Senior Systems Engineer

**ALL CANDIDATES MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE TOP SECRET CLEARANCE**

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At Avint, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

Currently, Avint is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Systems Engineer.

Position Responsibilities:

The SSE shall plan, direct, and, if necessary, conduct regular, special, and integrated system test programs on virtualization equipment. The SSE shall prepare and conduct special reports and presentations that contain actionable information, which is pertinent to individual site operations. The SSE shall conduct integrated equipment system test. The SSE shall plan, prepare and conduct on the job training to FBI and junior Contractor personnel, as required. The SSE shall coordinate with other field engineers to the benefit of the FBI and specifically, ONTU. The SSE shall support the unit with other duties as assigned within the scope of work. The SSE should have a proven ability to protype new solutions to IT challenges and optimize existing systems in light of new technologies that come to market.

Technical Area of Expertise:

• Microsoft (current Version) Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
• Microsoft’s System Center monitoring components/methods
• Mass storage arrays and servers
• Dell OpenManage essentials
• Windows Server Update Services
• Containers
• Group Policy Management
• SQL Server
• Azure Stack

Requirements

• Developing tools based on raw engineering work products and parsing of database structured data.
• Leading system/server development projects involving multiple developers, as well as experience in generating requirements documentation.
• Develop processes to validate performance metrics of systems. Use available COTS/GOTS software as applicable.
• Systems/Equipment Installation and Implementation to include installation, configuration, implementation, and validation of installation of components.
• Author and utilize scripting languages, mainly but not limited to PowerShell, to automate tedious, repetitive, and/or error prone tasks related to installation, configuration, and management of IT systems and services
• Designing of systems via hypervisors and virtualization sub-systems
• Support a variety of networking, storage, virtualization, and other components that may span across multi-generational deployments
• Evaluate effectiveness of existing technologies on site, and considering emerging technologies
• Develop cloud (examples: Azure, AWS) infrastructure systems
• Develop on premise cloud (examples: Azure, AWS, OpenStack) infrastructure systems
• Add, configure, and manage Roles and Features on Microsoft Server (current Version)
• Configure and monitor systems/servers utilizing Failover Cluster Manager tools
• Configure and monitor systems/servers utilizing Remote Server Administrative Tools (RSAT), Windows Admin Center and Azure Arc
• Four (4) year college degree in computer engineering, plus five (5) years' experience designing and implementing IT systems in a production environment as detailed above.
• In lieu of education ten (10) plus years of experience designing and implementing IT systems in a production environment. If utilizing in lieu of education, all experience must be at or above the position level described above.

Benefits

Joining Avint is a win-win proposition! You will feel the personal touch of a small business and receive BIG business benefits. From competitive salaries, full health, and generous PTO and Federal Holidays. Additionally, we encourage every Avint employee to further their professional development. To assist you in achieving your goals, we offer reimbursement for courses, exams, and tuition. Interested in a class, conference, program, or degree? Avint will invest in YOU and your professional development!

Avint is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.