Systems Engineer – Senior

Job Family : Systems Engineering Travel Required : Up to 10% Clearance Required : Active Top Secret (TS)

What You Will Do

• Guidehouse is seeking a highly capable Senior Systems Engineer to support a large-scale federal enterprise infrastructure program operating within secure and classified environments.
• This role requires a hands-on infrastructure engineering professional capable of supporting mission-critical systems, modernizing enterprise platforms, and maintaining highly available environments that support critical government operations.
• The ideal candidate combines deep systems engineering expertise with operational experience across server infrastructure, virtualization, enterprise services, automation, security compliance, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, implement, maintain, and support enterprise infrastructure environments supporting mission-critical operations.
• Support Windows Server environments, enterprise infrastructure services, and virtualized platforms across distributed environments.
• Configure, administer, and troubleshoot Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and core infrastructure services.
• Perform system upgrades, infrastructure modernization, patch management, vulnerability remediation, and lifecycle management activities.
• Support VMware-based virtualization environments, virtual servers, and virtual desktop infrastructure platforms.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize system availability, reliability, resiliency, and operational performance.
• Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, continuity of operations, and infrastructure resiliency initiatives.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, networking, cloud, application development, and operations teams to implement integrated technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and support high-priority operational incidents.
• Develop system documentation, engineering diagrams, implementation guides, standard operating procedures, and configuration baselines.
• Participate in architecture reviews, change management processes, capacity planning, and modernization initiatives.
• Support infrastructure automation and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and service delivery.
• What You Will Need U.S. Citizenship.
• Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree or four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Six (6)+ years of experience engineering and deploying complex enterprise IT systems.
• Experience supporting enterprise Windows Server environments and associated infrastructure services.
• Experience with virtualization technologies including VMware or comparable enterprise platforms.
• Experience supporting secure, compliance-driven federal environments.
• Experience implementing system security controls, infrastructure hardening, patching, and vulnerability remediation activities.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure operations, system administration, and operational sustainment activities.
• What Would Be Nice To Have Security+ certification.
• Microsoft infrastructure or server administration certifications.
• Experience supporting Citrix Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience using PowerShell, Python, or other automation technologies.
• Familiarity with NIST 800-53, RMF, STIGs, continuous monitoring, and ATO processes.
• Experience supporting classified, national security, intelligence community, or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring, logging, backup, recovery, and infrastructure management platforms.
• The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00.

Compensation

decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits

• include: Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays Parental Leave 401(k) Retirement Plan Group Term Life and Travel Assistance Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities Employee Referral Program Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach Care.com annual membership Employee Assistance Program Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus About Guidehouse Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
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