Systems Engineer SME (TS/SCI with Poly Required) (Cybersecurity)

Location: On-site in Chantilly, VA, United States. US citizenship and an active/current TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph are required.

Company

hirify.global delivers mission solutions in data analytics, software development, engineering, targeting and analysis, operations, training, and cyber operations.

What you will do

• Secure, maintain, upgrade, and enhance the Customer’s online public portals and specialized networks, including open-internet and dark-web portals.
• Research, develop, document, and implement system architectures, interfaces, network configurations, and portal functionality.
• Collaborate with Customer staff, internal and external teams, candidate personnel, and stakeholders to define requirements and record user stories.
• Monitor applications, maintain status awareness, develop failure resolution plans, and meet performance SLAs for uptime, concurrent users, and recovery.
• Conduct functionality testing, troubleshoot networks and browsers, analyze logs and network traffic, and provide on-call support.
• Report to the Customer site within two hours for network issues and resolve system outages within three hours unless the fault is in Customer-maintained infrastructure.

Requirements

• US citizenship and an active/current TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph are required.
• 15 years of demonstrated related work experience are preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in network engineering, network protocols and technologies, network hardware and software systems, internet networking, and encryption protocols.
• Experience managing online public portals or similar technology, including Content Delivery Networks and their interaction with public services and websites.
• Experience using Tor and configuring and maintaining Tor Onion Services, plus open- and dark-web security settings and tools.
• Experience analyzing cyber selector data, system logs, and network traffic, and conducting network and browser troubleshooting.
• Experience implementing security standards, defining and tracking requirements, and documenting network configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate or teach complex technical topics to non-technical individuals and balance requirements, performance, cost, and security concerns with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor of Science or better in Engineering or a related field is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience configuring VPSs, VPNs, and VPCs; working with social media or commercial messaging applications; and understanding mobile technologies and applications.
• Experience with network monitoring tools, Python scripting, and JavaScript, HTML, and CSS web user interfaces.
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Forward Networks, VMware, or SolarWinds.
• IT certifications in Linux, Microsoft, or network-related fields, including Cisco CCNA, Cisco CCNP, CISSP, or Juniper JNCIA.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work supporting critical customer mission requirements.
• Work requires on-call availability and rapid response to network incidents.
• Work follows the Customer’s Risk Management Framework and approved waiver and issue-tracking processes.