Systems Automation Engineer

Join our senior engineering team supporting a Navy research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) network as its systems automation engineer. You will design, automate and sustain a hybrid physical, virtual and cloud environment that spans development, test and operational enclaves on both classified and unclassified networks.

What You Will Do

• Build and deploy automated task sequences in PowerShell and WSUS for Windows migrations, custom images and configuration management

• Deploy third-party software through best-practice methods or repositories tied into WSUS

• Bring enterprise tools into WSUS-managed environments, including data at rest (DAR) encryption, Windows Deployment Services (WDS), ManageEngine and Dell Command

• Automate deployments and configuration with Infrastructure as Code, such as Ansible or Azure ARM templates, inside change and configuration management

• Design, install and configure SAN/NAS storage, network architecture and server platforms for resilient hybrid-virtual environments

• Stand up and run Azure virtual machines, session hosts, virtual networks and storage for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

• Work across VMware vSphere and Hyper-V, plus provisioning and analytics tools such as VMware vRealize

• Harden, maintain and patch systems on classified and unclassified networks, keeping STIGs and cybersecurity controls current for Navy accreditation and ATO

• Own technical planning, design, integration, verification and validation (V&V) and fielding

• Write engineering analyses, reports, change proposals and technical documentation

• Help system administrators and the help desk solve recurring issues and speed up ticket resolution

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive IT systems engineering and administration

• Custom automation scripts (PowerShell, BASH) for software installs, controls and hardening

• Administering, securing and troubleshooting Microsoft enterprise servers, physical and virtual

• Secure Microsoft environments with Group Policy, WSUS, scripting and automation

• Windows enterprise support on classified and unclassified networks

• Strong written and verbal communication; works independently

• Bachelor's degree in an IT discipline, or 4 additional years of related experience

• Active Top Secret clearance

• Onsite in North Charleston, SC