AnaVation

U. S. Federal Intelligence Community

SystemsEngineerSME

Chantilly, Virginia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Systems Engineer SME at AnaVation. Skills: Systems engineering, Secure systems design and implementation, Cloud platforms, Containerization, Infrastructure as Code, Security accreditation processes, Cross-domain solutions. Designing and implementing secure systems in government environments. Implementing cloud platforms with security controls for classified workloads”

What You'll Achieve.

Provide unmatched value to our customers and employees; Deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering; Provide an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers

Industry & Context.

U. S. Federal Intelligence Community
Problems you'll solve

solving the most complex technical challenges

Eligibility Requirements

Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) with a CI polygraph

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering or related field, Minimum of 10 years of experience in systems engineering or related field, Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) with a CI polygraph, Understanding of forensic and investigative system requirements, Demonstrated experience designing and implementing secure systems in government environments, Enterprise network administration and security for Top Secret enclaves, Cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, SC2S, C2S) implementation with security controls for classified workloads, Linux and Windows operating systems with security hardening for classified use, Windows Active Directory configuration and security in air-gapped environments, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) in Top Secret environments with enhanced security controls, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for secure, automated deployments, Security accreditation processes (RMF, NIST 800-53) for TS/SCI systems, Cross-domain solutions for secure data transfer between classification levels

Nice to Have

Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph, Experience implementing Nutanix solutions in classified environments, Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure design, implementation, and management in classified environments highly preferred, Advanced virtualization technologies (VSphere, VXRail, Proxmox, Nutanix AHV) for secure environments highly preferred, Knowledge of specialized security controls for classified hyper-converged infrastructure, Comprehensive understanding of forensic and investigative system requirements for intelligence operations, Background in designing systems for SCIFs and other secure facilities, Experience with cross-domain solutions in Top Secret environments, Prior work implementing secure backup and disaster recovery solutions for classified data, Experience with specialized compute and storage requirements for forensic workloads, Nutanix certifications (NCP, NPX) preferred, Security certifications (CISSP, Security+) preferred

What You'll Do.

Designing and implementing secure systems in government environments

Implementing cloud platforms with security controls for classified workloads

Applying security hardening to operating systems for classified use

Configuring Windows Active Directory security in air-gapped environments

Implementing containerization in Top Secret environments with enhanced security controls

Using Infrastructure as Code for secure

automated deployments

Navigating security accreditation processes for TS/SCI systems

Implementing cross-domain solutions for secure data transfer

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

world-class, collaborative team

Full Job Description

## Description Be Challenged and Make a Difference    In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.  ## Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering or related field. Minimum of 10 years of experience in systems engineering or related field. Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) with a CI polygraph. Understanding of forensic and investigative system requirements. Demonstrated experience designing and implementing secure systems in government environments. Advanced proficiency with: Enterprise network administration and security for Top Secret enclaves Cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, SC2S, C2S) implementation with security controls for classified workloads Linux and Windows operating systems with security hardening for classified use Windows Active Directory configuration and security in air-gapped environments Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) in Top Secret environments with enhanced security controls Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for secure, automated deployments Security accreditation processes (RMF, NIST 800-53) for TS/SCI systems Cross-domain solutions for secure data transfer between classification levels ## Preferred Qualifications Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph. Experience implementing Nutanix solutions in classified environments. Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure design, implementation, and management in classified environments highly preferred Advanced virtualization technologies (VSphere, VXRail, Proxmox, Nutanix AHV) for secure environments highly preferred Knowledge of specialized security controls for classified hyper-converged infrastructure. Comprehensive understanding of forensic and investigative system requirements for intelligence operat

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