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Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country.DescriptionCaptivation Software is looking for a mid level systems engineer who will be responsible for multiple Machine rooms of all operational mission critical systems, a Lab and comms room.ResponsibilitiesYou will need to maintain all spaces to agency standards, maintain access lists for scan access.Monitor and enforce agency requirements for Power Space and Cooling in the rooms.Work with Facilities personnel from time to time to stay ahead of the need for PSC upgrades to support newer hardware and customer needs.Assist customers with physical installation and decommissioning of racks of servers, network devices, and comms gear.Work JIRA tickets from SA/NE teams for hardware replacements – warrantied backfill or escorting vendor support techs into the rooms to work on hardware that is under warranty.A typical day will start by catching up on emails and JIRA tickets since you left the day before and working through any issues as well as checking monitoring of machine rooms and walking the floor looking for any alerts or issues.RequirementsSecurity Clearance:Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizenMinimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in related technical discipline required.Fifteen (15) years of systems engineering experienceIAT level II baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01-MRequired Skills:Experience in supporting an agency machine room.Experience in racking and cabling systems for operational deploymentsStrong communication skills ability to work with small team, customers, leadership, facilities, and Vendors to identify and resolve issues.Experience with creating and updating machine room drawings in Viso or similar tool.Experience with hands on support for various hardware from key vendors like HP, Dell, Cisco Arista, Juniper etc.Experience supporting fiber (looking for breaks testing)Desired Skills:Experience managing/ leading a team in supporting an agency Machine/ Comms room.Experience on a System build/deployment teamWork in an agency or Contractor LabThis position is open for direct hires only. 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