Systems Engineer (TS/SCI + Poly)

Description

The DarkStar Group is seeking a Systems Engineer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Chantilly, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.

THE PROGRAM

The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community. We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013. We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest.

THE PROJECT

The Sponsor requires technical expertise and guidance to drive the future of online operations in order to keep pace with industry standards. This includes understanding, designing, and developing infrastructure and infrastructure components that meet the Sponsor's security needs. It also includes developing updated guidance for online operations and identifying new technologies for potential integration into the Sponsor's technology and systems baseline. Finally, this includes supporting current operations and keeping continuity while integrating any new technologies.

THE ROLE

• The Contractor Team shall, with Sponsor oversight, deliver and integrate new technical solutions and guidance to advance the Sponsor's online operational objectives.
• The Contractor Team shall be capable of designing, building, configuring, and maintaining infrastructure and infrastructure components to evolve online operations.
• The Contractor Team shall understand the tradecraft necessary for conducting secure online operations.
• The Contractor Team shall keep current with internet technologies and services and understand their applicability and security implications for the Sponsor's operations.
• The Contractor Team shall evaluate new technologies, components, and services for applicability to the Sponsor's activities.
• The Contractor Team shall integrate new technologies and services into an existing baseline with minimal disruption to operations.
• The Contractor Team shall research, develop, maintain, and document new methods, technology, and services for integration into the Sponsor's online operations.
• The Contractor Team shall conduct and provide quick-turn security and product assessments for new technologies that will be utilized on the Sponsor's network.
• The Contractor Team shall be required to communicate and collaborate across organizational boundaries.
• The Contractor Team shall fully describe and document mission solution architecture and interfaces.
• The Contractor Team shall comply with the Sponsor's Risk Management (i.e., cyber security) Framework to ensure that the program addresses and mitigates vulnerabilities and risks identified throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• The Contractor Team shall coordinate stakeholder engagements, such as user requirements sessions, technical exchange meetings, user feedback sessions, and operational planning.
• The Contractor Team shall track work requirements and action items to meet program deadlines.
• The Contractor Team shall use a Sponsor-approved tracking system for issues and problems.
• The Contractor Team shall implement changes to current technical and networking solutions based on changing partner requirements, legislation, and policy.
• The Contractor Team shall conduct functionality testing for both new and existing operational systems and applications to ensure smooth integration of new technologies with existing systems.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience evaluating new technologies and services for compatibility with existing systems.
• Demonstrated experience researching and developing new technologies, services, or methods for integration into existing systems and baselines.
• Demonstrated experience integrating new technologies and services into existing systems and workflows.
• Demonstrated experience creating evaluation, integration, and test plans for new technologies, services, and components.
• Demonstrated experience with networks and network components, to include ability to understand network architecture diagrams and related information.
• Demonstrated experience with Virtual Private Servers, Virtual Private Networks, and Virtual Private Clouds.
• Demonstrated experience with virtual environments and emulated mobile devices.
• Demonstrated experience with Android O/S to include an understanding of how the operating system works and its security settings.
• Demonstrated experience with domestic and foreign social media and security implications associated with utilizing social media sites.
• Demonstrated experience with commercial messaging applications and their security configurations.
• Demonstrated experience performing technical analysis on networks and applications to evaluate security and applicability to online operations.
• Demonstrated experience with browser security settings and add-ins.
• Demonstrated experience with technical troubleshooting related to networks, hardware, internet services, and mobile applications.
• Demonstrated experience consulting with customers to determine present and future user requirements.
• Demonstrated experience communicating complex technical topics to non-technical individuals.
• Demonstrated experience defining, analyzing, tracking, and reviewing requirements.

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Demonstrated experience with working within commercial cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar).
• Demonstrated experience utilizing network monitoring tools.
• Demonstrated experience with understanding of network fundamentals, TCP/IP routing, switching, firewalls and VPNs, Ethernet, DS1, T1, routing concepts and routing protocols, HSRP, VRRP, DHCP, switching, 802.1Q, STP, VLANs, EtherChannel, IP Addressing, Subnetting and VPN.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud networking concepts.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Tor as a means of obfuscating online activities.
• Demonstrated experience with internet encryption protocols.
• Degree or educational background in computer science, information science, systems engineering, or a related discipline.

About The DarkStar Group
Our Company

The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you.

Our Benefits

The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:

• very strong salaries;
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
• the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
• 100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
• a generously-funded HSA;
• an 8% 401(k) contribution;
• 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
• the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
• a generous training budget;
• $25,000 employee referral bonuses;
• business development / growth incentives; and
• top notch company swag.

** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.