Overview

Steampunk is the explosive collision of human-centered design and traditional government contracting. An employee-owned company with a startup mindset and time-tested approaches tailored for the federal government, we’re passionate about creating solutions that are impactful, practical, scalable, and most importantly, that meet our clients’ ever-changing needs.

At Steampunk, we believe in disrupting the status quo and setting the pace in the ecosystem of government contractors, while repurposing tried-and-true methodologies. We believe in empowering our people to find creative solutions to intractable problems. We believe the best environment in which to grow and thrive is outside our comfort zone.

While good design makes for a good product, we believe human-centered design makes for an excellent one. We also believe effective teams are powered by diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. To that end, Steampunk is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability status, and protected veteran status, amongst our ranks. Additionally, we participate in the E-Verify program.

Contributions

As a Systems Engineer , you will work within our growing DevSecOps practice delivering features to support cloud,data centerandinfrastructureformultiplesystems. We are looking for candidates with 3-5yearsofexperiencewithnetworking in hybrid cloud/on-premisesenvironments.Responsibilities include:

• Designand implementsystem architecture (hardware, software, virtualizedcomponentsand network components) for cloud and on-premisesenvironments.

• Plan and manage system upgrades or patching to meet business needs.

• Understanding the needs of stakeholders andapplying these needsto designs.

• Implement network segmentation to enhance security and performance.

• Install and configure operating systems (e.g.Windows, Linux, macOS) and other enterpriseservices.

• Develop automation scripts (using Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.) to reduce manual tasks.

• Install and configure storage systems (e.g.SAN, NAS) and manage data backups.

• Monitorsystemperformance and availability issues and troubleshoot issues through robust root cause analysis.

• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threatsby implementing firewalls, managing VPNs, and implementing intrusion detection and prevention systems.

• Support enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through automated configuration management andinfrastructure as code activities.

• Manage firewalls,encryptionand antivirus software to protect systems and ensure compliance with industry regulations.

• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations. 

• Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members.

• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided.

• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members.

Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance

• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience

• 5+ years of total experience

• 3Years of Experiencearchitecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions

• 3 Years of Experience with one or more clouds (i.e.AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• 3 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

• 3 Years of Experience withsystems developmentin an Agile environment

• 3 Years of Experience with scripting using Python,Bashor PowerShell

• 3 Years of Experience installing,configuringandoptimizingWindows and Linux systems

• 3 Years of Experiencesupporting patch management,vulnerabilityanalysis, and disaster recovery

• Experience with AWS and GCP

Preferred:

• Certifications:

• AWS CertifiedSolution Architect - Associate

• AWS Certified SolutionSysOpsAdministrator Associate

• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills

• Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred

• Experience implementing docker containers andutilizingplatforms such as Kubernetes

• Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible

• Experiencewith containerized applications using Docker or Kubernetes

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $145,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company , we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.

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Job Location US-VA-McLean

Posted Date 17 hours ago (10/21/2024 9:36 AM)

Job ID 5756

Clearance Requirement Public Trust