Senior Task Lead/System Engineering - Hosting

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SYSTEMS ENGINEER V

Leads consulting services to members of professional staff and to the customer in the analysis and design data processing systems, management systems, scientific systems, and other related areas
• Makes technical decisions on kinds of data to be gathered and methods to be used in data collection and analysis
• Leads technical direction, guidance, and assistance to assigned projects, suggesting efficient approaches and methods for solving problems
• Provides technical leadership for the integration or requirements, design and technology
• Manages and ensures the technical integrity of the system baseline over time, continually updating it as various changes are imposed on the system during the lifecycle from development through deployment and operations and maintenance
• In conjunction with system stakeholders, plans the verification efforts of new and unproven designs early in the development lifecycle to ensure compliance to established requirements
• Supports the planning and test analysis of the DoD Certification/Accreditation Process (as well as other Government Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes)
• Develops analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solution
• Prepares and presents written and oral reports
• Prepares and presents proposals, or portions thereof, primarily in field of specialty
• Analyzes diagnoses, and recommends solutions to complex systems problems
• Serves as lead analyst for research project
• Develops advanced concepts of automation and information processing, display, control, and transfer for various subsystems
• Conducts research and analysis of algorithms and defines data structures that lead to highly efficient system design parameters
• Ultimately responsible for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of 10 years' experience in System Engineering specifically including:
  o Analysis related to design, development, and integration of hardware and software to support large scale Windows/Unix/Linux environments
  o CISCO CCNP certified with professional-level skills focused on the data center solutions, technologies and best practices to design, implement, and manage a modern data center infrastructure.
  o 10 years' experience testing large scale Windows/Unix/Linux environments.
  o Experience performing a variety of engineering and operational related assignments associated with Storage operations, and virtualization software (VMware's vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V0 on a set of enterprise-level IT systems.
  o 10 years' experience writing scripts with a scripting language
  o Familiarity with DevOps and ITIL processes
  o Experienced in AWS, AZURE, Google Cloud Services, and other Cloud environments

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent related experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:

• Sitting for long periods
• Standing for long periods
• Ambulate throughout an office
• Ambulate between several buildings
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
• Travel minimally, via car or plane, which requires ability to manage luggage, laptop, and briefing materials (up to 25 pounds)

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm's overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.