Linux Systems Engineer - Expert - KDA Consulting Inc

KDA Consulting is a Disabled Veteran, Woman-Owned, Certified Disadvantaged Small Business, comprised of a diverse team of professionals driven to tackle the demanding National Defense and Intelligence challenges through IT solutions.  We emphasize teamwork and focus on achieving goals to complete deliverables efficiently, on-time, and under budget. 

We are currently seeking a Linux Systems Engineer - Expert to join our team.

We are looking for experienced System Engineers to join our technology-based program supporting a key Government customer. This program will deliver engineering services for network infrastructure as well as sophisticated enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, data center hosted servers, multi-Cloud services as well as virtualized applications, and storage systems.

Enterprise Computing Engineering services include modern application technology including containerized solutions with orchestrated workflow that function both on customer premise, and via remote Cloud services. Network infrastructure engineering services are comprised of core infrastructure, voice and video engineering, field engineering, application management and development for networks, network analytics, firewalls, network access controls and bandwidth service delivery.

This is a fast paced, challenging, and rewarding experience to support one of the most complex and high-profile programs within the government.

Primary Job Duties & Required Experience:

·        Engineering and Implementation of Linux Platform-as-a-Service Experience with Linux, Ruby and Python

·        Automation of Linux service delivery System requirements capture, analysis, decomposition, and design.

·        Analysis, design, development, deployment, and lifecycle support for innovative hardware systems and applications.

·        Requirements generation, and independent verification and validation tools Systems engineering tools (DOORS, JAMA, JIRA, etc.)

·        Identification of technical trends in information technology, awareness on-going IT projects, and business unit requirements Applying project management model (e.g. Agile, Spiral, Waterfall) for a given development effort

·        Model Based System Engineering principles Enterprise Architecture frameworks and principles Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) support

·        Use of Digital Twin to enable virtual designs

·        Ensuring developed systems comply with the enterprise technical architecture

·        Assist in keeping senior management apprised of project or program status

·        Assist project and program teams in preparing for program management reviews

Preferred Education, Experience & Skills:

·        IT system automation to include artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML)

·        Experience with automated testing Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Automation tools (e.g. Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform, etc.)

·        Knowledge of Security Development Operations (SecDevOps) on iterative development projects

·        Cloud design, implementation, and configuration

·        Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code Knowledge of Agile development principles.

·        Knowledge of modern software languages (e.g. Java, C, C++, C#, Python, Perl, etc.)​

Job Requirements

·        Active TS/SCI + Full Scope Poly U.S. Government Security is required

·        Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

·        11-15 years of relevant professional work experience

·        Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality

·        Strong interpersonal skills, especially the ability to network and establish professional relationships

·        Ability to prioritize, demonstrated strong organizational skills, and ability to meet or exceed deadlines

Physical Demands: Position will require frequent sitting, standing, and/or mobility within an office setting.  Employee must be able to use hands to complete work at a workstation/computer, be able to reach, type and manipulate with hands, fingers, and arms; lift and/or move up to 20 pounds; talk, see and hear.

Work Environment: Work is performed on client site in a professional office environment with moderate stress and noise levels.  Position requires employee to effectively use a computer, potentially for long periods of time, and to accommodate potentially frequent interruptions.  Candidate should be both customer-focused and present a team approach to overall work.

Schedule:  Business core hours are Monday through Friday, from 09:30 to 14:30 ET. Standard work hours may vary for this position based upon contract requirements. Position will be located onsite primarily at a customer facility in Herndon, VA—may require occasional local site visits in the Northern Virginia area to include McClean, VA and Winchester, VA.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): KDA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, KDA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in the hiring process. We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team at  hr@kda-consulting.com. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, KDA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

EEOC: KDA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.