Systems Engineer - Platform

SAIC is seeking a skilled and motivated Systems Engineer – Platform to join

our MAJESTIC Joint Program Office (JPO) Team in support of an on-premises

enterprise IT environment. The primary focus of this role is the design,

implementation, operation, and maintenance of enterprise infrastructure and

platform services to ensure the seamless performance, scalability, security, and

reliability of mission-critical IT systems.

In addition to traditional platform services, we are seeking a systems engineer

with specific expertise in Kubernetes and containerization technologies to

support modernization efforts. The successful candidate will leverage their

knowledge of containerized architectures to improve platform scalability,

streamline deployments, and enhance system resiliency. This role requires

collaboration within a complex enterprise environment of virtualized systems,

cloud platforms, Windows infrastructure, and networking services to deliver

secure and innovative infrastructure solutions.

All work must be performed on-site in Springfield, VA.

Key Responsibilities

• * Contribute to the design, implementation, and sustainment strategies for
• enterprise infrastructure and platform services, with an emphasis on
• containerized architectures.
• * Evaluate and optimize system architectures to ensure scalability,
• reliability, performance, and security, including the incorporation of
• containerization and orchestration tools like Kubernetes or Docker Swarm.
• * Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters and related container
• environments to support application modernization and platform services.
• * Automate workflows for infrastructure provisioning, deployment pipelines, and
• container orchestration using tools such as Terraform, Helm, and Ansible.
• * Translate complex stakeholder needs into actionable technical requirements
• and documentation.
• * Support end-to-end project activities by providing technical inputs for
• planning, execution, and risk identification, with a focus on emerging
• technologies like containerization.
• * Provide subject-matter expertise to development and integration teams on
• infrastructure, containerization best practices, and platform engineering.
• * Identify technical risks and recommend mitigation approaches to government
• leadership, particularly for Kubernetes and related containerized workloads.
• * Prepare and maintain technical documentation for infrastructure components,
• containerized services, platform components, and engineering workflows.
• * Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by recommending modern tools,
• processes, and engineering practices to enhance container and platform
• capabilities.
• * Deliver status updates, technical reports, and briefings for senior
• government stakeholders.
• SAIC® [http://www.saic.com/] is a premier mission integrator focused on
• advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world.
• Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and
• civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise
• IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging
• technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that
• modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
• We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and
• inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered
• in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For
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