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Belay Technologies

Senior System Engineer

Annapolis, MD · On-site

$168K - $240K/yr

Belay Technologies is seeking a System Engineer to join our intel team. The Secure Token Service ... This includes supporting onboarding and training of new staff. * Experience estimating and planning ...

Ntiva

System Engineer

Bethesda, MD · On-site

How you'll make an Impact As a Systems Engineer, you will be the accountable owner for IT operation ... Strong communication skills - able to explain technical issues clearly to non-technical staff and ...

Ntiva

System Engineer

Bethesda, MD · On-site

How you'll make an Impact As a Systems Engineer, you will be the accountable owner for IT operation ... staff to streamlined orientation experience) * * Provide onsite client support for employee ...

Ntiva, Inc.

System Engineer

Bethesda, MD · On-site

How you'll make an Impact Asa Systems Engineer, you willbetheaccountable owner forIT operations ... Strong communicationskills -- able to explain technical issues clearly to non-technical staff and ...

CGI Inc.

Senior System Engineer

Fairfax, VA · On-site

$106K - $146K/yr

... staff to containerize workloads, streamline deployments, and improve platform resiliency. This ... , MIS, or a related field. . 8+ years of relevant systems engineering, DevOps, or platform ...

CGI Inc.

Junior System Engineer

Fairfax, VA · On-site

You will work closely with application developers, DevOps engineers, and client operations staff to ... years of relevant systems engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering experience, including ...

Wyetech

System Engineer 3

Fort George G Meade, MD · On-site

$55.72 - $137.86/hr

We are seeking a Principal Systems Engineer you will be responsible for designing, implementing ... Wood. at 844-WYETECH x727 or staffing@wyetech.com. We are happy to provide reasonable ...

Unisity LLC

System Engineer L3

Annapolis, MD · On-site

Perform systems engineering functions, including defining and documenting concept of operations ... us at staffing@unisity.tech. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal ...

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Senior System Engineer

Annapolis, MD • On-site

Belay Technologies
IT Services • 11 - 50 employees
Learn more about Belay Technologiesexternal

$168K - $240K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 20 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Coordinate requirements, architect solutions, and support implementation of federation and Single Sign On capabilities as enterprise solutions.

  • Lead a team of developers, system integrators, and system administrators to install, configure, operate, and maintain COTS products to support Secure Token capabilities.

  • Perform analysis, diagnostics, and preliminary evaluations of new COTS products and tools.

Job description

Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2019, runner up in 2020, and a finalist in 2021!
Belay Technologies is seeking a System Engineer to join our intel team. The Secure Token Service (STS) team lead will coordinate requirements, architect solutions, and support implementation of federation and Single Sign On capabilities as enterprise solutions. The candidate will lead a team consisting of developers, system integrators, and system administrators to install, configure, operate, and maintain COTS products to support Secure Token capabilities. Candidates will perform analysis, diagnostics, and preliminary evaluations of new COTS products and tools. The candidate is expected to have direct experience with and understanding PKI/TLS, SAML/OAuth/OIDC concepts. While not required, some development experience may be useful.
Candidates should have the following qualifications:
  • TS/SCI with polygraph is required.
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in computer engineering or in a field related to the computer engineering or computer science disciplines
  • 12 years of System Engineering experience. An additional 4+ years of System Engineering experience may be substituted for the degree for a total of 14 years.

Candidates are required to have the following skills:
  • Extensive experience with customer ICAM solutions.
  • Ability to work with the installation and customization of COTS products in an enterprise environment on Linux and Windows platforms.
  • Familiar with Secure Token Service and Single Sign-On
  • Experience with Ping, Okta, Login.gov, or Keycloak integration
  • AWS and/or Azure cloud certification and experience
  • Familiarity with orchestration and automation toolsets including Cloud native architectures.
  • Experience leading a team working directly with functional counterparts on requirements gathering and program specification and design and information systems. This includes supporting onboarding and training of new staff.
  • Experience estimating and planning new requirement implementation.
  • Ability to develop, diagnose and debug automation and integrate modern and legacy tools to optimize business processes.
  • Understanding of networking and troubleshooting
  • Must have an understanding of the software development life-cycle, including change management, functional and technical specification development.
  • Experience with generation and updating technical documentation in Confluence.

Perks and Benefits:
  • 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday,11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program
  • 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one
  • $5,000 annual training/tuition
  • Student Loan Repayment Program
  • 100% company funded HSA
  • Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
  • Dental coverage including orthodontia
  • Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded
  • Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes
  • Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!

At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development.
Salary Range: $168,000 to $240,000
Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Key words: Full Clearance, Fort Meade, SDVOSB, Service-disabled veteran owned small business, DoD, full scope

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