Systems Engineer 3 (Watch Desk) - Jira/Confluence/Rancher/Redis/NiFi/Docker/Kubernetes/AWS/Nagios/Prometheus

The role

A senior level systems engineer will work on the watch floor. This person will monitor system health, availability, performance, and data pipelines.

What you will do

• Monitor system health, availability, performance, and data pipelines
• Investigate alerts and incidents
• Perform authorized recovery actions
• Escalate unresolved issues
• Maintain tickets, shift logs, SOPs, metrics, and reports
• Provide concise status updates and effective shift handoffs
• Troubleshoot OS, Applications, dataflow, and network issues
• Read and interpret graphs of systems information
• Generate metrics and reports for customers
• Lead small team of WD shift personnel

Required qualifications

• Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Twenty (20) years-experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity
• Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts
• Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline
• Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
• Security Plus Certification (or willingness to attain within 6 months)
• Experience with RTRG Mission analytics operation and use
• Monitoring OS and Applications
• Troubleshooting OS and Applications
• Troubleshooting dataflow
• Troubleshooting network issue

Benefits

• Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)
• Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)
• Above Market Hourly Rates
• $3,600 HSA Contribution
• 6 Weeks Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D

Before you apply

• Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph
• All candidates must be a U.S. citizen
• This position is open for direct hires only
• We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms

About the company

Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Their team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate.