Systems Integration Engineer

Description

Description

NexGen Data Systems, Inc. seeks a skilled and motivated Systems Integration Engineer to provide leadership, technical direction, and execution for an integration centric team in support of a large-scale Hybrid Cloud/datacenter team. This individual will provide technical direction for multiple tool integration efforts, while focusing on automation of technical execution and management tasks.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Identify and understand opportunities to improve via automation and integration of existing tools, applications, services, or technologies.
• Be a strong champion to do things better, faster, simpler, easier, and cheaper, across technical and process change.
• Employ systems thinking to architect solutions, educate others, elicit adoption, develop, and implement.
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders of varying technical expertise to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Research and recommend systems, equipment, and technologies through the collection and analysis of data. Curate documents that relate to integration principles.
• Clearly documents technology plans and implementation to facilitate the efficient support of the environment.
• Provide aftercare to clients and disparate teams, such as integration support for previously installed software and programs.
• Systems and project design and architecture delivering solutions of high quality and reliability.
• Software installation, configuration, integration, documentation, and support.
• System management, monitoring, and tuning activities.
• Provide escalation support for assigned technologies as needed.
• Problem determination resolution and documentation
• Analyzes existing operations and makes recommendations for the improvement and development of the relevant IT systems.
• Communicates with vendors and service providers to gain a clear understanding of product or service capabilities and costs.
• Collaborates with service providers and external vendors on root cause analysis for problems related to technology.
• Communicates in written and verbal forms to all levels of the organization on service issues and plans.
• Systems security and vulnerability remediation for applicable tools integration.
• New technology awareness, research, and system integration.
• Perform Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs) to help the government determine the best available solution to meet its requirements.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Desired/Required Skills:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Computer Science/Information Systems Technology with Ten (10) years of experience with engineering within Enterprise Hosting Environments to include experience with: Technology Analysis and Assessment, Design Definition, Development of Systems Specification, Systems Analysis, Systems Architecture, Systems/Equipment Integration, Test & Evaluation Criteria, or Logistics support of C4ISR requirements.
• Five (5) years of technical experience in support of Enterprise Hosting. Experience may be achieved simultaneously.
• Ability to derive results from teams without direct authority.
• Ability to receive direction yet work independently as a solution owner.
• Ability to proactively identify potential issues and provide recommended solutions.
• Ability to perform API integration using Python, BASH, PowerShell, or similar.
• Effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical teams.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail oriented to ensure a high level of quality/accuracy.
• Significant experience with two or more of the following technical areas:

1. Python, BASH, PowerShell, or other scripting or programming languages (minimum 2).
2. Splunk Enterprise (on prem or cloud), Splunk SOAR or Security.
3. REST/SOAP API Integrations to 3rd party systems (i.e. AWS, Tenable [ACAS], Trellix, eMASS, others).
4. OpenRMF or STIG Manager, or other similar cyber security tools.
5. Ansible (Tower), Puppet, Chef, Terraform, Containerization, Jenkins, or similar.

• Understanding of regular expressions (Regex).
• Experience with Confluence and/or JIRA.
• 8570 compliance required (Sec+ and OS Certification).
• Active secret level government clearance or higher required.
• Annual travel required.

About the Company:

NexGen Data Systems is an emerging technologies focused company providing expert systems and network engineering solutions to the Department of Defense. NexGen Data Systems promotes a culture of knowledge and career advancement through continued learning, keeping our team current on the latest advances in systems and networking, and enabling our team to provide the best available solutions to our clients.

Benefits:

• Company covers 100% of premiums for the employee’s medical, dental, and vision insurance and subsidizes premiums for spouse and dependents.
• Company provides short and long term disability plans.
• 401(k) match up to 10% of the employee’s salary contributions to 401(K) plan.
• Comprehensive training and development program.
• 11 paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) accrual level starts at 15 days annually.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

NOTE: US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. In order to be qualified for this position, you must be able to obtain and maintain a United States Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance. We are unable to sponsor Visas at this time. NexGen Data Systems provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.