Digital Charter is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Systems Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of re-architecting legacy systems, transitioning them into cloud-native environments, and redesigning applications for efficient deployment on modern platforms such as Kubernetes. The role involves leading multi-cloud development efforts, providing essential training to operations staff, supporting compliance and security assessments, and implementing complex networking configurations across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
This opportunity is full-time and is fully remote. Ideally, the candidate resides near Dayton, OH.
**All candidates must be U.S. Citizens and hold an active Top Secret/SCI Clearance**
All Digital Charter candidates should possess the following soft skills:
- Able to communicate effectively
- Be a self-starter
- Attentive to detail
- Plays well with others
- Takes great pride in service delivery
Key Responsibilities:
System Re-Architecture & Cloud Transition:
- Re-architect multi-million-dollar legacy systems to cloud-native environments
- Redesign and deploy Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) applications on Kubernetes
Multi-Cloud Infrastructure & Processes:
- Establish infrastructure and processes to facilitate seamless multi-cloud development
- Design and implement multi-cloud networking configurations for AWS, Azure, and GCP
Training & Development:
- Provide training on Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to operations staff for maintaining cross-domain deployments
Compliance & Security:
- Support Authorization to Operate (ATO) assessments for custom systems across various government agencies
- Conduct automated vulnerability assessments and generate reports
Automation & DevOps:
- Implement CI/CD pipelines for automating deployments and testing
- Develop custom Terraform modules for resource standardization
- Improve system observability via centralized log aggregation and processing
- Define automated analysis of resource metric variances and alert triggers
Cloud Services & Solutions:
- Architect high-availability cloud networks on AWS, Azure, and GCP
Microservices & Containers:
- Design and implement microservices and containerized applications deployed on Kubernetes
- Automate secrets management, serverless functions, and scalable solutions
Required Skills/Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
- Required Certifications: CompTIA Security+
- Extensive experience as a Systems Engineer and Lead Systems Engineer
- Proven experience in multi-cloud environments including AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Expertise in DevSecOps, automation, and cloud services
- Expertise in DevOps automation tools: Ansible, GitLab CI, HashiCorp Packer, Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes
- Familiarity with cloud services: AWS EC2, S3, VPC, Lambda, RDS, SNS, SQS, CloudWatch, Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
- Proficient with software: HAProxy, Nexus Repository OSS, SonarQube
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
- Excellent communication and technical writing abilities
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and best practices
- Strategic planning and roadmap development skills
- Bonus: having React, JAVA, and/or Python knowledge
- Preferred Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Associate, HashiCorp Terraform Associate