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Systems Engineer – Research Infrastructure & Lab Platforms - Government Customer

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Systems Engineer – Research Infrastructure & Lab Platforms - Government Customer

Local candidates only - On-site Chantilly VA - 5 days per week - Required active TS/SCI Security Clearance. Candidates without Active clearances will be declined

Build the Engine Powering Next-Gen Engineering Research

Behind every breakthrough in engineering research is a bulletproof infrastructure platform. In this role, you won't just keep lights green; you will design, automate, and evolve high-density virtualization platforms, isolated test environments, and containerized research pipelines on modern enterprise hardware.

You will act as the technical backbone for our research engineers, bridging bare-metal systems, hypervisors, and container orchestration to give researchers rapid, secure access to the compute environments they need. If you thrive on tearing down system bottlenecks, automating repetitive administration, and working hands-on across both Linux and Windows environments, we want to talk to you.

What You’ll Do

· Design & Maintain Lab Infrastructure: Architect, deploy, and support hybrid Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu/Debian) and Windows compute environments across bare metal, hypervisors, and containers.

· Orchestrate Virtualization & Compute Platforms: Manage enterprise hypervisors (Proxmox, VMware ESXi, KVM, or Hyper-V) and build lightweight micro-environments using Docker, Podman, and LXC.

· Automate & Modernize: Develop maintainable Bash, Python, and PowerShell scripts to eliminate manual configurations, patch systems, and accelerate deployment workflows.

· Maintain Identity & Core Services: Administer and troubleshoot directory services (Active Directory, LDAP/LDAPS, Group Policy), DNS, DHCP, and enterprise network integrations.

· Drive Reliability & Security: Implement configuration baselines, backup/DR pipelines, system hardening, and continuous monitoring to guarantee research uptime.

· Collaborate Directly with Researchers: Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to disambiguate requirements, troubleshoot complex system interactions, and rapidly deliver tailored lab compute environments.

Required Qualifications

· 8+ years of hands-on experience in Systems Engineering, Systems Administration, or DevOps role supporting enterprise or engineering lab environments.

· Dual-OS Proficiency: Demonstrated expertise administering, securing, and troubleshooting both Linux and Windows operating systems.

· Virtualization & Containers: Proven track record building and operating hypervisors (Proxmox, KVM, VMware, or Hyper-V) and custom container workloads (Docker, LXC, or Podman).

· Scripting & Automation: Functional ability to write scripts in Bash, Python, or PowerShell for routine administrative and deployment tasks.

· Directory Services & Networking Fundamentals: Solid grasp of Active Directory/LDAP, DNS, subnetting, VLANs, and virtual switch architectures.

· Problem-Solving & Disambiguation: Demonstrated capacity to navigate ambiguous technical requests and drive root-cause analysis on complex infrastructure issues.

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience managing high-performance lab testbeds, air-gapped systems, or isolated network segments.

· Working knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and configuration management (Ansible, Terraform, or SaltStack).

· Experience with enterprise database engines (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and IT service management platforms (ServiceNow, Jira).

· Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE, LPIC, Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator, VCP).

What We Offer

· Cutting-Edge Lab Access: Direct access to enterprise-class hardware, sandbox environments, and emerging software stacks.

· Technical Growth: Sponsored training, conference attendance, and certification support to continuously sharpen your engineering toolkit.

· Collaborative Engineering Culture: A multidisciplinary team that values bias for action, intellectual curiosity, and autonomous problem-solving.

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