microservices platforms.

• Possess strong Kubernetes or OpenShift experience.

• Be comfortable defining enterprise architecture standards and long-term technology roadmaps.

• Thrive in highly collaborative engineering environments.

• Demonstrate strong mentoring, communication, and technical leadership skills.

• Balance hands-on engineering with strategic architectural decision-making.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Clearance

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Experience

10–15+ Years

Architecture

DevOps, Platform & Microservices

Containerization

Docker

Orchestration

Kubernetes / OpenShift

DevOps

CI/CD, IaC, Configuration Management

Software

API Design, Distributed Systems

Location

Palm Bay, FL

Work Arrangement

100% Onsite

Schedule

9/80 (Every Other Friday Off)

Compensation

$140K – $180K

Relocation

Available

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?

• Deep expertise in DevOps architecture and distributed systems.

• Strong experience designing Docker-based microservices platforms.

• Ability to architect scalable, resilient, and secure enterprise solutions.

• Proven success implementing CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and automation strategies.

• Strong technical leadership with experience mentoring engineering teams.

• Excellent communication skills, capable of presenting architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Ability to drive platform modernization while ensuring operational reliability and long-term maintainability.

Senior Platform Engineer – WebSphere / WebLogic | Enterprise Middleware Engineering | Atlanta, GA

Senior Platform Engineer – WebSphere / WebLogic

📍 Atlanta, Georgia (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite)
💰 $105,000 - $160,000 Base Salary + Annual Incentive Opportunity
🏠 Flexible Hybrid Schedule (Teams Select Their Onsite Days)
☁️ Enterprise Middleware & Platform Engineering
🚀 Modernization, Automation & Cloud Enablement Initiatives

Help Power the Critical Middleware Platforms Behind a Global Enterprise

A global organization supporting large-scale technology operations across multiple business units is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer – WebSphere / WebLogic to join its enterprise platform engineering team.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a middleware expert who enjoys designing, maintaining, automating, and modernizing mission-critical application platforms that support thousands of users and business-critical applications worldwide.

You'll play a key role in the evolution of a highly complex enterprise environment, helping drive reliability, security, performance, automation, and modernization initiatives across a diverse application hosting landscape.

If you're passionate about enterprise infrastructure, middleware technologies, automation, and cloud transformation, this role offers significant ownership, technical challenge, and long-term career growth.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This isn't a traditional support role.

You'll be a senior member of a geographically dispersed engineering team responsible for some of the organization's most critical application platforms. You'll work closely with architects, developers, security teams, cloud engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure highly available, secure, and scalable environments.

This role offers the opportunity to influence platform strategy, drive modernization efforts, mentor junior engineers, and help shape the future of enterprise middleware services.

Highlights include:

• Ownership of mission-critical WebSphere and WebLogic environments

• Significant involvement in automation and platform modernization initiatives

• Exposure to cloud hosting and containerized workloads

• Opportunity to influence platform architecture and engineering standards

• Work within a highly collaborative enterprise technology environment

• Mentor and guide junior engineering talent

• Strong career progression opportunities within a large-scale technology organization

What You'll Be Doing

Enterprise Middleware Administration

• Design, build, maintain, and optimize enterprise application hosting platforms

• Administer complex IBM WebSphere and Oracle WebLogic environments

• Configure and manage clustered middleware environments

• Implement secure, highly available, and scalable platform solutions

• Perform platform upgrades, migrations, and modernization activities

• Ensure platform reliability, availability, and performance across production environments

Platform Engineering & Automation

• Drive automation initiatives across platform deployment and administration activities

• Develop and maintain scripts, tooling, and automation frameworks

• Support CI/CD pipeline integration and deployment automation

• Improve operational efficiency through infrastructure and platform automation

• Implement repeatable engineering standards and best practices

Performance Optimization & Reliability

• Monitor and optimize middleware platform performance

• Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning activities

• Troubleshoot complex platform, application, and infrastructure issues

• Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions

• Support business-critical applications with a focus on uptime and stability

Security & Compliance

• Implement security best practices across middleware environments

• Manage SSL/TLS certificates and secure communications

• Support authentication and authorization solutions including LDAP and SSO

• Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and policies

• Partner with security teams on platform hardening initiatives

Cloud & Containerization Initiatives

• Support modernization efforts involving cloud-hosted middleware platforms

• Participate in containerization initiatives utilizing Docker and Kubernetes

• Assist with migration and transformation projects

• Help establish best practices for modern application hosting environments

Collaboration & Technical Leadership

• Partner with developers, architects, product teams, and infrastructure teams

• Support complex technical initiatives from design through implementation

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers

• Participate in technical reviews and knowledge-sharing activities

• Create and maintain platform documentation, standards, and procedures

What We're Looking For

Required Experience

• 5+ years of enterprise platform engineering, middleware administration, or infrastructure engineering experience

• Deep expertise in IBM WebSphere and/or Oracle WebLogic administration

• Experience managing highly available and clustered environments

• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning capabilities

• Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise applications

• Ability to work independently while collaborating across distributed teams

Required Technical Expertise

Middleware Platforms

• IBM WebSphere Application Server

• Oracle WebLogic Server

• Middleware clustering and high availability

• Performance tuning and optimization

• Secure configuration and administration

Web Hosting & Load Balancing

Strong experience with:

• Apache

• IIS

• IBM HTTP Server

• Oracle HTTP Server

• NGINX

• Reverse proxy architectures

• Load balancing technologies

Automation & Scripting

Hands-on experience with:

• wsadmin

• WLST

• Python

• Shell scripting

• CI/CD integration

• Infrastructure automation

Highly Preferred Experience

Security & Authentication

• SSL/TLS implementation and management

• LDAP integration

• Single Sign-On (SSO)

• Enterprise security frameworks

• Compliance and governance standards

Monitoring & Observability

Experience with tools such as:

• AppDynamics

• Datadog

• Enterprise monitoring platforms

• Performance analytics and diagnostics

Cloud & Container Technologies

Experience with:

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• Cloud-hosted middleware workloads

• Platform modernization initiatives

• Hybrid cloud environments

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will thrive in complex enterprise environments and enjoy taking ownership of critical platform services.

You'll be someone who:

• Takes pride in engineering reliable, scalable solutions

• Enjoys solving complex technical problems

• Communicates effectively with both technical and business stakeholders

• Can balance operational support with long-term strategic improvements

• Is comfortable mentoring others and sharing knowledge

• Works effectively across geographically distributed teams

This role is particularly well suited to engineers who enjoy both traditional enterprise middleware technologies and modern cloud-native platform engineering.

Compensation & Benefits

💰 Base Salary: $105,000 - $160,000

Additional rewards include:

• Annual performance-based incentive opportunity

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Retirement savings programs

• Paid time off and holiday benefits

• Professional development and certification support

• Exposure to large-scale enterprise modernization initiatives

• Flexible hybrid work environment

• Long-term career growth opportunities

Work Authorization Requirements

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.

This position is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship or transfer.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to become a key contributor within a highly sophisticated enterprise technology environment where your expertise will directly influence platform reliability, security, automation, and modernization efforts.

You'll work alongside talented engineers, support business-critical systems, and play a central role in driving the future of enterprise middleware and platform engineering.

If you're a WebSphere or WebLogic expert looking for a role that combines technical depth, platform ownership, modernization initiatives, and long-term career growth, we'd love to hear from you.

Senior Electrical Engineer (Level IV / V) | FPGA, Analog & Digital Design | Maryland

Senior Electrical Engineer (Level IV / V)

📍 Anne Arundel County, Maryland (100% Onsite)
🕒 9/80 Work Schedule
💰 $106,500 - $236,500 Base Salary
🚚 Relocation Assistance Available
🔒 U.S. Citizenship Required
📈 Multiple Openings Available

Engineer Advanced Electronics That Support Critical Maritime & Defense Technologies

An industry-leading engineering and technology organization is seeking experienced Senior Electrical Engineers to join a highly specialized team developing advanced electronics and hardware systems for complex underwater and seabed applications.

This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology that pushes the boundaries of performance, reliability, and innovation in some of the world's most demanding operating environments. You'll play a key role in the architecture, design, development, integration, and testing of sophisticated electronic systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams and key stakeholders throughout the full product lifecycle.

If you're passionate about advanced electronics, FPGA design, analog and digital circuit development, and seeing your designs deployed in real-world mission-critical environments, this role offers exceptional technical challenges, career growth, and long-term stability.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This is not a maintenance or sustaining engineering position.

You'll be involved in the full engineering lifecycle, from concept development and architecture through design, integration, qualification, testing, customer deployment, and field support.

The organization is investing heavily in next-generation technologies and is seeking engineers who want to contribute at a high level while working alongside some of the industry's most talented technical professionals.

