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MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Systems Engineer to join our team located in the Fort Meade, MD area.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Deploy and maintain IT automation solutions to manage data repositories within secure, isolated network architectures.
• Design, implement, and manage enterprise-level virtualized environments and infrastructure.
• Engineer and optimize scalable storage solutions and complex file system configurations.
• Author and present technical program documentation and briefings for senior-level management and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and deploy new technologies into existing production environments.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for comprehensive system configurations.
• Conduct regular system and software audits to ensure operational integrity and compliance.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 14+ years of relevant Systems Engineering experience; or an Associate's degree with 19+ years’ experience.
• Extensive experience with Linux engineering and administration.
• Proficiency in the configuration and orchestration of containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker, or Rancher).
• Proficiency with DevOps and monitoring tools such as nxLog, Grafana, and Git.
• Proficiency in Bash scripting and infrastructure automation using Ansible or SaltStack.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to automate data flow between distributed systems; hands-on experience with NiFi to forward log events to repositories.
• Experience orchestrating and managing enterprise virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware vSphere/vCenter).
• Ability to automate database backups, migrations, and service availability.
• Experience implementing automated security hardening (STIGs/CIS).
  
  

Clearance Requirement

• Current/Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as, the copy machine/fax machine/computer/printer.