{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"2d6fd27ada8e9c7faa655882","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2d6fd27ada8e9c7faa655882","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2d6fd27ada8e9c7faa655882","title":"Systems Engineer - Junior Level","description":"Description:\nWe have an opportunity for an enthusiastic Systems Engineer with a desire to grow while working with a skilled and highly motivated team on leading-edge work. Our team provides IT services for systems engineering and information management systems to multiple major DoD programs. Each team member has opportunities to take on responsibilities according to their experience level and professional growth goals. Our staff mentors each other in the areas of expertise continuously enhancing the synergistic capability of the team.\n\nThis position supports an established contract developing mission-critical operations. Our customer’s framework continues to evolve. Evaluating, learning, and integrating new technologies will be a constant factor in this position. The responsibilities of this role include:\nExecute full software development life cycle (SDLC) from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment\nDevelop flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to identify requirements and solutions\nWrite well-designed, testable code\nProduce specifications and determine operational feasibility\nIntegrate software components into a fully functional software system\nDevelop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures\nComply with project plans and industry standards\nManage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure\nInstall, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, and system management tools\nProactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability\nMonitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes\nMaintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies\nWrite and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks\nParticipate in the design of information and operational support systems\nProvide 2nd and 3rd level support\nLiaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem-resolution\nRequirements:\nEssential Skills and Experience\n2-4 years of professional experience in software design, development, or engineering applied to program development and at least one of the following: modeling, simulation, or real-time systems\nBS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field\nProven experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting UNIX /Linux-based environments.\nSolid experience in the administration and performance tuning of application stacks (e.g., Tomcat, JBoss, Apache, Ruby, NGINX)\nSolid Cloud experience, preferably in AWS\nExperience with virtualization and containerization\nExperience with monitoring systems\nExperience with automation software\nSolid scripting skills (e.g., shell scripts, Python, JavaScript)\nSolid networking knowledge (OSI network layers, TCP/IP)\nCompTIA Security+ certification or similar\nContingent Work Eligibility Requirements\nU.S. citizen with currently active TS-SCI security clearance\nClearance Level - Final Position Requirement\nActive TS-SCI\nTravel Required: No\nPotential for Telework: No\nAbout Us\nHere at Zekiah, our journey is about enhancing our warfighters’ superiority by developing and integrating forward-thinking communication and technology systems. Each team member plays an important role in making this possible by bringing their skills and knowledge to help our customers tackle their challenges, devise innovative solutions, and support their critical missions. We take care of our employees through a balanced work life, fair salaries, great benefits, and giving them a voice.\nBenefits\nWe offer health, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance for full-time employees and their families. We also offer holiday and vacation pay, sick leave, performance-based bonuses, a retirement plan with company match, and an education reimbursement program. Explore our benefits and work culture at https://www.zekiah.com/careers.\nEqual Employment Opportunity Policy\nZekiah Technologies, Inc. does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), ethnicity, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.","company":"Zekiah Technologies","rawCompany":"zekiah technologies","city":"Dahlgren","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-12T21:23:40.746Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Systems Engineer - Junior Level","description":"Description:\nWe have an opportunity for an enthusiastic Systems Engineer with a desire to grow while working with a skilled and highly motivated team on leading-edge work. Our team provides IT services for systems engineering and information management systems to multiple major DoD programs. Each team member has opportunities to take on responsibilities according to their experience level and professional growth goals. Our staff mentors each other in the areas of expertise continuously enhancing the synergistic capability of the team.\n\nThis position supports an established contract developing mission-critical operations. Our customer’s framework continues to evolve. Evaluating, learning, and integrating new technologies will be a constant factor in this position. The responsibilities of this role include:\nExecute full software development life cycle (SDLC) from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment\nDevelop flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to identify requirements and solutions\nWrite well-designed, testable code\nProduce specifications and determine operational feasibility\nIntegrate software components into a fully functional software system\nDevelop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures\nComply with project plans and industry standards\nManage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure\nInstall, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, and system management tools\nProactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability\nMonitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes\nMaintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies\nWrite and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks\nParticipate in the design of information and operational support systems\nProvide 2nd and 3rd level support\nLiaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem-resolution\nRequirements:\nEssential Skills and Experience\n2-4 years of professional experience in software design, development, or engineering applied to program development and at least one of the following: modeling, simulation, or real-time systems\nBS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field\nProven experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting UNIX /Linux-based environments.\nSolid experience in the administration and performance tuning of application stacks (e.g., Tomcat, JBoss, Apache, Ruby, NGINX)\nSolid Cloud experience, preferably in AWS\nExperience with virtualization and containerization\nExperience with monitoring systems\nExperience with automation software\nSolid scripting skills (e.g., shell scripts, Python, JavaScript)\nSolid networking knowledge (OSI network layers, TCP/IP)\nCompTIA Security+ certification or similar\nContingent Work Eligibility Requirements\nU.S. citizen with currently active TS-SCI security clearance\nClearance Level - Final Position Requirement\nActive TS-SCI\nTravel Required: No\nPotential for Telework: No\nAbout Us\nHere at Zekiah, our journey is about enhancing our warfighters’ superiority by developing and integrating forward-thinking communication and technology systems. 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