Highlights include:

• Design and develop advanced electronics hardware from the ground up

• Work with cutting-edge FPGA, analog, power, and digital technologies

• Lead complex engineering efforts and influence technical direction

• Gain exposure to customer-facing engineering activities

• Participate in real-world testing and deployment efforts

• Collaborate with highly skilled multidisciplinary engineering teams

• Clear pathways for technical and leadership growth

What You'll Be Doing

Advanced Electrical Design & Development

• Architect, design, develop, and integrate complex electronic hardware systems and circuit card assemblies

• Design analog, digital, power, and FPGA-based electronic solutions

• Develop high-performance electronic circuitry for advanced sensing and monitoring applications

• Create schematic designs, PCB layouts, and supporting engineering documentation

• Analyze electrical requirements and determine design feasibility within cost and schedule constraints

• Support system integration activities and subsystem development efforts

FPGA & Embedded Hardware Development

• Develop and support FPGA-based designs

• Work with modern FPGA development environments and tools

• Evaluate component performance and sustainability requirements

• Support hardware optimization and performance improvements

Testing, Qualification & Integration

• Lead hardware integration, verification, qualification, and validation activities

• Develop test procedures and technical documentation

• Troubleshoot complex electrical systems and hardware issues

• Support customer installations and field deployments

• Participate in system qualification and acceptance testing

Technical Leadership & Program Execution

• Provide technical leadership across engineering projects

• Support proposal development, project planning, and cost estimation activities

• Contribute to engineering reviews, design reviews, and technical presentations

• Collaborate with program teams to ensure successful execution of technical objectives

• For senior-level candidates, opportunities exist to lead engineering efforts and support Earned Value Management (EVMS) activities

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

Level IV

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

• 6+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience

OR

• Master's Degree with 4+ years of relevant experience

OR

• 10+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Level V

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

• 9+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience

OR

• Master's Degree with 7+ years of relevant experience

OR

• 13+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Required Technical Experience

Candidates should possess strong experience in several of the following areas:

• Analog circuit design

• Digital circuit design

• Power electronics design

• FPGA development and design

• Circuit card assembly (CCA) development

• Electronic subsystem integration

• Hardware qualification and testing

• Schematic capture and PCB design

• System troubleshooting and root cause analysis

Experience With Tools Such As:

• LTSpice

• Cadence / Allegro PCB Designer

• Mentor Graphics

• Xilinx Vivado

• VHDL

• Verilog

Preferred Qualifications

• Design team leadership experience

• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience

• Control Account Management (CAM) experience

• Technical proposal development

• Basis of Estimate (BOE) generation

• Technical writing and documentation development

• Customer-facing engineering experience

• Design review leadership

• Experience supporting complex defense, maritime, aerospace, or high-reliability systems

Security Requirements

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be:

• U.S. Citizens

• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret Clearance

Travel

• Up to 30% travel for customer support, testing, installations, and field activities

Compensation & Benefits

Level IV

💰 $106,500 - $197,500

Level V

💰 $127,500 - $236,500

Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• 401(k) with company match

• Paid holidays and generous PTO

• Educational assistance and professional development support

• Flexible spending accounts

• Employee assistance programs

• Disability and life insurance coverage

• Parental leave programs

• Relocation assistance for qualified candidates

Why Join?

This is an outstanding opportunity for an Electrical Engineer who wants to work on technically challenging programs, develop cutting-edge hardware solutions, and contribute to systems that operate in some of the most demanding environments imaginable.

You'll join a team where engineering excellence is valued, innovation is encouraged, and your technical expertise will directly influence the success of complex, high-visibility programs.

If you're looking for a role that combines advanced engineering, meaningful technical challenges, long-term career growth, and the opportunity to work on truly unique technology, we'd love to hear from you.

Senior Manager, Systems Engineering | Aerospace & Defense Leadership | Waco, TX

Senior Manager, Systems Engineering

📍 Waco, Texas (Onsite)
🕒 9/80 Schedule – Every Other Friday Off
💰 $190,000 - $220,000 Base Salary
🚚 Relocation Assistance Available
✈️ Aerospace, Defense & Advanced Mission Systems
👥 Engineering Leadership Opportunity

Lead High-Impact Engineering Teams Supporting Advanced Aerospace & Defense Programs

An industry-leading aerospace and defense organization is seeking a Senior Manager, Systems Engineering to lead and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting complex aircraft modification, systems integration, mission systems, and advanced technology programs.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced engineering leader who combines strong technical depth with proven people leadership, strategic planning, and program execution capabilities.

You'll oversee teams responsible for the design, integration, and delivery of sophisticated systems supporting both military and commercial customers while playing a key role in shaping departmental strategy, workforce planning, technical excellence, and long-term business growth.

If you're passionate about leading engineers, solving complex technical challenges, influencing organizational strategy, and delivering mission-critical solutions, this role offers outstanding visibility, responsibility, and career progression.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This is not a traditional engineering management role.

You'll operate at the intersection of engineering leadership, program execution, customer engagement, workforce planning, and strategic business growth.

You'll help define how engineering teams support future programs, influence hiring and staffing strategies, drive technical excellence, and partner directly with senior leadership to ensure successful program execution.

Highlights include:

• Lead multiple engineering teams supporting complex aerospace and defense programs

• Direct influence on departmental strategy and workforce growth

• High visibility with executive leadership and customers

• Opportunity to shape future engineering capabilities and talent development

• Significant involvement in proposal development and business growth initiatives

• Exposure to both military and commercial aviation programs

• Strong technical and leadership career progression opportunities

What You'll Be Doing

Engineering Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a diverse team of Systems Engineers and technical professionals

• Create a culture focused on technical excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

• Establish training and professional development plans to support long-term organizational goals

• Support employee growth, performance management, succession planning, and talent development initiatives

• Foster strong collaboration across engineering, program management, operations, and customer teams

Strategic Workforce Planning

• Forecast engineering resource requirements based on current and future program demand

• Develop hiring strategies and workforce plans to support business growth

• Lead recruiting efforts and participate in candidate selection processes

• Ensure teams are appropriately staffed to meet program commitments and customer expectations

• Support long-term capability development across the engineering organization

Program & Technical Leadership

• Provide leadership and oversight across multiple engineering programs and integration efforts

• Partner closely with Program Managers and Project Engineers to ensure successful execution

• Review engineering schedules, budgets, risks, and resource allocations

• Support engineering teams throughout the full program lifecycle

• Ensure technical solutions align with customer requirements, budgets, and schedules

Systems Engineering Excellence

• Lead and review systems engineering activities including:

• Requirements analysis

• System architecture development

• Trade studies

• System integration planning

• Verification and validation activities

• Technical baseline management

• Ensure customer requirements are translated into clear, verifiable system-level requirements

• Review engineering trade studies for technical accuracy, completeness, and feasibility

• Support development of complex integrated system architectures

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as a key technical leader during customer interactions

• Build strong relationships with military, government, commercial, and internal stakeholders

• Present technical information to executive leadership, customers, and engineering teams

• Represent the organization during technical reviews, program meetings, and customer engagements

• Facilitate collaboration between engineering, program management, and customers to ensure alignment and success

Business Growth & Proposal Support

• Support new business capture activities and proposal development efforts

• Participate in labor estimating, Basis of Estimate (BOE) creation, and technical proposal development

• Contribute to growth strategies and future program planning

• Support investment planning and technical roadmap development

Department Operations & Financial Management

• Manage departmental budgets and overhead spending

• Ensure engineering teams have the tools, resources, and infrastructure required to succeed

• Monitor departmental performance against strategic goals and operating plans

• Drive process improvements and operational efficiencies across the organization

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline

• Minimum 12 years of relevant engineering experience with a Bachelor's Degree

OR

• Minimum 10 years of relevant engineering experience with an advanced degree

• Previous engineering leadership or management experience

• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles and methodologies

• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams

• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Highly Preferred Experience

Systems Engineering

• Requirements management

• System architecture development

• Trade study execution and evaluation

• System integration

• Verification & validation

• Technical baseline management

• Full engineering lifecycle experience

Leadership & Program Management

• Functional management experience

• IPT (Integrated Product Team) leadership

• Workforce planning and hiring

• Resource forecasting

• Budget management

• Engineering operations leadership

• Strategic planning and execution

Business Development

• Proposal development

• Basis of Estimate (BOE) creation

• Technical volume development

• Customer engagement and presentations

Aerospace, Defense & Mission Systems

Experience supporting:

• Aircraft modification programs

• Avionics integration

• Mission systems

• Defense platforms

• Government programs

• Complex system integration efforts

Cybersecurity Experience

Experience supporting cybersecurity-focused engineering teams or cybersecurity programs is considered a strong plus.

Leadership Competencies

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strategic thinking and planning

• Exceptional problem-solving abilities

• Strong business acumen

• Critical thinking and sound decision-making

• Team leadership and coaching skills

• Executive-level communication capabilities

• Accountability and ownership mentality

• Ability to influence across multiple functions and stakeholder groups

Security & Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Preferred

• Active Secret Clearance

Compensation & Benefits

💰 Base Salary: $190,000 - $220,000

Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Retirement savings plans

• Paid time off and company holidays

• Professional development opportunities

• Relocation assistance for qualified candidates

• Interview travel reimbursement

• Long-term career advancement opportunities

• 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off

Why Join?

This is an outstanding opportunity to lead talented engineering teams working on complex, high-visibility aerospace and defense programs that have a direct impact on mission success.

You'll help shape engineering strategy, influence future business growth, develop the next generation of engineering talent, and work alongside some of the industry's most respected technical professionals.

If you're an experienced engineering leader looking for a role that combines technical depth, people leadership, business impact, and long-term career growth, we'd love to hear from you.

Lead Electrical Engineer – Aircraft Systems Integration | Aerospace & Defense | Waco, TX

Lead Electrical Engineer – Aircraft Systems Integration

📍 Waco, Texas (100% Onsite)
💰 $150,000 - $170,000 Base Salary
🚚 Relocation Assistance Available
🕒 9/80 Schedule – Every Other Friday Off
✈️ Aerospace, Defense & Aircraft Modification Programs

Design the Systems That Power Mission-Critical Aircraft

An industry-leading aerospace and defense organization is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to support advanced aircraft modification and systems integration programs.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced electrical engineer who enjoys hands-on engineering, solving complex integration challenges, and seeing their designs deployed on real-world aircraft platforms.

You'll play a key role in the design, integration, testing, and verification of aircraft electrical systems, supporting major avionics upgrades, mission system integrations, power distribution systems, and aircraft modernization initiatives.

Whether your experience comes from aerospace, transportation, automotive, military vehicles, rail, heavy equipment, industrial controls, or other complex electrical systems environments, this role offers the chance to apply your expertise to some of the most advanced airborne platforms in operation today.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This isn't a desk-only design role.

You'll be involved throughout the full engineering lifecycle—from requirements and design through integration, troubleshooting, aircraft testing, and operational deployment.

You'll work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams while gaining direct exposure to aircraft systems, advanced avionics technologies, and mission-critical defense programs.

