Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

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Job description

Role: Systems Engineer Location: Washington, D.C. (J. Edgar Hoover Building) Schedule: M-F transitioning from 100% onsite to onsite 3 days per week post 90 days
Terms: Permanent hire, long-term.
Clearance: Top Secret with CI Poly eligibility
Pay Rate: $165,000+ depending on qualifications Overview:
We are recruiting System Engineers to outwit complexity and be a part of our industry-leading client's fast-growing litigation and investigation support practice. Every organization today frequently faces complexity across multiple levels and must navigate these challenges and opportunities which demand more than the one-dimensional maps, tools, or solutions of the past. It's essential to have a guide understanding your industry and proven experience to navigate the changing terrain ahead. Join our team supporting the Department of Justice and guide our customers through the complexities associated with data proliferation and the growing technical and legal challenges of eDiscovery. The Systems Engineer:
Supports eDiscovery Review, Analysis, and Preservation platforms, such as Veritas eDiscovery Platform (eDP) (Clearwell), Relativity, and Enterprise Vault, performing engineer and administrator services in support of electronic discovery including the operations and maintenance of these platforms.
Ensures high availability and routine operation and maintenance of these systems, including training and developing standard operating procedures, identifying innovative approaches to leverage technology in support of repeatable and defensible eDiscovery workflows, weekly/ monthly maintenance, and incident response.
Systems are deployed on physical and virtualized servers, have geographically separated data centers for Continuity of Operations, massive amounts of attached storage, and require a wide range of supporting tasks, including but not limited to:
Participate in teleconferences or technical meetings to review, educate, and support program objectives.
Process storage requests, migrations, and decommissioning tasks.
Monitor failed system components and coordinate vendor and intra-agency support (L2-L4).
Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks.
The Systems Engineer has a sound understanding of accompanying enterprise services, such as M365 Core and Premier Discovery. What You Will Need:
Top Requirement: An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TOP SECRET Federal or DoD security clearance with CI Poly eligibility
Top Requirement: FOUR (4) or more years of Systems Engineer/Administrator experience supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2016/2019 in large physical and virtual infrastructures.
Top Requirement: Experience supporting Veritas Enterprise Vault or similar industry-recognized platform Experience. Preferred THREE (3) or more years.
Top Requirement: Knowledge of VMWare administration and tools.
Bachelor's Degree -OR- FOUR (4) years of IT experience may be used instead of degree requirement
FOUR (4) or more years of Systems Engineer/Administrator experience
TWO (2) or more years of previous experience in architecture and design of complex high-available systems
Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure and network architecture.
Strong oral and written communication skills, particularly in translating customer requirements to technical requirements. What Would Be Nice To Have:
Experience researching and resolving customer product support complaints and issues
Experience supporting eDiscovery Review and Analysis platforms such as Veritas eDiscovery Platform, Relativity, or equivalent. Preferred THREE (3) or more years.
Strong understanding of virtualization concepts, deploying systems and payloads to AWS or Azure is a plus.
Working knowledge of Enterprise IT systems, such as MS Exchange, Enterprise Vault, file servers, and SharePoint.
Ability to work independently with a high level of initiative and excellent troubleshooting skills, while maintaining and fostering collaboration across the team and enterprise stakeholders.
Demonstrated understanding of Continuity of Operations (COOP) and disaster recovery strategies.
Ability to research and recommend innovative system designs to build effective and efficient processes that meet and grow with the mission.
Strong skills with researching and resolving tier 2 and tier 3 customer support; ability to train end-users on the best practices and use of supported platforms.
Strong understanding of scripting languages, such as PowerShell, Perl, or Python. Strong communication skills and abilities to participate in technical meetings to review, provide education, and support program objectives.
Demonstrated experience with ESI collection tools and/or eDiscovery Platforms (Clearwell, Relativity, or equivalent) to facilitate Identification, Analysis, and Production of ESI in support of civil and/or criminal matters.
Familiarity with end-to-end lifecycle management of litigation support matters.
Ability to provide ad hoc support to end users of the electronic discovery review platform repository.

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