Senior Systems and Operations Engineer (SOE III)

Huntsville, AL
AnaVation Job Opportunities – Federal Law Enforcement /
Full Time /
On-site
Be Challenged and Make a Difference 

In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture. 

Description of Task to be Performed:
AnaVation is actively seeking individuals who to fill a key role within our team. The SOE III shall be responsible for the architecture of the server environment, as well as plan for the day-to-day maintenance and upkeep of several hundred servers used in a real-time 24/7/365 configuration. The SOE III is expected to be able to develop a methodology for evaluating system health, using enterprise tools (e.g., Forema, Ansible, SaltStack). The SOE III shall work to lead a team of other system, SAN, and network engineers to keep the current operational system secure and up-to-date while also planning for new data centers that may be necessary. The SOE III shall work to lead a team of other system, SAN, and network engineers to keep the current operational system secure and up-to-date while also planning for new data centers that may be necessary. The SOE III is expected to find ways to automate tasks (such as checking server health, available disk space, and ensuring all necessary critical processes are running) by using monitoring tools and scripting languages.
The SOE III shall be responsible for the overall health and operation of the system and is expected to respond to emergency calls when critical infrastructure has failed or is unresponsive. The SOE III shall troubleshoot with other team members to identify the issue and put in motion steps to resolve.

This position is on-site in Huntsville, AL and requires a Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain an CI clearance with a polygraph.

Required Qualifications:

    • Multiple programming languages necessary to meet a diverse set of requirements. The Contractor must be familiar with a variety of scripts, programming languages, and operating systems. Examples of relevant computer programming languages currently used to design and deploy components include, but are not limited to:
    • Vsphere/Vsan
    • Python
    • Linux (Ubuntu)
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • ElasticSearch
    • Structured Query Language (SQL)
    • Extensible Markup Language (XML)
    • Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
    • HTML
    • JavaScript
    • The SOE III shall have mastery of the of Linux operating systems.
    • The SOE III shall understand enterprise-level software resources and how to best use them to accomplish the mission.
    • Education: Minimum Education: Four (4) year college degree in an electrical engineering or computer engineering field, plus four (4) year of systems engineering experience, or in lieu of education seven (7) years of experience in the systems engineering field as detailed above. If utilizing in lieu of education, all experience must be at or above the position level described above.

Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience with:
    • Microsoft Azure and/or AWS cloud experience highly desired. Specifically experience deploying services to AWS cloud.
    • Experience working on digital forensics technology or related technologies for law enforcement or intelligence community customers is a plus
    • Netbox
    • LibreNMS
    • Ansible
    • Jinja2
Benefits 
·        Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents 
·        100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents 
·        100% company paid long-term and short term disability insurance 
·        100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents 
·        401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting 
·        Competitive Pay 
·        Generous paid leave and holiday package 
·        Tuition and training reimbursement 
·        Life and AD&D Insurance

About AnaVation 
AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.  

If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you! 

AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.