Highlights include:

• Work directly on operational aircraft platforms

• Lead complex electrical integration and modification projects

• Design and validate aircraft power and signal interfaces

• Participate in lab testing and aircraft testing activities

• Influence technical solutions and engineering decisions

• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership

• Outstanding long-term growth opportunities within aerospace and defense

What You'll Be Doing

Aircraft Electrical Systems Design

• Design and develop electrical integration solutions for aircraft modification programs

• Support avionics upgrades and aircraft systems modernization initiatives

• Develop electrical interface designs and power distribution solutions

• Apply electrical requirements and design standards to complex integration efforts

• Generate professional engineering drawings, documentation, and technical reports

Systems Integration & Verification

• Support integration of electrical, avionics, and mission systems

• Evaluate wiring architectures, signal interfaces, and power requirements

• Verify electrical interfaces and system compatibility

• Troubleshoot integration issues and identify root causes

• Support hardware installation and aircraft modification activities

Testing & Validation

• Develop electrical test plans and verification procedures

• Conduct testing in laboratory and aircraft environments

• Analyze test results and resolve technical issues

• Support qualification, acceptance, and operational testing activities

• Ensure systems meet performance and customer requirements

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a technical leader within the Electrical Engineering team

• Support project planning, budget tracking, and schedule management

• Mentor and develop junior engineers

• Coordinate activities across engineering disciplines

• Drive technical excellence and engineering best practices

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

AND

• Minimum 9 years of relevant engineering experience

OR

• Master's Degree with 7+ years of relevant experience

OR

• 13+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Required Technical Experience

• Electrical systems integration

• Wiring and signal interface design

• Electrical design for complex systems

• Troubleshooting and verification testing

• Interface control and systems integration activities

• Experience with at least one electrical CAD platform

CAD Tool Experience

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Visual Engineer

• AutoCAD Electrical

• Capital Harness

• Similar electrical design and harness development tools

Highly Preferred Experience

Wire Harness & Interconnect Design

Candidates with experience in:

• Wire harness design

• Electrical routing

• Connector selection

• Signal integrity

• Power distribution systems

• Interface design

will be especially attractive.

Industry-specific aerospace experience is not required. Candidates from other complex engineering environments with strong electrical integration backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Aerospace & Military Standards

Exposure to any of the following is beneficial:

• SAE AS50881

• MIL-STD-704

• MIL-E-7016

• SAE ARP4754

• MIL-STD-461

• MIL-STD-810

• MIL-STD-882

• MIL-HDBK-516

Additional Preferred Experience

• Aircraft systems integration

• Avionics upgrades

• Military aircraft modification programs

• Power distribution systems

• Digital and analog signal interfaces

• System troubleshooting and root cause analysis

• Engineering leadership or task leadership experience

Technical Knowledge Areas

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of:

• Digital and analog signal interfaces

• Voltage drop considerations

• Timing requirements

• Data communications and handshaking protocols

• Electrical power distribution

• System-level integration challenges

• Verification and validation processes

Work Environment

This role combines office, laboratory, and aircraft environments.

Candidates should be comfortable:

• Working directly on aircraft

• Operating in aircraft hangars

• Climbing into and around aircraft

• Supporting installation and test activities

• Working in confined areas when necessary

• Participating in hands-on troubleshooting efforts

Security Requirements

Candidates must:

• Be U.S. Citizens

• Be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Security Clearance

Preferred

• Active DoD Secret Clearance

Travel & Schedule

✈️ Less than 10% travel

🕒 9/80 Schedule

Enjoy every other Friday off while supporting exciting aerospace programs.

Occasional overtime may be required based on program schedules and testing activities.

Compensation & Benefits

💰 Base Salary: $150,000 - $170,000

Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Retirement savings plans

• Paid time off and company holidays

• Relocation assistance for qualified candidates

• Interview travel reimbursement

• Professional development opportunities

• Long-term career advancement within a growing aerospace organization

Why Join?

This is a unique opportunity to work on highly visible aircraft modernization and systems integration programs where your engineering expertise will directly influence the performance, reliability, and capability of mission-critical aircraft.

You'll join a team that values technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning while offering exposure to cutting-edge aerospace technologies and complex engineering challenges.

If you're an experienced Electrical Engineer with strong systems integration and wire harness design experience looking for your next career-defining opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

Information System Security Officer (ISSO) – TS/SCI Full Scope Poly – Annapolis Junction, MD

Information System Security Officer (ISSO) – TS/SCI Full Scope Poly

📍 Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
🏢 Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🔒 Security Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (NSA Preferred)
🇺🇸 Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Required
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available
💰 Compensation: $100,000 – $200,000 Base Salary

Overview

A leading government technology contractor is seeking Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) to support mission-critical classified programs within highly secure government environments.

This role is responsible for maintaining cybersecurity compliance throughout the Risk Management Framework (RMF) lifecycle, supporting system accreditation, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and ongoing cybersecurity operations.

The ideal candidate will possess strong RMF expertise, experience supporting classified environments, and the ability to work closely with System Administrators, System Owners, Information System Security Managers (ISSMs), Security Control Assessors, and Government stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Risk Management Framework (RMF)

• Support the full RMF lifecycle for classified systems.

• Develop and maintain RMF documentation and accreditation packages.

• Coordinate Authority to Operate (ATO) activities.

• Support security authorization and reauthorization efforts.

• Ensure systems maintain compliance with cybersecurity requirements.

Security Compliance & Assessments

• Conduct security control reviews and assessments.

• Validate implementation of required security controls.

• Monitor compliance against NIST and government standards.

• Support internal and external cybersecurity audits.

Continuous Monitoring (ConMon)

• Support ongoing Continuous Monitoring activities.

• Review system configurations and compliance posture.

• Analyze vulnerability findings and remediation efforts.

• Track compliance status and corrective actions.

Vulnerability & Risk Management

• Monitor vulnerabilities and security findings.

• Coordinate remediation efforts with technical teams.

• Assess risk and recommend mitigation strategies.

• Support vulnerability management programs.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with:

• System Administrators

• System Owners

• ISSMs

• Security Control Assessors

• Government Security Teams

• Provide security guidance and compliance recommendations.

• Support cybersecurity reviews and inspections.

Required Qualifications

Security Requirements

✔ Active TS/SCI Clearance

✔ Active Full Scope Polygraph (NSA Preferred)

✔ U.S. Citizenship Required

Cybersecurity & RMF Experience

Experience supporting:

• Information Assurance (IA)

• Cybersecurity Compliance

• ISSO Functions

• Classified Information Systems

Strong understanding of:

• Risk Management Framework (RMF)

• Authority to Operate (ATO)

• Security Control Assessments

• Continuous Monitoring (ConMon)

• Risk Assessment Methodologies

RMF & Compliance Tools

Experience with one or more of:

• LATTEART

• XACTA

• BISCOTTI

• WATCHCAT

• STE

Experience with:

• Compliance scanning tools

• Configuration assessment tools

• Vulnerability management platforms

NIST Framework Knowledge

Strong familiarity with:

• NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 3 and/or Rev. 5

• NIST SP 800-37

• Security Controls

• RMF Documentation Requirements

Required Documentation Experience

Candidates should have experience creating, reviewing, or maintaining:

Security Documentation

• System Security Plans (SSP)

• Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&M)

• Security Plan Findings (SPF)

• Exception Documentation

Risk & Compliance Documentation

• Risk Assessment Reports (RAR)

• Security Assessment Reports (SAR)

• Business Impact Assessments (BIA)

• Configuration Management Plans (CMP)

• Contingency Plans (CP)

• After Action Reports (AAR)

Preferred Qualifications

Government & Classified Environment Experience

• Classified Government systems

• Security audits and inspections

• Compliance reviews

• Vulnerability remediation programs

Stakeholder Coordination

Experience coordinating with:

• Authorizing Officials (AO)

• Security Control Assessors (SCA)

• ISSMs

• System Owners

Technical Knowledge

• Operating System Security

• System Administration Concepts

• Vulnerability Management

• Configuration Management

Preferred Certifications

Highly desired certifications include:

• CompTIA Security+

• CISSP

• CAP

• CASP+

• CISM

Must-Have Requirements

Clearance

✅ Active TS/SCI Clearance

✅ Active Full Scope Polygraph

Cybersecurity

✅ RMF Experience

✅ ATO Experience

✅ Continuous Monitoring (ConMon)

✅ Security Control Assessments

Documentation

✅ SSP Development

✅ POA&M Management

✅ Security Compliance Documentation

Soft Skills

✅ Strong Written Communication

✅ Strong Organizational Skills

✅ Risk-Based Decision Making

✅ Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

Screening Questions

1. Do you currently hold an active TS/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph?

2. Was your Full Scope Polygraph issued by NSA?

3. When was your most recent Full Scope Polygraph completed?

4. How many years of ISSO, Information Assurance, or Cybersecurity compliance experience do you have?

5. Have you supported the full RMF lifecycle, including ATO activities?

6. Which RMF compliance tools have you used (XACTA, LATTEART, BISCOTTI, WATCHCAT, STE)?

7. Have you developed or maintained SSPs, POA&Ms, SARs, or RARs?

8. What experience do you have with NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-37?

9. Do you have experience supporting classified Government systems?

10. Do you hold any cybersecurity certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CAP, CASP+, or CISM?

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will:

• Hold an active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph.

• Have strong ISSO or Information Assurance experience within classified environments.

• Possess deep knowledge of RMF, ATO, and Continuous Monitoring processes.

• Be highly detail-oriented and documentation-focused.

• Have experience working with government cybersecurity compliance tools.

• Understand vulnerability management and risk mitigation practices.

• Effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Balance mission requirements with cybersecurity compliance obligations.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Clearance

Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly

Citizenship

U.S. Citizen

Experience Level

Mid-Level to Senior

Frameworks

RMF, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-37

Compliance

ATO, ConMon, Security Controls

Documentation

SSP, POA&M, SAR, RAR, CMP, CP

Tools

XACTA, LATTEART, BISCOTTI, WATCHCAT, STE

Certifications

Security+, CISSP, CAP, CASP+, CISM (Preferred)

Location

Annapolis Junction, MD

Work Arrangement

100% Onsite

Travel

None

Compensation

$100K – $200K

Relocation

Available

Why This Opportunity?

Mission Impact

Support highly classified national security programs and critical government systems.

Cybersecurity Leadership

Play a key role in accreditation, compliance, risk management, and cybersecurity governance activities.

Career Growth

Work alongside highly skilled cybersecurity professionals supporting some of the nation's most sensitive environments.

