Systems Engineer

ECS is seeking a Systems Engineer to work in our Arlington, VA office.

ECS Federal has an immediate opening for a Systems Engineer for a Department of Defense (DoD) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment located in a contractor facility. The ideal candidate will have a sound technical background; a willingness to learn; experience with complex DoD systems; and a strong understanding of how to address DoD STIGs.

Candidates must be adaptable; take ownership of tasks and deadlines; work well without supervision; commit to high quality results; and provide common sense technical solutions. They should have a track record of self-improvement and continuous learning. Well-developed written, verbal, and interpersonal skills are essential.

Role and Responsibilities:

Deploy and maintain a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment

Collaborate with the project manager to maintain the project schedule

Ensure continuity of operations for all components and applications

Be responsible for repairs, upgrades, patches, and vulnerability mitigations

Install, configure, and monitor DoD tools like ESS and ACAS

Implement DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)

Control changes IAW the configuration management plan

Monitor and analyze logs and vulnerabilities IAW DoD policy

Create and update virtual desktop and server images

Analyze system performance and take appropriate corrective actions

Backup components IAW the contingency plan

Deploy and utilize SolarWinds applications

Manage and resolve customer tickets

Evaluate and test products IAW mission requirements

Play an active role in incident response and security assessments

Support Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities

Produce and update required documentation

Foster teamwork and collaboration

Conduct other duties as needed Ability to master the following:

Windows engineering (Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, SQL, etc.)

Hypervisors (Nutanix Acropolis, VMWare, etc.)

SolarWinds, ESS, ACAS, STIGs, SCAP

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD)

Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC)

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Wyse Management Suite (WMS)

Bachelor's Degree

Possess an active DoD Secret clearance or higher

Working knowledge of Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) for server, client, and application hardening

Professional attitude

Superb customer-facing skills

Ability to interface with all levels from end-users to senior management

Demonstrated experience troubleshooting Windows Operating systems.

Qualify for DoD IAT Level II within 6 months of hire.

One of the following: CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP

One Windows certification

Demonstrated ability to understand the system and its environment of operations