Lead Systems Engineer

Location

US-VA-Chantilly

ID

2025-2121

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

As a Lead Systems Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:

Lead a team of talented,and experienced IT Engineers on new and ongoing IT projects
• Engage in hands-on technical work alongside the engineering team
• Perform direct technical troubleshooting and problem resolution in IT systems and infrastructure
• Coordinate with Information Assurance, Service Desk, and SoftwareDevelopment teams to ensure continuous operations
• Ensure continuous integration and deployment of software updates
• Overseeday-to-day operations supporting the customer's acquisition support mission
• Manage personnel development and complete performance appraisals of AMERICAN SYSTEMS employees

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Bachelor's Degree
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT II level certification (e.g., Security+, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND,SSCP)
• More than 10 years of technical experience supporting IT operations (ITsystems, IT networks,and software development)
• More than 5 years of technical experience supporting Information Assurance/Cybersecurity
• Management/Leadership experience
• Demonstrated experience communicating withsenior level customers
• Strong working knowledge of virtual computing including VMware and Cloud computing
• Strong understanding of computer networking, perimeter protection, and information security

Technical understandingof the following:

• VMware infrastructure
• Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) such as Citrix
• Networking
• Storage systems
• Cloud technologies

Note: This position requires candidate to either have an active polygraph or successfully pass a polygraph for employment.

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $129,800.00/Yr. - USD $216,700.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.

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