Excellent Benefits

• 3 Weeks PTO

• 11 Federal Holidays

• Medical & Dental Coverage

• Life Insurance

• STD & LTD Coverage

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Long-Term Career Development

This opportunity is ideal for an ISSO, Information Assurance Analyst, Cybersecurity Compliance Analyst, RMF Analyst, Information Security Specialist, Security Control Assessor Support Specialist, or Cybersecurity Governance Professional with an active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph seeking to support mission-critical government programs.

Software Integration Engineer (Mid/Senior) – TS/SCI Full Scope Poly – Maryland or Utah

Software Integration Engineer (Mid/Senior) – TS/SCI Full Scope Poly

📍 Locations: Maryland or Utah
🏢 Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🔒 Security Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (NSA Preferred)
🇺🇸 Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Required
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available
💰 Compensation: $100,000 – $200,000 Base Salary

Overview

A leading government technology contractor is seeking Software Integration Engineers (Mid-Level and Senior-Level) to join a mission-critical Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team supporting highly secure government environments.

These positions focus on enterprise-scale monitoring, automation, software integration, operational tooling, and infrastructure reliability. Candidates will work across Linux-based environments while supporting mission operations through automation, observability, resiliency engineering, and performance optimization.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex operational challenges, automating infrastructure, and improving system reliability within highly secure environments.

Key Responsibilities

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

• Support mission-critical infrastructure and operational tooling.

• Improve system reliability, resiliency, and operational efficiency.

• Develop automation and monitoring solutions.

• Support enterprise-scale observability initiatives.

Software Integration & Deployment

• Support software integration activities across mission environments.

• Configure and troubleshoot customer-facing applications and use cases.

• Participate in infrastructure deployments and system upgrades.

• Manage software deployment workflows and integrations.

Linux Administration

• Administer and support Linux-based environments.

• Perform system maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization.

• Support multiple Linux distributions across operational environments.

Note: Candidates should expect to spend approximately 50% of their time initially performing Linux administration while becoming familiar with supported systems and environments.

Automation & Configuration Management

• Develop and maintain automation using:

• Salt

• Ansible

• Improve operational efficiency through infrastructure automation.

• Support configuration management initiatives.

Monitoring & Observability

Build and maintain monitoring solutions utilizing:

• Nagios

• Thruk

• Prometheus

• Splunk

• Grafana

Collaboration

• Partner with engineering and operations teams.

• Troubleshoot mission-critical issues.

• Improve reliability, performance, and scalability.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

Security Requirements

✔ Active TS/SCI Clearance

✔ Active Full Scope Polygraph (NSA Preferred)

✔ U.S. Citizenship Required

Linux Administration Experience

Strong experience supporting one or more of:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

• CentOS

• Rocky Linux

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

• Ubuntu

Experience with:

• Linux system administration

• System troubleshooting

• Operational support

• Infrastructure maintenance

Programming & Scripting

Experience with one or more of:

• Python

• Bash

• C

Highly Desired Technical Skills

Monitoring & Observability

• Nagios

• Thruk

• Prometheus

• Splunk

• Grafana

Automation & Configuration Management

• Salt

• Ansible

Development & Collaboration Tools

• GitBucket

• Jira

• Confluence

Workload & Resource Management

• Slurm

Must-Have Requirements

Clearance

✅ Active TS/SCI Clearance

✅ Active Full Scope Polygraph

Linux Expertise

✅ Linux System Administration

✅ Linux Troubleshooting

Scripting & Automation

✅ Python, Bash, or C

Technical Skills

✅ Monitoring & Operational Support

✅ Infrastructure Troubleshooting

Soft Skills

✅ Strong Problem-Solving Skills

✅ Ability to Work in Fast-Paced Mission Environments

✅ Strong Team Collaboration Skills

Screening Questions

1. Do you currently hold an active TS/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph?

2. Was your Full Scope Polygraph issued by NSA?

3. When was your most recent Full Scope Polygraph completed?

4. How many years of Linux administration experience do you have?

5. Which Linux distributions have you supported (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, Ubuntu, SLES)?

6. Which scripting or programming languages have you used professionally (Python, Bash, C)?

7. Do you have experience with monitoring platforms such as Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk?

8. Have you worked with automation tools such as Salt or Ansible?

9. Do you have experience supporting Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, or operational infrastructure environments?

10. Are you willing to work onsite full-time in Maryland or Utah?

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will:

• Hold an active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph.

• Possess strong Linux administration skills.

• Have experience supporting enterprise monitoring and automation platforms.

• Enjoy troubleshooting highly complex operational environments.

• Be comfortable working within Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) frameworks.

• Have experience developing automation solutions and improving operational efficiency.

• Demonstrate curiosity, initiative, and a continuous learning mindset.

• Thrive in highly collaborative mission-focused environments.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Clearance

Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly

Citizenship

U.S. Citizen

Experience Level

Mid-Level to Senior

Linux Expertise

RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, Ubuntu, SLES

Scripting

Python, Bash, or C

Automation

Salt, Ansible

Monitoring

Nagios, Prometheus, Splunk, Grafana

Environment

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Location

Maryland or Utah

Work Arrangement

100% Onsite

Travel

None

Compensation

$100K – $200K

Relocation

Available

Why This Opportunity?

Mission Impact

Support highly secure government environments responsible for critical national missions.

Modern Engineering Environment

Work with leading technologies across:

• Site Reliability Engineering

• Automation

• Observability

• Linux Infrastructure

• Enterprise Monitoring

Technical Growth

Gain exposure to advanced operational tooling, large-scale monitoring environments, and infrastructure automation initiatives.

Strong Benefits Package

• 3 Weeks PTO

• 11 Federal Holidays

• Medical & Dental Coverage

• Life Insurance

• STD & LTD Coverage

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Long-Term Career Growth Opportunities

This opportunity is ideal for a Software Integration Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Linux Systems Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, or Automation Engineer with an active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph looking to support mission-critical government operations.

Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) – TS/SCI Full Scope Poly – Annapolis Junction, MD

Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) – TS/SCI Full Scope Poly

📍 Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
🏢 Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🔒 Security Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (NSA Preferred)
🇺🇸 Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Required
🎓 Certification Required: DoD 8570/8140 IASAE Level II Compliant Certification
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available
💰 Compensation: $100,000 – $200,000 Base Salary

Overview

A leading government technology contractor is seeking Information System Security Engineers (ISSEs) to support mission-critical classified government programs.

This role focuses on integrating cybersecurity engineering principles throughout the entire system lifecycle, including system design, implementation, accreditation, continuous monitoring, and sustainment. The ISSE will play a critical role in Risk Management Framework (RMF) execution, Assessment & Authorization (A&A) activities, security control validation, and ongoing cybersecurity compliance.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of cybersecurity engineering, RMF expertise, technical security assessment experience, and security architecture knowledge within highly secure classified environments.

Key Responsibilities

Risk Management Framework (RMF)

• Support the full RMF lifecycle for classified information systems.

• Develop and maintain RMF documentation and security artifacts.

• Assist with Authority to Operate (ATO) activities and sustainment.

• Support Assessment & Authorization (A&A) efforts.

• Maintain body-of-evidence packages for accreditation activities.

Security Engineering

• Implement and validate security controls.

• Perform Security Control Traceability and technical validation.

• Support system boundary definition and security architecture development.

• Conduct technical security assessments and risk analysis.

• Recommend security improvements and mitigation strategies.

Compliance & Continuous Monitoring

• Participate in Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) activities.

• Conduct compliance assessments and security reviews.

• Analyze vulnerability scan results and remediation efforts.

• Verify remediation effectiveness and identify false positives.

• Ensure ongoing compliance with cybersecurity requirements.

Vulnerability Management & Hardening

• Support vulnerability management programs.

• Implement and validate STIG compliance.

• Support patch validation and security compliance efforts.

• Assist with system hardening initiatives.

• Coordinate remediation activities with technical teams.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with:

• ISSOs

• ISSMs

• Security Control Assessors (SCAs)

• System Owners

• System Administrators

• Support accreditation, compliance, and cybersecurity engineering efforts across mission systems.

Required Qualifications

Security Requirements

✔ Active TS/SCI Clearance

✔ Active Full Scope Polygraph (NSA Preferred)

✔ U.S. Citizenship Required

Certification Requirement

✔ DoD 8570/8140 IASAE Level II Compliant Certification

Examples include:

• CISSP

• CASP+

• CCSP

• CSSLP

Cybersecurity & RMF Experience

Strong experience with:

• Risk Management Framework (RMF)

• Assessment & Authorization (A&A)

• Authority to Operate (ATO)

• Security Control Implementation

• Security Control Validation

• Continuous Monitoring (ConMon)

NIST Knowledge

Strong familiarity with:

• NIST SP 800-37

• NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 3 and/or Rev. 5

• Security Control Frameworks

• RMF Compliance Processes

RMF & Compliance Tools

Experience with one or more of:

• LATTEART

• XACTA

• BISCOTTI

• WATCHCAT

• STE

Additional experience with:

• Compliance scanning tools

• Configuration assessment tools

• Vulnerability management platforms

Core ISSE Skill Areas

Security Engineering

• Security Control Implementation

• Security Control Validation

• Security Architecture Support

• System Boundary Definition

Compliance & Accreditation

• Assessment & Authorization (A&A)

• RMF Artifact Development

• Accreditation Package Support

• Body of Evidence Management

Vulnerability Management

• Vulnerability Analysis

• Remediation Tracking

• Patch Validation

• STIG Compliance

• Security Hardening

Risk Management

• Technical Risk Analysis

• Compliance Validation

• Continuous Monitoring (ConMon)

• Security Assessment Support

Preferred Qualifications

Government & Classified Environment Experience

• Classified Government cybersecurity programs.

• Large-scale enterprise systems.

• Mission-critical environments.

