Sr. Systems Engineer

Sr. Systems Engineer

Employment Type: Full-Time, Mid-level

Department: Information Technology

CGS is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team in supporting a wide-ranging technical support initiative for a large Federal agency.

CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Support, monitor and manage all installed systems, applications, and infrastructure.
• Work closely with software engineers and architects to establish, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools.
• Work with project manager and engineers to implement and document complex and evolving system changes, as well as support continuous process automation.
• Evaluate the existing systems and provide technical direction to support staff.
• Oversee the development of customized software and hardware requirement.
• Plan and implement systems automation as required for better efficiency.
• Formulate and design the security system in place to maintain data safety.
• Design systems for data services projects and/or pipelines as part of an Agile/Scrum team.
• Timely reporting on the log sheet for the rapid response to any glitches.
• Help cultivate an environment that promotes customer service excellence, innovation, collaboration, and teamwork.
• The person shall apply established system engineering and management principles to specifications and documentation of systems developed.

Qualifications:

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
• BS degree in System Engineering, Computer Science or related IT field/equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of system engineering experience including experience installing, managing, and maintaining systems for large, complex systems and data sets.
• Experience handling multiple tasks, changing priorities, and timely action.
• Experience with working with systems and applications installations and maintenance.
• Proficiency in data extraction, transformation, ETL processes, and testing tools.
• Proficiency with Python, R, and SQL languages, Shell scripting as well as various command line interfaces (Linux, AWS, Bash, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience translating system and technical requirements into comprehensive solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to adequately plan and meet delivery objectives and maintain adequate service levels in highly dynamic, complex environments.
• Experienced in relational databases and (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL databases).
• Hands on experience with software upgrade and deployment documentation.
• Experience in Software Development Life Cycle and Agile Development processes.
• Experience writing and modifying ETL design documentation, Test case documentation and standard operating procedures (SOP) documentation.
• Experience in developing Shell scripts on UNIX.
• The person shall apply established engineering and management principles to specifications and documentation of systems developed.
• Experience in performance tuning of application stacks. Good cloud experience especially in AWS (Amazon Web Service).
• Experience with virtualization viz. VMware, Virtual Box.

Ideally, you will also have:

• Experience with DHS and knowledge of DHS standards a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and communicate technical terms to non-technical audiences with an impeccable attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, personal, and governance skills.
• Ability to seamlessly work with team associates involved in project management, security, governance, infrastructure, and asset management to resolve problems and manage projects.
• Conflict resolution, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Experience in information security, integration, application development, and systems software.
• Familiarity with Hive, Hadoop, Kylin, and other big data analytic tools.

Our Commitment:

Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.

For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.

Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.

We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Join our team and become part of government innovation!