System Engineer

NextGen Federal Systems is looking to hire a Systems Engineer to support our US Marshals customer in Parker, Colorado. This position offers the flexibility to work on a hybrid/remote schedule. The selected individual will work 60% onsite and 40% offsite during the first 2-3 months introductory period of employment and will then have flexibility to work 60-80% remote/offsite after the initial period of work. The ideal candidate will have a broad engineering background to support US Marshals hosted infrastructure supporting agents in the field. Infrastructure includes Compute, Storage, Virtualization, Networking and Applications. In addition to on-premise equipment, individual will support hosted infrastructure in Azure GovCloud.

Job Responsibilities:

• Engineering, architecting, designing, implementing and administration support for on-premise hosted infrastructure as well as hosted infrastructure in Azure GovCloud
• Provide web site administration and custom content creation
• Will be responsible for internal systems, COTS applications, database, Virtual Environment, Multifactor Authentication using RSA SecurID, Duo, Splunk, Log Analytics, SolarWinds Products, Storage Arrays, and VMS
• Must have skills to design and implement virtual infrastructure in Azure GovCloud
• Must have skills to install, configure, and maintain Virtualization Networking
• Candidate must be proficient with the configuration, software/firmware upgrade, and troubleshooting processes of the following platforms:
• Azure GovCloud o Azure Active Directory o Azure Load Balancer o PowerShell Scripting o Windows Servers 2012-2019 o Microsoft SQL Database 2016 2019 o Microsoft Active Directory o DNS o DHCP o Group Policy o Exchange Server 2016-2019 o Azure GovCloud for application hosting
• Install, configure and manage VMware vSphere & VDI Environment
• Configure VMware Distributed Resource Scheduling, High Availability and Fault Tolerance
• Install, configure and manage VMware ESXi hosts, App-V
• Develop and maintain O&S Standard Operating Procedures for VMware vSphere Environment
• Diagnoses and troubleshoots problems with PCs, software, communications devices
• Maintains network security and ensures compliance with security policies and procedures
• Evaluates hardware and software, including peripheral, output, and related equipment.
• Develops and implements testing strategies and document results
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex problems
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant hardware and software applications as assigned
• Participates in special projects as required

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years consulting experience with daily client interaction and proven ability to gather and assess business requirements, develop and present solution alternatives, produce design and migration strategy documents, provide guidance and knowledge transfer to client staff, and test / implement an approved design
• Bachelors Degree in a technical field, additional experience may be substituted for a degree
• Experience creating and providing user guidance, documentation, and consultation
• Excellent written, oral, interpersonal, and presentational skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Active DoD Top Secret level security clearance

Desired Experience

• VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)
• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
• Tintri/Nimble/Dell Storage Array
• Cisco NexGen Firewall (FTD), VPN, IDS/IPS, UCS, ISE, FirePower
• SolarWinds
• RSA SecurID
• Duo MFA
• KEMP Load Master and Azure Load Balancer
• PaloAlto Firewall

About NextGen: NextGen Federal Systems is an innovative technology and professional services provider specializing in advanced software solutions and comprehensive mission and business support services. We work in close collaboration with our customers to truly understand their business and mission goals. Our approach is to design, build, implement, and manage solutions that measurably improve our clients organizational performance. We have established and foster a corporate culture where we:

• Treat employees with fairness and respect regardless of their position, sexual identity, race, or tenure.
• Communicate the importance of our mission and our employees contributions to it, ensuring they understand how their job role contributes to the greater good.
• Openly promote and communicate our ideas for change and adaptability.
• Strive to achieve results as an organization.
• Hold employees accountable to their commitments and provide incentives that encourage positive and productive behaviors.
• Value the talents and contributions of our employees as the key factor for our success.
• Create an environment where people can engage at all levels.
• Encourage people to take risks and allow them to make mistakes.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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