Technical Infrastructure Exposure

Experience supporting:

• Enterprise Linux environments

• Network infrastructure

• Cloud environments

Stakeholder Coordination

Experience collaborating with:

• ISSOs

• ISSMs

• Security Control Assessors

• System Owners

• Engineering Teams

Must-Have Requirements

Clearance

✅ Active TS/SCI Clearance

✅ Active Full Scope Polygraph

Certification

✅ IASAE Level II Certification

Cybersecurity

✅ RMF Experience

✅ A&A Experience

✅ ATO Experience

✅ Security Control Validation

Compliance

✅ Continuous Monitoring

✅ Vulnerability Management

✅ STIG Implementation

Documentation

✅ RMF Artifacts

✅ Accreditation Packages

✅ Security Documentation

Screening Questions

1. Do you currently hold an active TS/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph?

2. Was your Full Scope Polygraph issued by NSA?

3. When was your most recent Full Scope Polygraph completed?

4. Which IASAE Level II certification do you currently hold (CISSP, CASP+, CCSP, CSSLP, etc.)?

5. How many years of ISSE or cybersecurity engineering experience do you have?

6. Have you supported the full RMF lifecycle, including A&A and ATO activities?

7. Which RMF tools have you used (XACTA, LATTEART, BISCOTTI, WATCHCAT, STE)?

8. Do you have experience implementing and validating security controls?

9. Have you supported STIG implementation, vulnerability remediation, and compliance validation?

10. Do you have experience supporting classified government systems?

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will:

• Hold an active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph.

• Possess an active IASAE Level II certification.

• Have strong cybersecurity engineering experience within classified environments.

• Be highly knowledgeable in RMF, A&A, and ATO processes.

• Understand security architecture, control implementation, and compliance validation.

• Have experience supporting vulnerability management and STIG compliance.

• Demonstrate excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.

• Balance mission objectives with cybersecurity requirements and risk management practices.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Clearance

Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly

Citizenship

U.S. Citizen

Experience Level

Mid-Level to Senior

Certification

IASAE Level II Required

Frameworks

RMF, NIST 800-37, NIST 800-53

Compliance

A&A, ATO, ConMon

Security

Control Implementation & Validation

Documentation

RMF Artifacts & Accreditation Packages

Tools

XACTA, LATTEART, BISCOTTI, WATCHCAT, STE

Location

Annapolis Junction, MD

Work Arrangement

100% Onsite

Travel

None

Compensation

$100K – $200K

Relocation

Available

Why This Opportunity?

Mission Impact

Support highly classified systems that directly contribute to critical national security missions.

Cybersecurity Engineering Focus

Move beyond compliance into hands-on security engineering, architecture support, security control validation, and accreditation activities.

Technical Growth

Gain exposure to advanced RMF processes, security engineering practices, vulnerability management, and enterprise cybersecurity operations.

Strong Benefits Package

• 3 Weeks PTO

• 11 Federal Holidays

• Medical & Dental Coverage

• Life Insurance

• STD & LTD Coverage

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Long-Term Career Development

This opportunity is ideal for an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE), Cybersecurity Engineer, RMF Engineer, Security Compliance Engineer, Cybersecurity Architect, A&A Specialist, or Security Controls Engineer with an active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph and IASAE Level II certification seeking to support highly sensitive government programs.

System Administrator (Mid/Senior) – TS/SCI Full Scope Poly – Annapolis, MD or Bluffdale, UT

System Administrator (Mid/Senior) – TS/SCI Full Scope Poly

📍 Locations: Annapolis, MD or Bluffdale, UT
🏢 Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🔒 Security Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (NSA Preferred)
🇺🇸 Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Required
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available
💰 Compensation: $100,000 – $200,000 Base Salary

Overview

A leading government technology contractor is seeking System Administrators (Mid-Level and Senior-Level) to support mission-critical operations across highly secure environments in Maryland and Utah.

These positions support high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, mission operations sustainment, and complex Linux-based enterprise environments. Candidates may come from Linux System Administration, Platform Engineering, Storage Engineering, or Network Engineering backgrounds, but all team members are expected to perform core Linux administration responsibilities.

This is an excellent opportunity for cleared professionals who enjoy solving complex technical problems and supporting some of the nation's most critical missions.

Key Responsibilities

Linux System Administration

• Install, configure, and administer Linux operating systems.

• Manage system resources, file systems, and networking services.

• Perform operating system maintenance, upgrades, and patching.

• Support software installation, compilation, and configuration.

Operations & Infrastructure Support

• Monitor mission-critical systems and infrastructure.

• Troubleshoot operating system and application issues.

• Maintain system reliability, availability, and performance.

• Participate in operational sustainment activities.

Automation & Configuration Management

• Develop and maintain Bash scripts.

• Support infrastructure automation initiatives.

• Contribute to configuration management processes.

• Improve operational efficiency through automation.

Collaboration & Troubleshooting

• Work closely with engineering and operations teams.

• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues.

• Document configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting methodologies.

• Participate in system upgrades and maintenance windows.

Required Qualifications

Security Requirements

✔ Active TS/SCI Clearance

✔ Active Full Scope Polygraph (NSA Preferred)

✔ U.S. Citizenship Required

Linux Administration Experience

Strong experience supporting one or more of:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

• CentOS

• Rocky Linux

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

• Ubuntu

Required expertise with:

• Linux installation and configuration

• File system administration

• TCP/IP networking

• Operating system troubleshooting

• Application troubleshooting

• Bash scripting

• Software compilation and installation

Preferred Technical Experience

High Performance Computing (HPC)

• HPC environments

• Large-scale enterprise infrastructure

• Mission-critical computing systems

Monitoring & Operations Tools

• Jira

• Confluence

• Grafana

• Prometheus

• Nagios

• Slurm

• Git

• Salt

• Ansible

Storage Engineering Experience (Preferred)

Candidates with storage engineering backgrounds are highly desirable.

Experience with:

• Lustre File System

• DDN Exascaler

• Storage fabrics

• Storage architecture

• Performance tuning

• Storage optimization

Emerging Storage Technologies

Exposure to:

• E1000 Storage Systems

• Elastic Storage Nodes (ESNs)

• DAOS

• Weka Data Platform

Network Engineering Experience (Preferred)

Experience with:

• TCP/IP Networking

• Enterprise Routing & Switching

• Storage Networking

Preferred vendor experience:

• Cisco

• Juniper

• Arista

High-Speed Networking

• InfiniBand

• Slingshot

Performance & Benchmarking Tools

Experience with one or more of:

• IOR

• iperf

• FIO

• lnet_selftest

Must-Have Requirements

Clearance

✅ Active TS/SCI Clearance

✅ Active Full Scope Polygraph (NSA Preferred)

Linux Administration

✅ Linux System Administration Experience

✅ Bash Scripting

✅ TCP/IP Networking

✅ OS & Application Troubleshooting

Soft Skills

✅ Strong Analytical Skills

✅ Strong Troubleshooting Ability

✅ Ability to Work Independently

✅ Team Collaboration Skills

Screening Questions

1. Do you currently hold an active TS/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph?

2. Was your Full Scope Polygraph issued by NSA?

3. When was your most recent Full Scope Polygraph completed?

4. How many years of Linux administration experience do you have?

5. Which Linux distributions have you supported (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, Ubuntu, SLES, etc.)?

6. Do you have experience with Bash scripting and automation?

7. Have you supported large-scale enterprise or HPC environments?

8. Do you have experience with storage technologies such as Lustre, DDN, DAOS, or Weka?

9. Do you have networking experience with Cisco, Juniper, Arista, InfiniBand, or Slingshot?

10. Are you willing to work onsite full-time in either Annapolis, MD or Bluffdale, UT?

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will:

• Hold an active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph.

• Have strong Linux administration experience.

• Thrive in highly customized, mission-critical environments.

• Enjoy troubleshooting complex technical challenges.

• Demonstrate curiosity and continuous learning.

• Be comfortable supporting storage, networking, or platform infrastructure.

• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Work effectively both independently and within collaborative engineering teams.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Clearance

Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly

Citizenship

U.S. Citizen

Experience Level

Mid-Level to Senior

Linux Expertise

RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, Ubuntu, SLES

Scripting

Bash

Environment

Mission-Critical / HPC

Location

Annapolis, MD or Bluffdale, UT

Work Arrangement

100% Onsite

Travel

None

Compensation

$100K – $200K

Relocation

Available

Why This Opportunity?

Mission Impact

Support highly classified systems critical to national security operations.

Technical Challenge

Work in complex, large-scale Linux and HPC environments that demand advanced troubleshooting and engineering skills.

Career Growth

Gain exposure to cutting-edge storage, networking, automation, and high-performance computing technologies.

Excellent Benefits

• 3 Weeks PTO

• 11 Federal Holidays

• Medical & Dental Coverage

• Life Insurance

• STD & LTD Coverage

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Long-Term Career Stability

This opportunity is ideal for a Linux System Administrator, Platform Engineer, Storage Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, HPC Administrator, Network Engineer, or Systems Engineer with an active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph looking to support highly impactful government missions.

Principal, Platform Engineering – Databases – Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)

Principal, Platform Engineering – Databases

📍 Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote)
🏢 Industry: Information Technology / Enterprise Platforms
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: None
💰 Compensation: $144,000 – $210,000 Base Salary

Overview

A global enterprise is seeking a Principal, Platform Engineering – Databases to serve as the technical authority responsible for enterprise database architecture, strategy, standards, and platform engineering initiatives.

This role will lead the design, implementation, optimization, and governance of complex database environments while providing technical leadership across engineering teams. The successful candidate will act as the organization's database subject matter expert, driving platform reliability, scalability, security, and modernization efforts across a highly complex global environment.

This is a hands-on technical leadership position rather than a people-management role.

Key Responsibilities

Database Strategy & Leadership

• Define enterprise database standards, governance, and best practices.

• Develop long-term database technology roadmaps.

• Evaluate emerging database technologies and modernization opportunities.

• Serve as the primary database subject matter expert across the organization.

• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across platform teams.

Database Architecture & Design

• Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models.

• Architect scalable enterprise database solutions.

• Design, implement, and maintain complex relational database systems.

• Ensure database environments meet performance, security, and scalability requirements.

• Lead database architecture reviews and strategic design decisions.

Platform Engineering

• Design and develop enterprise platform solutions supporting critical business applications.

• Improve database deployment, automation, and operational processes.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across database engineering functions.

• Support CI/CD and platform modernization initiatives.

Performance, Reliability & Support

• Lead troubleshooting of highly complex database and platform issues.

• Ensure minimal downtime and rapid issue resolution.

• Develop monitoring, optimization, and performance improvement strategies.

• Establish documentation standards and operational procedures.

Collaboration & Technical Influence

• Partner with architects, engineers, product teams, and business stakeholders.

