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Are you looking to be a key member of a small team with big mission impact? Do you enjoy working directly with a variety of stakeholders to get mission done? NS2 Mission is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed professional to fill the role of Systems Engineer. This position will be joining our team based in the Tysons, VA area. The ideal candidate should have expertise with servers (Linux/Windows), basic networking (routing and firewalls), and cloud architecture (AWS).

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as technical lead when working with external partners to design, implement, and maintain systems for data integration and exchange via the Cloud.
• Engage with stakeholders to rapidly assess technical requirements, configure physical and virtual equipment, and automate data movement between systems.
• Prepare and update technical documentation and effectively communicate it to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactively identify and document risks and issues, develop resolutions, and escalate key items to senior management to meet program goals and objectives.

Expected Travel: Up to 25%

Required Qualifications: 

• 6-15 years of demonstrated technical experience in systems engineering 
• Experience designing and building environments in AWS, especially S3, EC2, & VPC
• Demonstrated experience working with external, non-US stakeholders to advance both technical and programmatic objectives
• Experience communicating technical information to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience supporting federal government customers
• Experience with Extract/Transform/Load operations on bulk and streaming data
• Must be willing to travel, possibly to austere environments and areas of conflict, with reasonable flexibility to meet mission needs.
• Ability to deal effectively, comfortably, and confidently with people at all levels of responsibility, authority, and rank.
• Experience with classified data repositories and tools.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic team environment.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a medical evaluation and will need to meet eligibility requirements for approval to travel.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with common database formats and applications
• Familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems
• Experience with bash or python scripting
• Familiarity with Cisco ASA and Fortinet FortiGate firewalls
• Demonstrated experience with security best-practices for physical and cloud environments
• Strong ability to research and learn new technologies independently
• Experience with AWS Lambda 
• Familiarity with cloud-based VPN technologies
• Demonstrated customer-facing experience 
• Experience delivering technical solutions in the field
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
• BA or BS preferred

Position Clearance Requirement:

TS/SCI with FSP

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S security clearance which requires U.S citizenship.

NS2 Mission is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. NS2 Mission is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that NS2 Mission may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide in your application, with its affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

NS2 Mission maintains a drug-free workplace and may perform pre-employment substance abuse testing, where required by contract and permitted by law.