System Engineering Specialist

Job Title: System Engineering Specialist

Clearance Required: Active Secret

Work Location: Onsite 5 days a week - Newport News, VA

Alpha Omega is seeking a highly skilled and experienced System Engineering Specialist to join our team. As a System Engineering Specialist, you will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with DOD regulations and requirements, identifying potential cyber risks and vulnerabilities, and improving the cybersecurity posture within our DOD environment. This position will provide customer support within a Hybrid Agile Enterprise Environment.

This position requires a "self-starter" with the ability to work independently with little to no oversight. The ability to research problems to develop, present, and implement full solutions after appropriate approval is imperative to the success of this project. The ability to work in a mixed stakeholder environment while maintaining fidelity of information is also required. Exceptional attention to detail and overall organizational abilities are crucial to the success of the project.

• Manage day to day operations of High-Performance Computing environment consisting of RHEL8/9 Servers, Windows Servers, and Commvault Backup Systems.
• Serve as the technical leader for system infrastructure projects to Plan, Deploy, and Harden Enterprise Services across multiple projects.
• Ensure system compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) regulations, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and Vulnerability Management Programs.
• Provide expert knowledge and support for all aspects of system and network configuration and management.
• Participate in project planning and execution in a hybrid-agile environment, potentially assuming the role of Scrum Master as needed.
• Analyze the IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
• Coordinate with other IT team members and stakeholders, ensuring the successful completion of projects on time and within budget.
• Perform routine system maintenance, troubleshooting, and problem resolution.
• Document all system configurations, changes, and procedures to maintain an up-to-date knowledge base.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to team members, enhancing their understanding and skills in system engineering and management.

• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience/
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Minimum 5 years of combined experience in Planning, Deploying, and Hardening Linux Servers and applications.
• 
  
  Preferred Experience /
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Familiarity with Commvault Backup Systems, Melanox Switches, and Aruba Switches.
• Required Certification(s):
  • IAT II or higher certification
  • Linux operating system certificate or ability to obtain in 90 days.

The likely salary range for this position is $88,000 - $121,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position and could fall outside of this range.

Final date to receive applications: April 7, 2026

• PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company's holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

Guided by our core values-Harmony, Engagement, Accountability, Resourcefulness, and Tenacity (HEART)- we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning and are committed to delivering high-impact solutions. We recognize and reward hard work. Through our H.E.A.R.T. Awards Program, colleagues and managers can recognize each other for actions that exemplify these values. Recognized employees receive a detailed nomination highlighting their contributions, which is shared with their manager.

Each quarter, select nominees have the opportunity to receive a monetary bonus as an extra thank-you for their impact.

Alpha Omega is an award-winning Federal IT solutions provider dedicated to delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions across the National Security, Federal Financial, Healthcare, and Space & Science domains. Since our founding in 2016, we have grown to over 800 employees nationwide with $230m in revenue. With the January 2025 acquisitions of SeKON and Macro…