• Lead technical discussions with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Provide strategic guidance on enterprise data and platform initiatives.

Required Qualifications

Experience

✔ 10+ years of database engineering, architecture, or platform engineering experience.

✔ Experience defining:

• Database standards

• Technology roadmaps

• Database governance frameworks

• Long-term platform strategies

✔ Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership.

Technical Expertise

Oracle Database

• Expert-level Oracle Database administration and architecture.

• Advanced SQL expertise.

• Database performance tuning and optimization.

• Database security and scalability.

Data Architecture

• Conceptual data modeling.

• Logical data modeling.

• Physical data modeling.

• Enterprise database design principles.

Platform Engineering

• Complex relational database systems.

• Enterprise-scale environments.

• Documentation and operational standards.

• Continuous improvement initiatives.

Must-Have Skills

Database Technologies

• Oracle Database

• SQL

• Relational Database Design

• Database Architecture

• Data Modeling

Leadership & Strategy

• Technology Roadmaps

• Database Governance

• Technical Mentorship

• Enterprise Standards Development

• Continuous Improvement

Engineering

• Performance Optimization

• Scalability Planning

• Security Architecture

• Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis

Screening Questions

1. Have you defined enterprise database standards, technology roadmaps, and long-term database strategies?

2. Do you have professional experience creating conceptual, logical, and physical data models for enterprise systems?

3. Have you designed, implemented, and managed complex relational database environments focused on performance, scalability, and security?

4. Do you possess expert-level Oracle Database and SQL expertise?

5. Do you have experience designing, maintaining, and modernizing enterprise database architectures?

6. Are you legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future visa sponsorship?

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will be a highly technical database architect who:

• Serves as the go-to expert for Oracle database technologies.

• Has led database strategy and governance initiatives within large global enterprises.

• Possesses deep expertise in enterprise database architecture and relational data modeling.

• Can influence both technical and business stakeholders.

• Enjoys mentoring engineers and raising technical standards across teams.

• Has experience operating within highly complex, mission-critical environments.

• Drives modernization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Experience

10+ Years Database Engineering / Architecture

Database Expertise

Oracle DB & SQL (Expert Level)

Architecture

Conceptual, Logical & Physical Data Modeling

Leadership

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

Industry

Enterprise IT / Platform Engineering

Location

Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)

Compensation

$144K – $210K

Visa Sponsorship

Not Available

Relocation

Not Available

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?

• Deep Oracle database expertise.

• Strong enterprise architecture and data modeling skills.

• Ability to define standards and long-term technology direction.

• Proven success leading complex database modernization efforts.

• Strong communication skills with both business and technical stakeholders.

• Passion for mentoring engineers and improving engineering practices.

• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical execution.

Telecommunications Engineering Specialist – Winchester, VA (Active Secret Clearance Required)

Telecommunications Engineering Specialist

📍 Location: Winchester, VA (Onsite)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🕒 Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (ET)
🔒 Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance Required
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available
💰 Compensation: $151,000 – $180,000

Overview

A leading communications technology organization is seeking a Telecommunications Engineering Specialist to support mission-critical voice modernization and emergency communications programs within a federal environment.

This role focuses on Ribbon Federal Edge deployments, SIP interconnection engineering, Session Border Controllers (SBCs), and E-911/NG911 call routing integration supporting Army and public safety communications networks.

Key Responsibilities

Telecommunications Engineering

• Support deployment and integration of Ribbon Federal Edge gateways.

• Design and support SIP interconnections and policy routing.

• Analyze and troubleshoot VoIP and SIP call flow issues.

• Support connectivity between Federal Edge, DISA VISP, and Army PSAP systems.

• Conduct deployment validation and readiness assessments.

E-911 & Public Safety Communications

• Support E-911 and NG911 routing requirements.

• Troubleshoot emergency call routing and PSAP integration issues.

• Assist with call flow analysis and performance optimization.

• Identify technical risks and recommend mitigation strategies.

Network & Systems Support

• Support Session Border Controller (SBC) deployments.

• Track engineering issues and provide technical recommendations.

• Assist with interoperability testing and gateway performance improvements.

• Participate in technical coordination across multiple stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 10+ years of Telecommunications Engineering experience.

• 5+ years of VoIP and SIP Engineering experience.

• Experience supporting large-scale voice communications environments.

Technical Expertise

✔ Ribbon Communications / Sonus / Genband

✔ Session Border Controllers (SBCs)

✔ SIP Signaling & Interconnects

✔ VoIP Engineering

✔ E-911 / PSAP Integration

✔ Wireshark Packet Analysis

✔ SIP Call Flow Troubleshooting

✔ Emergency Communications Networks

Security Requirements

• Active Secret Security Clearance (Required).

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in:

• Telecommunications

• Engineering

• Information Technology

• Related Field

Equivalent experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• DISA VISP experience.

• Army Voice Modernization (VMOD) experience.

• NG911/Public Safety Communications background.

• PSAP interconnection experience.

• Cisco CCNP or CCIE certification.

• Federal or DoD telecommunications experience.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior telecommunications engineer with deep expertise in:

• SIP and VoIP architecture.

• Ribbon/Sonus/Genband technologies.

• Session Border Controllers.

• E-911 and NG911 call routing.

• Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) integrations.

• Federal and DoD telecommunications environments.

They should be comfortable troubleshooting at both the network and packet level using Wireshark and have experience supporting mission-critical emergency communications systems.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Experience

10+ Years

VoIP/SIP Experience

5+ Years

Clearance

Active Secret Required

Location

Winchester, VA (Onsite)

Industry

Defense / Telecommunications

Education

Degree or Equivalent Experience

Travel

Minimal

Relocation

Available

Sponsorship

Not Available

Screening Questions

1. Do you currently hold an Active Secret Security Clearance?

2. How many years of Telecommunications Engineering experience do you have?

3. How many years of VoIP/SIP Engineering experience do you have?

4. What experience do you have with Ribbon Communications, Sonus, or Genband solutions?

5. Have you deployed or supported Session Border Controllers (SBCs)?

6. Describe your experience with E-911, NG911, or PSAP integrations.

7. Have you worked on DISA VISP, Army VMOD, or other DoD telecommunications programs?

8. How have you used Wireshark for SIP or VoIP troubleshooting?

9. Are you able to work onsite in Winchester, VA Monday through Friday?

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?

• Strong SIP and VoIP troubleshooting expertise.

• Deep understanding of emergency communications networks.

• Hands-on experience with Ribbon Federal Edge and SBC technologies.

• Ability to analyze packet captures and call flows using Wireshark.

• Experience operating within federal or defense environments.

• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across technical and operational teams.

• Active Secret clearance and familiarity with mission-critical communications systems.

Senior Specialist, FPGA Design Engineer – Canada

Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer (FPGA Design)

📍 Location: Canada
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🏠 Work Arrangement: On-Site / Hybrid (Location Dependent)
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: CAD $102,000 – $152,000

• Full Benefits Package

• Relocation Assistance Available

• No Commission or Bonus Structure

Position Overview

An industry-leading engineering team is seeking a Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer (FPGA Design) to support the development of advanced FPGA-based solutions for highly complex systems.

This role focuses on the full FPGA design lifecycle, including requirements development, architecture, implementation, verification, testing, and hardware integration. The successful candidate will work within a highly collaborative engineering environment that emphasizes robust design processes, quality, innovation, and work-life balance.

Key Responsibilities

FPGA Design & Development

• Design FPGA solutions using VHDL.

• Develop and integrate reusable FPGA IP modules.

• Create innovative digital design solutions for new product introductions (NPI).

• Utilize Xilinx tools for:

• Synthesis

• Implementation

• Debugging

• Timing Closure

Verification & Testing

• Simulate designs using Questa Sim.

• Support verification activities and collaborate with verification engineers.

• Perform hardware testing, integration, debugging, and validation.

• Participate in design reviews throughout the product lifecycle.

Product Development

• Support product sustaining activities and ongoing improvements.

• Present project status updates during engineering and NPI reviews.

• Generate high-quality technical documentation.

• Follow established coding standards and development processes.

Collaboration & Innovation

• Work closely with systems, hardware, software, and verification teams.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

• Share lessons learned and technical expertise across engineering teams.

• Participate in training, technical development, and innovation programs.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience, OR

• Master’s Degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, OR

• Equivalent combination of education and 10+ years of relevant experience.

Eligibility

• Must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.

• Must meet requirements of the Canadian Controlled Goods Program.

• Must be eligible to obtain a Canadian Government Security Clearance.

Required Technical Skills

✔ FPGA Design
✔ VHDL Development
✔ Xilinx Design Tools
✔ Digital Design Engineering
✔ Hardware Integration & Debugging
✔ FPGA Verification & Validation
✔ Timing Closure
✔ Technical Documentation
✔ Design Reviews
✔ Digital Systems Development

Preferred Experience

• Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

• Digital or Analog Video Systems

• MATLAB for algorithm development

• DO-254 or other safety-critical development standards

• Aerospace, defense, or mission-critical systems experience

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced FPGA Engineer who enjoys working within a disciplined engineering process and values creating high-quality, reliable designs.

They will possess:

• Strong VHDL and FPGA design expertise

• Experience with simulation, testing, and hardware validation

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills

• Passion for engineering excellence and continuous improvement

• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional development teams

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Experience

5–7+ Years FPGA Design Experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree Required

Citizenship

Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident

Industry

Aerospace / Defense / Advanced Electronics

Seniority

Mid-Senior Level

Travel

None

Security Clearance

Eligible for Canadian Government Clearance

Screening Question

Are you a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident?

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Work on advanced, mission-critical FPGA technologies.

• Strong engineering culture focused on quality and innovation.

• Structured development process with emphasis on design excellence.

• Collaborative team environment with excellent work-life balance.

• Opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge products while continuing to develop advanced FPGA expertise.

Lead Electrical Engineer (Defense Electronics) – Cincinnati, OH

Lead Electrical Engineer (Defense & Aerospace Electronics)

📍 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
🕒 Schedule: 4/10 Work Week (Four 10-Hour Days)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
💰 Base Salary: $142,000 – $161,000
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available for Ideal Candidates
✈️ Travel: Occasional
🔒 Security Clearance: Must be Eligible to Obtain Secret Clearance
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available

Overview

A leading defense and aerospace organization is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to support the design and development of ruggedized electronic systems for advanced ordnance and mission-critical applications.

