Job Title : Advanced Systems Engineer
Location: Pittsfield, MA
Wage Range: 50-54 depending on years of experience and qualifications
Job Number: 24-01619

Job Description: Our client, a large defense contractor, has an immediate opening for a Advanced Systems Engineer to work from Pittsfield, MA facility. We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences: Cisco Switch configuration, DoD HBSS Implementation (Microsoft PowerSTIG, McAfee for Red Hat, and Windows Defender), VMWare vSphere, Red Hat, Windows Server 2022, and VMWare ESXi. The team is looking for experience with configuration management, GitLab Pipelines and Agile based development.

Qualifications: Requires a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

What sets you apart:

Success leading the systems development life cycle with strong proficiency with requirements management and system modeling tools
Creative thinker motivated to apply technical standards and methodologies to develop solutions
Collaborative team player with the ability to provide technical leadership and position others for success
Strong presentation and communications skills with experience in the art of negotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions
Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.