Systems Engineer

ECS is seeking a Systems Engineer to work in our Arlington, VA office. 

ECS Federal has an immediate opening for a Systems Engineer for a Department of Defense (DoD) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment located in a contractor facility. The ideal candidate will have a sound technical background; a willingness to learn; experience with complex DoD systems; and a strong understanding of how to address DoD STIGs.

 

Candidates must be adaptable; take ownership of tasks and deadlines; work well without supervision; commit to high quality results; and provide common sense technical solutions. They should have a track record of self-improvement and continuous learning. Well-developed written, verbal, and interpersonal skills are essential.

 

Role and Responsibilities:

• Deploy and maintain a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment
• Collaborate with the project manager to maintain the project schedule
• Ensure continuity of operations for all components and applications
• Be responsible for repairs, upgrades, patches, and vulnerability mitigations
• Install, configure, and monitor DoD tools like ESS and ACAS
• Implement DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• Control changes IAW the configuration management plan
• Monitor and analyze logs and vulnerabilities IAW DoD policy
• Create and update virtual desktop and server images
• Analyze system performance and take appropriate corrective actions
• Backup components IAW the contingency plan
• Deploy and utilize SolarWinds applications
• Manage and resolve customer tickets
• Evaluate and test products IAW mission requirements
• Play an active role in incident response and security assessments
• Support Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities
• Produce and update required documentation
• Foster teamwork and collaboration
• Conduct other duties as needed

 

Ability to master the following:

• Windows engineering (Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, SQL, etc.)
• Hypervisors (Nutanix Acropolis, VMWare, etc.)
• SolarWinds, ESS, ACAS, STIGs, SCAP
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD)
• Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Wyse Management Suite (WMS)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Possess an active DoD Secret clearance or higher
• Working knowledge of Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) for server, client, and application hardening
• Professional attitude
• Superb customer-facing skills
• Ability to interface with all levels from end-users to senior management
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting Windows Operating systems.
• Qualify for DoD IAT Level II within 6 months of hire.
• One of the following: CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP
• One Windows certification
• Demonstrated ability to understand the system and its environment of operations