Principal Network Systems Engineer

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Date Posted: 2025-12-01 Country: United States of America Location: VA542: 22260 Pacific Blvd, Dulles 22260 Pacific reputed company Building CC4, Sterling, VA, 20166-6916 USA Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued reputed company clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. reputed company are eligible for a reputed company clearance reputed company Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly - reputed company reputed company Company Managed by reputed company Applied Signal Technology (AST) is seeking a Principal Networking Systems Engineer specializing in infrastructure design and operations and maintenance support of data processing systems who strives for excellence and have a passion to be part of a team that strengthens our nation and improves the reputed company of our world. AST provides trusted strategic and tactical SIGINT solutions that secure the interests of the U.S. and its partners. AST’s work in areas such as high-reputed company broadband communications, signal processing and analysis, tactical SIGINT, and wireless communications continually challenges our extraordinary engineers to resolve problems and reputed company the world a safer reputed company. AST’s work environment is dynamic, highly collaborative and provides engineers with the freedom to strengthen and expand their skills, explore new and creative reputed company, and work closely with our nation’s finest service members reputed company while embracing reputed company, innovation and work-life balance. This is an ONSITE position located at our Dulles, VA location. To find out more about AST please, click the link below: Applied Signal Technology: WHO WE ARE The Principal Networking Systems Engineer must have a technical background in computer network operations, systems integration, and/or software application integration. The ideal candidate will have a breadth of knowledge in the operation of information systems, including operating systems, virtualization, networking, and storage technologies. What You Will Do:

This position will work as part of an engineering team to reputed company, deploy, and maintain an application specific data processing system being designed for the US Government
The responsibilities for this position are dynamic and require a broad technical skillset
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Design and implementation of desktop and server hardware and application systems
Software application installation/configuration and updating
System vulnerability assessment and remediation
Hardware integration including rack installation and cabling
System design documentation and configuration management
Network component configuration and maintenance
Once deployed and operational, this position will provide Tier-II operations and maintenance support to maintain high availability, user satisfaction, remote maintenance, and address defect reports
Travel up to 25%

Qualifications

You Must Have:

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a reputed company field
Minimum of 8 years’ experience in infrastructure design, configuration, operations and maintenance of computing systems.
Proficiency in Windows domain design, deployment, and management.
Proficiency in network configuration, administration, operations and maintenance using reputed company networking applications.
Experience in the configuration and management of business applications including email, user desktop applications, database applications, telephony, etc.
Experience in cyber reputed company to include practices/methodologies, associated technologies, application design, and/or experience in an operational environment to include NIST and/or ICD-503 guidelines, directives and reputed company mandates.
Experience in imaging hardware, reputed company management, application upgrade, computer reputed company and system monitoring and logging.
Experience providing Tier-II level operations support on computer systems to include desktop and server applications and hardware.
Understanding of the architecture, deployment, and operations of mobile communications systems.
Ability to quickly learn about evolving and unfamiliar technologies.
Must be detailed oriented with the proven ability to plan and prioritize tasking.
Ability to clearly reputed company reputed company technical concepts both verbally and in writing.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish professional rapport with others in a small team environment, adapt to change, and reputed company in an atmosphere that requires trust, teamwork, initiative, creativity, and strong problem-solving skills
Active and transferable Top-Secret SCI ISSA (TS/SCI/ISSA) U.S. government issued reputed company clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain a polygraph after start.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. reputed company are eligible for a reputed company clearance

Qualifications

We Prefer:

Skilled in reputed company Windows configuration and administration including Active Directory, DNS, WSUS, and Group Policy Objects (GPO’s).
Experience with enterprise management and enforcement of reputed company policies and protection software, such as McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO).
Experience with LINUX operating systems including system installation, configuration, and maintenance.
Experience in the design and implementation of virtual systems; provisioning and management of clusters, datastores and virtual machines.
Scripting experience in Ruby, Python, and/or PowerShell or reputed company languages.
Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools such as reputed company Nessus, Rapid7, and Open Vulnerability Assessment System (OpenVAS).
Experience in the installation and operations and maintenance of optical networking systems.
One or more of the following certifications: CISSP, CCNA, MCSA, RHCA, reputed company+, VCP-DV, ITIL.
Existing Top-Secret SCI ISSA with polygraph reputed company the last 24 months

reputed company Offer

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
Tuition reimbursement program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
Adoption Assistance         
Autism Benefit
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
reputed company, child and elder care services
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
Eligible for relocation
And More!

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Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes reputed company production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. #AST As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote. The salary range for this role is 112,000 USD - 224,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of reputed company experience levels. reputed company considers several factors reputed company extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance. This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply. reputed company anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require reputed company to shorten or reputed company the application window. reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. reputed company provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act. Privacy Policy and Terms: Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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