This role combines hands-on electrical design with technical leadership responsibilities, including product development, testing, root cause investigations, customer interaction, proposal support, and mentoring engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in analog and digital circuit design, power electronics, testing, and product lifecycle development within highly regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities

Electrical Design & Development

• Design analog and digital electronics for ruggedized defense applications.

• Perform circuit analysis, simulations, and tolerance studies using SPICE and engineering calculations.

• Develop and refine technical requirements and ensure compliance.

• Generate schematics, engineering documentation, and change proposals.

• Support product development from concept through qualification and production.

Testing & Validation

• Develop test plans and test reports for:

• Design Verification

• Qualification Testing

• Product Performance Testing

• Firing Properties Testing

• Lead testing activities throughout the product lifecycle.

• Troubleshoot hardware using oscilloscopes, function generators, meters, and lab equipment.

Technical Leadership

• Lead design reviews throughout all development phases.

• Serve as primary technical interface for internal and external customers.

• Lead root cause investigations using structured methodologies:

• 8D

• Fishbone Analysis

• Cause & Effect Analysis

• Provide technical input for proposals, labor estimates, and project planning.

• Mentor and develop junior electrical engineers.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

Experience

• 9+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience.

• 5+ years designing analog circuits including:

• Operational Amplifiers

• Differential Amplifiers

• Filters

• LDOs

• Data Converters

• 5+ years designing digital circuits including:

• Logic Gates

• Flip-Flops

• Timers

• Digital Filters

• 4+ years working with power conversion systems:

• AC/DC

• DC/DC

• DC/AC

• Linear & Switching Power Supplies

• 5+ years troubleshooting electronic systems using laboratory equipment.

• 4+ years using schematic capture and PCB design tools such as:

• Altium

• PADS

• 4+ years leading technical projects from concept through completion.

• 4+ years creating engineering documentation and participating in design reviews.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with:

• MEMS Accelerometers

• Temperature Sensors

• Pressure Sensors

• Gyroscopes

• Serial communication protocols:

• UART

• SPI

• I2C

• Root Cause Analysis methodologies.

• EMI, ESD, and protection circuit design.

• Power conditioning and power supply design.

• Design for extreme environments:

• Shock

• Vibration

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Experience with Electronic Safety & Arming Devices (ESADs).

• Experience working to MIL-STD-1316 and MIL-STD-1901A standards.

• Experience presenting designs to military safety review boards.

• Energetic materials testing and integration experience.

Key Skills

✔ Analog Circuit Design
✔ Digital Circuit Design
✔ Power Electronics
✔ PCB Design (Altium, PADS)
✔ SPICE Simulation
✔ Root Cause Analysis
✔ Test & Validation Engineering
✔ Technical Leadership
✔ Requirements Development
✔ Defense Electronics

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior electrical engineer with experience designing ruggedized electronics for aerospace, defense, ordnance, or other high-reliability applications. They should possess strong technical leadership skills, experience leading development programs, and the ability to guide projects from concept through qualification and production.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Experience

9+ Years

Seniority

Mid-Senior

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Industry

Aerospace / Defense

Leadership

Technical Lead

Security Clearance

Eligible for Secret Clearance

Travel

Occasional

Relocation

Available

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Four-day work week (4/10 schedule).

• Lead cutting-edge defense and aerospace electronics programs.

• High visibility technical leadership role.

• Opportunity to mentor engineers and influence product strategy.

• Work on mission-critical systems supporting national defense applications.

DevOps System Administrator (AI/ML Infrastructure) - TS/SCI with CI Poly – Scottsdale, AZ

DevOps System Administrator (AI/ML Infrastructure)

📍 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
🏢 Work Environment: 100% Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🛡️ Security Clearance Required: Active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph
✈️ Travel: Occasional
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available

💰 Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $126,000 – $150,000

• Full Benefits Package

• Relocation Assistance Available

• No commission or overtime eligibility

🚀 Position Overview

A leading defense technology organization is seeking an experienced DevOps System Administrator to support and optimize advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) infrastructure within a highly secure classified environment.

This role will focus on building, maintaining, and automating enterprise-scale infrastructure supporting AI model development, training, testing, and deployment. The successful candidate will work closely with Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and Infrastructure Teams to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing environments.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on mission-critical technologies supporting national security initiatives while leveraging cutting-edge AI, cloud-native, and automation technologies.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

AI/ML Infrastructure Management

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable infrastructure for AI/ML model training and inference

• Manage GPU resources and high-performance computing environments

• Support machine learning development and deployment workflows

• Collaborate with Data Scientists and ML Engineers to streamline model development through production

DevOps & Automation

• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for AI applications and ML models

• Automate:

• Infrastructure provisioning

• Configuration management

• Deployment processes

• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools including:

• Terraform

• Ansible

Containerization & Orchestration

• Deploy and manage containerized environments using:

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• Scale and optimize AI/ML services within secure enterprise environments

Linux & Systems Administration

• Administer Linux-based operating systems and virtualized server environments

• Perform:

• Server configuration

• Performance tuning

• Patch management

• Troubleshooting

• Monitoring

• Support both physical and virtual infrastructure environments

Monitoring & Operational Support

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions

• Analyze system alerts and perform root-cause investigations

• Create scripts to automate repetitive administrative tasks

• Troubleshoot networking, storage, and server-related issues

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a subject matter expert for server and infrastructure operations

• Mentor team members and provide technical guidance

• Support system design, analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation for operational efficiency

✅ Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in:

• Computer Science

• Related technical field

• OR equivalent experience

OR

• Master’s Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience

Experience

• 7–10 years of relevant systems administration, infrastructure, or DevOps experience

• Strong enterprise server administration background

• Experience supporting large-scale production environments

• Advanced Linux administration skills

• Experience supporting virtualized infrastructure environments

🔒 Clearance Requirements (Mandatory)

✔ Active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph required at time of hire
✔ U.S. Citizenship required
✔ Clearance must be active and current
❌ No sponsorship available
❌ No clearance reinstatement candidates

🛠️ Required Technical Skills

✔ Linux Administration
✔ Docker
✔ Kubernetes
✔ AI/ML Infrastructure Support
✔ CI/CD Pipeline Management
✔ Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
✔ Virtualization Technologies
✔ Enterprise Server Support
✔ Networking & Storage Troubleshooting
✔ Automation & Scripting

⭐ Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI/ML development environments

• GPU resource management experience

• High-performance computing environments

• Cloud-native infrastructure experience

• Container orchestration at enterprise scale

• Experience within classified or defense environments

🎯 Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a highly technical infrastructure professional with deep Linux expertise, strong containerization skills, and experience supporting AI/ML environments in secure enterprise settings.

They will bring:

• Active TS/SCI Poly clearance

• Strong Docker and Kubernetes experience

• Advanced troubleshooting capabilities

• Enterprise systems administration expertise

• Automation and DevOps mindset

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

• Passion for emerging technologies and AI-driven innovation

📋 Screening Questions

1. Do you have hands-on Linux administration experience?

2. Do you have experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or similar container platforms?

3. Are you comfortable working onsite full-time in Scottsdale, AZ?

4. Do you currently hold an active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance?

📌 Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Experience

7–10 Years

Seniority

Mid-Senior

Industry

Defense / Technology

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

Clearance

Active TS/SCI Poly Required

Work Model

100% Onsite

Travel

Occasional

Relocation

Available

🌟 Why Join

Award-Winning Culture

• Recognized as a Gallup Exceptional Workplace

• Strong employee engagement and retention

• Average employee tenure of 12 years

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible 9/80 schedule

• Every other Friday off

• Generous PTO and parental leave

Outstanding Benefits

• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Tuition assistance and professional development support

Meaningful Work

• Support cutting-edge technologies including:

• Artificial Intelligence

• Cloud Native Platforms

• Advanced Cyber Systems

• National Security Programs

Collaborative Environment

• Strong engineering culture

• Low micromanagement

• High autonomy and ownership

• Opportunities to innovate and contribute to mission-critical solutions

This role offers the opportunity to combine advanced DevOps expertise with next-generation AI technologies while supporting some of the most important missions in the defense and intelligence community.

Business Segment Director – Space Mission Systems | TS/SCI Poly | Scottsdale, AZ

Business Segment Director – Space Mission Systems

📍 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona / Remote Flexibility Available
🏢 Work Model: Remote with Travel Requirements
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🔐 Security Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI Clearance Required at Time of Hire
🔒 CI Polygraph Preferred (Must be eligible and willing to obtain post-hire if not currently held)

💰 Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $200,000 – $290,000
  (Depending on experience and qualifications)

• Full comprehensive benefits package

• Relocation assistance available for ideal candidates

• Interview travel reimbursement provided

📍 Location & Travel Expectations

• The role can ultimately be performed remotely with travel as needed

• However, the first 3 months will require significant onsite presence in Scottsdale to support onboarding, stakeholder integration, and operational ramp-up

• Following this initial period, candidates may be based remotely but must be willing to travel when required for program, customer, and leadership engagements

🚀 The Opportunity

A leading defense and aerospace organization is seeking a Business Segment Director to lead a portfolio of advanced national security and space mission programs supporting critical missions globally.

The portfolio includes technologies and programs related to:

• Data networking & secure data transport

• Cybersecurity & high-assurance cryptography

• Mission-critical space systems

• Satellites & embedded mission technologies

• Secure communications & networking platforms

This executive leadership role oversees high-value development and production programs and is responsible for strategic growth, operational execution, customer engagement, financial performance, and organizational leadership across a highly complex classified portfolio.

The ideal candidate is a proven defense industry executive with deep expertise across space systems, secure technologies, avionics, cybersecurity, cryptographic solutions, or embedded mission systems, combined with strong operational leadership and business development capabilities.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Growth

• Lead and expand a portfolio of mission-critical defense and space programs

• Develop and execute short- and long-term business growth strategies

• Identify and capture adjacent and new business opportunities

• Drive business development and customer engagement initiatives

• Support strategic portfolio growth within national security and classified environments

Program & Operational Leadership

• Oversee execution of complex development and production programs

• Manage financial, operational, schedule, and customer satisfaction objectives

• Ensure successful delivery across highly classified and technically complex environments

• Balance mission urgency, execution discipline, and customer expectations

• Lead operational performance across multiple programs and business initiatives

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as senior interface to government and defense customers

• Build trusted relationships across:

• Space systems organizations

• Cryptographic and cybersecurity communities

• Networking and avionics sectors

• Certification and mission authorities

• Communicate effectively with executive, operational, and technical stakeholders

• Represent the business segment with senior internal and external leadership

Organizational & Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor high-performing engineering and program leadership teams

• Drive accountability, collaboration, and organizational alignment

• Support transformation and change management initiatives

• Foster an inclusive, innovative, and mission-focused culture

• Build and sustain high-performing cross-functional teams

Technical & Mission Leadership

• Support programs involving:

• Satellites and space mission systems

• Secure networking solutions

• High-assurance cryptographic systems

• Embedded mission technologies

• Secure communications platforms

• Collaborate across engineering, operations, and customer teams to deliver mission success

• Support Agile development environments and innovation initiatives

• Identify opportunities for AI-enabled operational improvements and efficiencies

✅ Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required

• 15+ years of leadership experience within defense contracting or related national security environments

• Proven experience managing:

• Complex development programs

• Production programs

• Large portfolios or business segments

• Strong expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Space systems

• Satellites

• Cryptography

• Cybersecurity

• Secure networking

• National security systems

• Active TS/SCI clearance required at time of hire

• Ability and willingness to obtain CI Polygraph clearance

• U.S. Citizenship required

⭐ Preferred Background

• Embedded systems or avionics experience

• Experience supporting compartmented programs

• Agile development environment experience

• Existing relationships across aerospace and defense communities

• Experience operating within large matrix organizations

• Strong financial and operational leadership capability

• Experience leading organizational transformation initiatives

🛠️ Core Skills

✔ Strategic Planning
✔ Business Development
✔ Program Execution
✔ Space Systems Leadership
✔ Cryptographic Solutions
✔ Cybersecurity
✔ Financial Management
✔ Customer Relationship Management
✔ Change Management
✔ Team Leadership
✔ Defense Contracting
✔ Agile Development
✔ Operational Leadership
✔ National Security Programs

🎯 Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an executive-level aerospace or defense leader who:

• Brings deep expertise across mission-critical national security programs

• Understands complex space mission systems and secure technologies

• Has successfully led large organizations through growth and transformation

• Combines strong operational execution with strategic business leadership

• Is highly customer-facing and trusted within classified defense environments

• Thrives in fast-moving, high-accountability mission environments

• Demonstrates strong leadership presence, communication, and stakeholder management capability

🌟 Why This Role Stands Out

• Lead highly strategic national security and space mission programs

• Influence cutting-edge technologies in cybersecurity, cryptography, and secure space systems

• Significant executive visibility and organizational influence

• Opportunity to shape the future of secure space mission capabilities

• Join a highly respected defense and aerospace organization supporting critical global missions

• Strong long-term growth and leadership opportunity

📋 Additional Details

• Travel required based on program and customer needs

• Director-level executive leadership position

• Relocation assistance available for exceptional candidates

• Candidates must possess an active TS/SCI clearance and be eligible to obtain a CI Polygraph

• Remote flexibility available following initial onboarding period

Recruiter Summary

This is a highly visible executive leadership opportunity within a premier aerospace and defense environment supporting advanced national security and space mission programs. The position offers the opportunity to lead complex classified portfolios involving secure communications, cybersecurity, cryptography, satellites, and mission-critical technologies while influencing long-term strategic growth and operational direction across the organization.

Ideal candidates will bring a blend of strategic leadership, operational excellence, technical credibility, customer engagement experience, and deep understanding of classified defense environments.

DevOps / AWS / Python Engineer – Top Secret Clearance | Multiple U.S. Locations

DevOps / AWS / Python Engineer (Mid–Senior) – Top Secret Clearance Required

📍 Locations (Onsite):

• Gaithersburg, MD

• St. Louis, MO

• Alexandria, VA

• Chantilly, VA

🏢 Work Model: 100% Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
💰 Salary Range: $100,000 – $180,000
🔐 Clearance: Active Top Secret (SCI required post-hire; CI Poly willingness)
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available

About the Role

This is a hands-on DevOps / Cloud Engineering role supporting the development, deployment, automation, and sustainment of mission-critical systems in a highly secure environment. You’ll work closely with development teams to modernize workflows, automate manual processes, and operate scalable AWS-based solutions using DevSecOps best practices.

This role is ideal for engineers with strong Python + AWS + GitLab CI/CD experience who enjoy operating at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and secure software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Automate manual operational and deployment processes

• Develop Windows automation using Python and/or PowerShell

• Support deployment of microservices via DevSecOps pipelines in Windows & Linux environments

• Develop, update, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines

• Configure, troubleshoot, and deploy Docker containers

• Review source code in Git and produce supporting engineering documentation

• Support developer deployments and testing activities

• Provide technical guidance across microservices and platform capabilities

• Create and maintain DevOps documentation

• Perform security remediation based on vulnerability scan results

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance with ability to obtain SCI post-hire

• CompTIA Security+ CE (or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification)

• U.S. Citizenship required

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience
  (or Master’s degree with 2+ years)

• 2–3 years of experience with Kubernetes (OpenShift or EKS preferred)

• 2–3 years of experience with Docker containers

• Strong scripting skills in Python and/or PowerShell

• Experience administering both Windows and Linux systems

• Experience with AWS services (CloudFormation, S3, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, autoscaling)

• Experience with GitLab CI/CD, including scripting and troubleshooting

• Understanding of DevSecOps methodologies and workflows

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline development and sustainment

• Experience supporting development testing in cloud environments

• Strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• AWS certifications (DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, etc.)

• Linux certifications

• Experience with AWS Lambda, ECS, and serverless architectures

• Experience with ArcGIS or geospatial technologies

• Familiarity with collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat)

Key Focus Areas for Screening

When evaluating candidates, the strongest profiles will demonstrate:

• Python scripting experience (ideally with AWS automation using Boto3)

• Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD and best practices

• Solid working knowledge of AWS services and architectures

Ideal Candidate

• Security+ certified and clearance-ready

• Strong DevOps engineer with a cloud-first mindset

• Comfortable automating, deploying, and securing AWS-based systems

• Confident working in classified, mission-driven environments

• Detail-oriented, proactive, and collaborative

Additional Details

• Security Clearance Required: Yes

• Visa Sponsorship: Not available

• Travel: None

• Benefits: Full benefits package included

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (VMware, Data Center & DR) – Contract | New York

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (VMware / Data Center / DR) – Contract

📍 Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
🏢 Data Center Access: Edison, NJ (Iron Mountain – approx. monthly visits)
⏳ Contract Length: 6–12 months (urgent requirement)
🕒 Engagement Type: Contract
🚨 Start: ASAP

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer on a contract basis to support a mission-critical on-prem and data center infrastructure environment. This is an urgent requirement, with the client looking to onboard the right consultant quickly.

The role is heavily focused on VMware administration, physical server management, Cisco infrastructure, and Disaster Recovery, supporting both Production (data center) and DR (on-prem) environments.

This position suits a hands-on senior engineer with 13–15+ years of infrastructure experience, strong ownership mentality, and deep expertise across virtualization, storage, DR, and core Microsoft technologies.

Key Responsibilities

Virtualisation & Compute

• Administer and manage a large VMware environment, including:

• Security patching

• Version upgrades

• Performance monitoring and optimisation

• Manage and support physical servers across:

• Production data center (Iron Mountain – NJ)

• On-prem Disaster Recovery environment (NY office)

Cisco Infrastructure

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot:

• Cisco UCS X

• Cisco UCS Manager

• Ensure stability, performance, and lifecycle management of compute infrastructure

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

• Own Disaster Recovery operations, including:

• Zerto administration

• Execution of annual DR testing

• Recovery planning, validation, and reporting

• Maintain DR readiness across on-prem environments

Storage Management

• Manage and support storage platforms including:

• Production: Pure Storage (iSCSI all-flash)

• DR:

• 2 × HP MSA all-flash arrays

• QNAP (primary backup target)

• DAS

• Perform storage monitoring, maintenance, and optimisation

Backup, Restore & Patch Management

• Manage native backup and restore operations

• Configuration Manager patching and maintenance

• Ensure data protection best practices are followed

Microsoft & Identity Services

• Administer Active Directory infrastructure

• Support Exchange / O365 hybrid environment

• 2 on-prem Exchange servers (latest version)

SQL Server (Basic Administration)

• Support SQL Servers hosted on an on-prem cluster:

• Database maintenance

• Performance monitoring

• Indexing, query tuning, and configuration optimisation

End User & Application Platforms

• Support VDI backend infrastructure:

• Omnissa Horizon

• 2 gateways

• 2 RDS hosts

• ~150 virtual desktops

• Support application servers including:

• Internal business application servers

• (Exposure to WSO application servers is a plus but not mandatory – training can be provided)

Required Experience & Skills

• 13–15+ years of hands-on infrastructure engineering experience

• Deep expertise in VMware administration

• Strong experience managing physical servers and data center infrastructure

• Solid hands-on experience with Cisco UCS / UCS Manager

• Proven experience running DR environments and Zerto

• Strong storage experience across enterprise storage arrays

• Working knowledge of:

• Active Directory

• Exchange / O365

• SQL Server administration (support-level)

• VDI backend platforms

• Comfortable operating in production-critical environments

• Able to work independently and take full ownership of infrastructure

Nice to Have

• Experience with Omnissa Horizon (VDI)

• Exposure to financial services or regulated environments

• Experience supporting internally developed or niche application platforms

Work Pattern

• Primary location: New York office

• Data center travel: Edison, NJ (typically once per month)

• Hybrid working with hands-on infrastructure access as required

Why This Role

• Critical, high-impact infrastructure ownership

• Senior-level responsibility without unnecessary bureaucracy

• Immediate need – strong chance of extension for the right consultant

• Opportunity to stabilise and improve a complex on-prem environment