ECS

Linux and Cloud Systems Engineer

ECS • $90K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Virginia, US
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
  • Active Public Trust or higher security clearance.
  • Minimum 4 years IT infrastructure support experience, particularly in HPC environments.
  • Experience with scientific instrumentation and integration in federal government settings.
  • Familiarity with operating systems including Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

Responsibilities

  • Support daily operations, including monitoring and user issue resolution for scientific computing infrastructure.
  • Manage cloud platform operations and automation pipelines for scientific workloads.
  • Coordinate network hardware changes and perform system configuration and testing.
  • Oversee network operations and provide primary support for performance monitoring.
  • Troubleshoot network issues at both physical and logical levels, using measurement hardware/software.
  • Enforce network infrastructure standards and provide technical training to IT staff.

Benefits

  • Work within a mission-driven agency focused on biomedical research.
  • Opportunity to manage impactful scientific cloud solutions.
  • Engage with cutting-edge scientific instrumentation in a collaborative environment.
Full Job Description
The NIAID NEAT Linux and Cloud Systems Engineer will support daily operations and cloud platform operations for scientific computing infrastructure and cloud-based scientific workload support.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Support daily operations, patching, monitoring, automation, backup/recovery support, operational sustainment, and user issue resolution for scientific computing infrastructure.
  • Support cloud platform operations, hybrid connectivity, automation pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code deployments, and cloud-based scientific workload support.
  • Coordinate and/or perform additions and changes to network hardware and operating systems and attached devices; includes investigation, analysis, recommendation, configuration, installation, and testing of new network hardware and software.
  • Provide direct support in the day-to-day operations on network hardware and operating systems, including the evaluation of system utilization, monitoring response time and primary support for detection and correction of operational problems.
  • Troubleshoot at the physical level of the network, working with network measurement hardware and software, as well as physical checking and testing of hardware devices at the logical level working with communication protocols.
  • Maintain network infrastructure standards including network communication protocols such as TCP/IP. Provide technical consultation, training and support to IT staff as designated by the government.


  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field.
  • Active Public Trust or higher security clearance.
  • Minimum 4 years experience supporting IT infrastructure, systems, and applications, including HPC environments, support teams, and ensuring quality of service operations.
  • Experience with scientific instrumentation and HPC and knowledge of working in a scientific research organization, with an emphasis on biomedical research.
  • Experience supporting commercial scientific instrumentation, and the integration of this instrumentation in a federal government IT environment.
  • Experience supporting systems based on Windows, MacOS, and Linux, including both GUI and command-line operations and troubleshooting, and scripting in these environments.
  • Have documented experience with FISMA and system authorization processes.
  • Practical experience with industry best practices as articulated by, but not limited to, the Project Management Institute (PMI), Lean IT, Agile practices, DevOps and ITIL, as appropriate.
  • Reside within the Washington DC Metro area
  • Travel within the Washington DC Metro Area, and CONUS as needed.

About ECS

ECS is a leading provider of digital solutions and services to the federal government. The company was founded in 2001 by Roy Kapani and has since grown to become a trusted partner to a wide range of government agencies. ECS offers a broad range of services, including cloud computing, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. The company has been recognized for its innovative solutions and has won numerous awards, including the AWS Public Sector Partner of the Year award.
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Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Information Technology
* Ladders Estimates

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