Senior IT Systems Engineer (Defense Technology)

Location: Fully onsite in Arlington, VA; the role may also be based in San Diego, CA. Travel of up to 25% may be required. Applicants must currently possess an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.

Salary: $135,000–$273,000 per year; additional ranges of $135,000–$231,000 and $164,000–$273,000 may apply based on experience, skills, and education.

Company

hirify.global delivers mission-critical software and systems solutions, automation, and digital engineering capabilities for U.S. government defense and combat systems.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and assign work to systems and network engineers while establishing engineering standards and workflows.
• Architect, design, install, and provision physical and virtual server and networking equipment.
• Operate and maintain servers running Red Hat, Windows, and VMware products, including updates, patches, and software installations.
• Implement security processes, manage permissions, harden systems, and maintain DISA STIG compliance for RMF assessments.
• Develop and maintain operating system images and virtual machines for business-area activities.
• Create and maintain detailed systems and network documentation for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience, plus 7+ years of relevant experience.
• At least 2 years of experience leading technical teams or directing engineering workflows, including work supporting the Department of Defense.
• Extensive VMware or similar virtualization experience and the ability to troubleshoot complex network issues.
• Experience with Bash, C, or Python scripting; TCP/IP, TCP, UDP, VLANs, DHCP, routing, physical device provisioning, and virtual machine installation.
• Experience hardening devices, updating DISA STIG checklists, and patching or remediating vulnerabilities in closed or air-gapped networks.
• Security+, CCNA, or equivalent IAT Level II certification, with the ability to work onsite in Arlington, VA and maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.

Nice to have

• Strong knowledge of Red Hat or similar Linux distributions and tactical-system networking.
• Cisco switching experience, including Virtual Port Channeling, VLANs, and VRFs.
• Experience with PKI, multiple authentication methods, VMware NSX-T, Ruckus devices, or configuration automation tools such as Ansible, PowerShell, Chef, Salt, or Puppet.

Culture & Benefits

• Entrepreneurial culture with modern, collaborative office environments.
• Competitive pay, benefits, PTO, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and matching.
• Optional 9/80 schedule with the second and fourth Friday off each month.
• Tuition assistance, professional development resources, commuter benefits, technical events, recognition awards, and social events.