Job Summary:
Planet Technologies is the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, and they are seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer with strong JIRA experience. In this role, you will support impactful projects that make a difference for the country by analyzing system requirements, developing architectures, and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity policies.
Responsibilities:
• Analyzes system requirements and ensures integration of hardware, software, and network components.
• Builds and develops system architectures, engineering plans, and technical documentation.
• Implements and manages system configurations, security protocols, and operating environments.
• Installs, configures, tests, and maintains operating systems and application software.
• Troubleshoots and resolves technical issues related to development and deployment
• Performs system upgrades and migrations
• Monitors system performance and recommends improvements for efficiency, scalability and security
• Creates and maintains documentation, including diagrams procedures and user manuals.
• Ensures compliance with cybersecurity policies and federal IT standards.
• Tests, integrates, and validates system activities.
• Collaborate with technical team and stakeholders to ensure timelines and goals are met
• Producing briefings for leadership on a timely and regular basis
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or IT
• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, administration, or IT infrastructure support.
• Ability to work on site 5 days a week
• Previous testing, configuration and security implementation experience
• Experience monitoring systems to evaluate security, recommend options for scalability and efficiency
• Ability to create and maintain detailed documentation and user manuals
• Knowledge of cybersecurity compliance, federal IT policies and standards
• Ability to hold and maintain a Top Secret Clearance
Preferred:
• ITIL, Atlassian (JIRA) Certification preferred
Company:
Planet Technologies was built around investing in, and developing, long term relationships with our customers and corporate partners. Founded in 1997, the company is headquartered in Germantown, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.