Principal Systems Engineer – Web & Cloud Infrastructure #1891464
Washington, DC, United States20h ago
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About the role
About NDi:
Network Designs, Inc. (NDi) is a leading Federal contractor that specializes in designing, developing, and delivering information technology and network solutions for government customers. Founded in 1985, NDi's firmly defined core values have driven all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to our company's success and the establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At NDi, we believe that our people are the cornerstone of our success, and we value collaboration, career growth, and winning ideas. Military Veterans Encouraged to Apply.
Building a Talent Pipeline for Anticipated Contract Opportunities:
Network Designs, Inc. (NDi) is building a pipeline of qualified professionals across multiple technical disciplines in anticipation of potential government contract awards. These are anticipated opportunities, not current job openings. Any future positions will be contingent upon contract award, final program requirements, and customer approval. Specific roles, responsibilities, required technologies, work locations, compensation, and anticipated start dates have not yet been determined and may vary based on program needs.
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Principal Systems Engineer to provide senior-level technical leadership and engineering support for a large, mission-critical federal web environment. This position will focus on the reliability, performance, security, and modernization of enterprise web and cloud infrastructure.
The environment includes cloud-hosted systems, enterprise web technologies, application platforms, databases, search capabilities, and associated security infrastructure.
Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- This position is onsite 5/days a week in Washington D.C.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Telecommunications, Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field. Advanced degree strongly preferred
- Minimum 12 years of related systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, or similar technical experience.
- Extensive experience supporting complex enterprise IT environments.
- Strong knowledge of Internet technologies and enterprise infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, web application architecture, and related technologies.
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure and application issues.
- Experience with enterprise security and information-assurance concepts.
- Ability to assess technologies and develop technically sound recommendations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS or AWS GovCloud experience.
- Linux/Red Hat experience.
- Drupal/LAMP infrastructure experience.
- Akamai or comparable CDN/WAF technology.
- Solr or other enterprise search technology.
- Experience supporting federal or other highly regulated IT environments.
- Familiarity with FISMA, NIST security controls, and ATO processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership and engineering oversight for complex enterprise web and infrastructure environments.
- Analyze infrastructure, application, integration, performance, availability, and security issues and develop solutions.
- Support and optimize cloud-hosted infrastructure, including AWS GovCloud environments.
- Provide expertise across Internet technologies, enterprise engineering, networking, information assurance, and infrastructure security.
- Support web technologies including Linux/Red Hat, Apache, PHP, Drupal, Amazon RDS, and related infrastructure.
- Analyze system performance, capacity, scalability, and operational stability.
- Provide technical guidance for security patching, upgrades, configuration changes, and vulnerability remediation.
- Support technical documentation associated with security assessments and
- Authority to Operate activities.
- Review and recommend new technologies, tools, automation, and architectural improvements.
- Develop and review system designs, implementation plans, technical recommendations, and operational documentation.
- Work collaboratively with systems administrators, database administrators, developers, security professionals, architects, and program leadership.
Compensation and Benefits:
At NDi, we value our team and are committed to retaining top talent by offering competitive benefits and compensation packages. Our employee benefits package includes comprehensive health, dental, vision, pet, and legal insurance. Our corporate benefits include 401(k) retirement matching, paid leave, paid holidays, and health and wellness programs. In addition, we provide employer-paid life and disability insurance, professional development, education benefits, and much more to ensure our team has the resources they need to thrive on and off the job.
Veterans First Commitment:
As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), NDi is dedicated to hiring veterans and providing a supportive work environment that honors their service while recognizing the unique skills and experiences they bring to our organization.
Our Commitment:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Apply Now: Take advantage of this unique opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing companies in Federal contracting!