Sr Systems Engineer (Top Secret Required)

Senior Systems Engineer

 

The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for the maintenance, configuration, reliability, and engineering of systems supporting N-DEx data integration. The position manages computer systems, servers, virtualization, software upgrades, automated integration tools, web services, SFTP connections, ETL products, and vendor integration solutions.

This is not a traditional infrastructure-only Systems Engineer position. The SOW requires a candidate with a substantial combination of systems engineering + software development + data integration + web services + cloud + SFTP/security expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, configure, and ensure reliable operation of:
  • Computer systems
  • Network servers
  • Virtualized environments
• Install and upgrade computer components and software.
• Manage virtual servers.
• Develop and integrate automation processes.
• Diagnose hardware and software issues.
• Document problems and resolutions.
• Prioritize technical issues and assess operational impact.
• Develop, maintain, and use automated tools supporting data-integration services.
• Support and maintain web services and SFTP connections.
• Develop and use ETL products and automated data-integration tools.
• Recommend and implement data-integration standardization.
• Maintain and upgrade existing integrations.
• Develop new vendor integration solutions.

Systems Integration / Security Responsibilities

The candidate must be able to maintain, troubleshoot, and assist agencies with:

• WSDL
• Java KeyStore (JKS)
• Security certificates
• Encryption
• SOAP web services
• RESTful web services

Required Programming / Development Skills

• Java
• Python
• C#
• PHP
• JavaScript
• API development
• Java applications

The position must be able to create and maintain data applications and tools supporting the data-integration process.

Required Systems / Platform Skills

• Windows
• Unix
• Linux
• Virtualized systems
• HTTPS web servers
• Apache Tomcat
• Apache HTTP Server
• Java Servlets
• JSP
• Cloud and on-premises environments

Required Database Skills

• PostgreSQL
• Linux SQL
• SQLite
• PL/SQL
• T-SQL
• Oracle

Required Data Integration / XML Skills

• XML
• XSLT
• XSD
• DTD
• Data standards
• Validation tools
• SFTP
• APIs
• Transformation of multiple source formats into specified XML formats
• Law-enforcement data
• IEPD specifications

Required Cloud Experience

Hands-on experience with cloud architecture, specifically:

• FedRAMP-compliant AWS
• Microsoft Azure

Clearance / Location

The Senior Systems Engineer is a Key Personnel position, :

• Active Top Secret clearance required
• Primary place of performance: FBI CJIS Division, Clarksburg, WV