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Metric5

Sr. Systems Engineer - Top Secret

Metric5, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63146


Location: Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO

Description:

Metric5 is currently seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for work leading a software development project within the Department of Defense / NGA. The Senior Systems Engineer will work with an O&M team to securely maintain and deploy updates to the existing web-based knowledge repository that is built upon AWS Cloud technologies to all client domains. You are comfortable working side by side with other engineers, product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. You have a passion to maintain secure high-quality, reliable, and available software solutions and are a fast learner. This position is on-site in either Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO with some flexibility to work remotely.

Required Skills:

5+ years of experience with system administration, system patching and related duties

Designing, provisioning, monitoring, and administering AWS-cloud based applications

Building Microsoft Core Technologies on AWS

File Access Rights

Security+ Certification

System Security/Patching

Server Installation (Operating System)

Tier 2 troubleshooting of Servers

Tier 2 troubleshooting of VDI Environment

Monitoring system health, reporting and resolving hardware and software issues

Develops and documents Standard Operating Processes and Procedures

Follow up on customer support problems

Will require occasional after hours and/or weekend work to support operational issue resolution and maintenance windows

In-depth knowledge of AWS services

Hands-on experience in AWS resource provisioning

Knowledge of application deployment and data migration on AWS

Ability to design and operate high availability applications on AWS across availability zones

Ability to design applications on AWS taking advantage of disaster recovery design guidelines

Knowledge of monitoring, logging and cost management tools that integrate with AWS

Experience in AWS Networking – Direct Connect/VPC, NACL’s, security groups, etc.

Ability to work closely with business to understand and incorporate non-functional requirements in the application architecture

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related technical degree required and 2+ years’ experience with system administration, system patching and related duties

Understanding of Microsoft domain and networking technologies.

Comprehension of computer technology and ability to quickly learn related concepts and new software products.

Desired Skills:

AWS Certification

Experience with Service+

Experience configuring and maintaining Windows Servers

ITIL Foundations certification

Good oral and written communications skills with experience in delivering to a Government customer

Experience serving in an “on-call” role supporting emergency response to application or system issues

Salary Range:

$130,000 - $165,000 annually

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related technical degree required and 5+ years’ experience with system administration, system patching and related duties

Clearance:

US Citizen with TS/SCI Clearance

About Metric5:

Metric5 is a small business with big company benefits. We have a passionate team of smart, fun-caring professionals, and we are here for the long haul. Join our growing team in a business where your contributions make an enormous impact. Our organization offers a comprehensive employee benefits package, continuous professional development, with a best in class company culture that is enjoyable to work in and supports the growth of each of our professionals.

Our benefits include:

Health & Dental Insurance with 100% of individual coverage paid for by the company

Vision Insurance

Life & Short Term Disability Insurance

401K with company match (employees are immediately vested)

Paid Vacation

9 Paid Holidays per year (plus 2 paid floating holidays)

Parental Leave

Employee Bonuses

Professional Development Reimbursement Program

Tuition Assistance Program

Metric5 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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