{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"8db0c563b79df480db6fd403","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8db0c563b79df480db6fd403","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8db0c563b79df480db6fd403","title":"Mid Level Systems Engineer - Platform/Infrastructure","description":"Job Description\n\nBAE Systems is looking for a Platform or Infrastructure Systems Engineer experienced in configuring, deploying, and maintaining infrastructure tools and COTS applications as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Applications as Code (AaC) to join our visible technical program driving the Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) cloud platform that supports collection, management and analysis of digital engineering information in an architecture that provides seamless digital thread and enables tool interoperability, including data structures suitable for AI applications. This program delivers engineering services for Linux and Windows cloud-based infrastructure as well as sophisticated enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, Cloud services, virtualized applications, and storage systems. Enterprise Computing Engineering services include modern application technology including containerized solutions with orchestrated workflows. Our platform uses a mix of Open Source, Government-off-the-Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) software and targets cloud-native constructs. The environment offers a secure-by-default configuration, implementing an Infrastructure-as-Code approach, and governance policies. We follow a mostly Agile workflow and adhere to DevSecOps principles. We value fast iteration and a customer-oriented approach while being mindful about security. This is a fast paced, challenging, and career rewarding experience to recruit and develop top talent and solutions on one of the most complex and high-profile programs within the government customer community.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nProvide platform and infrastructure technical services and technical expertise in systems, technical infrastructure, tools, modeling, external interfaces, and other technical areas\nComplete complex design, configuration and deployment of platform infrastructure and applications in a cloud-based environment ensuring performant environments\nMaintain COTS applications in a cloud-based environment\nWork with internal engineering resources as well as customer end-users to design and enhance the user interfaces for supported applications, maintaining responsive designs that accommodate challenging technical and functional requirements\nSupport operations functions, including root cause identification, remediation and documentation (e.g., user guides, ‘how to’ guides, infrastructure diagrams)\nWork closely with clients and cross-functional departments on technical issues including software system troubleshooting and maintenance and to communicate project statuses\nPrepare comprehensive test plans, test new features, services, and fix bugs\nConfigure IdAM, Active Directory, LDAP resources with platform and applications\nPrepare technical presentations for government and senior leadership\nWork effectively in a team environment\nWork across infrastructure that contains both Linux and Windows\nCommunicate effectively with technical and non-technical, management and customer both written and verbally\nUtilize robust troubleshooting skills\nInstill and apply solid engineering rigor, to include configuration management, testing\nDevelop/engineer as part of an Agile scrum team\n\n#LI-DE1\n\nXYZ\n\nRequired Education, Experience, & Skills\n\nWe are actively seeking candidates with a minimum of 5-8 years' relevant experience. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM field is required. Specific skills include the following:\n\nAt a minimum, meet DoDD 8140 requirements (Security+ CE Certification)\nExpertise working with Linux platforms and COTS applications in Linux cloud environments\nAbility to demonstrate solid engineering rigor\nExpert troubleshooting and solutioning skills, including investigating log files to discover root-cause for challenges\nExperience with Cloud architecture and system design\nExperience working with relational and/or non-relational databases e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.\nExperience architecting or integrating with workflow, case or ticketing, or automation platforms such as ServiceNow or custom-built systems\nKnowledge of IDAM requirements and technologies including Active Directory, SAML, OpenLDAP, OAuth 2.0, and/or OIDC\nDemonstrated experience with system testing and validation\nStrong documentation skills\nExperience and comfort with DevOps tooling (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab)\nFamiliarity with Containerized Development environments (Rancher, Kubernetes)\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues\n\nPreferred Education, Experience, & Skills\n\nExperience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)\nExperience with Cloud solution optimization\nExperience configuring and instrumenting visualization tools (Grafana, Splunk)\nExperience with ServiceNow\nFamiliarity with customer system security requirements and processes\nIntegration of virtualized applications and application streaming or layering techniques\nAssist with leading and overseeing a total system perspective including technical understanding of relationships, dependencies and requirements of cloud services, infrastructure and security domains\nExperience designing APIs such as REST or GraphQL and event-driven systems\nExperience with DevOps testing\nExperience with maintaining API Gateways, catalogs in a cloud-based environment\nExperience integrating complex systems using APIs, message queues, streaming platforms, and ETL pipelines\nOther Cloud experience (Azure, Google, Oracle, IBM)\n\nPay Information\nFull-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035\n\nPlease note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.\n\nEmployee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.\n\nAbout BAE Systems, Inc.\nBAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.\n\nOur culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.\n\nThis position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. 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This program delivers engineering services for Linux and Windows cloud-based infrastructure as well as sophisticated enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, Cloud services, virtualized applications, and storage systems. Enterprise Computing Engineering services include modern application technology including containerized solutions with orchestrated workflows. Our platform uses a mix of Open Source, Government-off-the-Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) software and targets cloud-native constructs. The environment offers a secure-by-default configuration, implementing an Infrastructure-as-Code approach, and governance policies. We follow a mostly Agile workflow and adhere to DevSecOps principles. We value fast iteration and a customer-oriented approach while being mindful about security. This is a fast paced, challenging, and career rewarding experience to recruit and develop top talent and solutions on one of the most complex and high-profile programs within the government customer community.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nProvide platform and infrastructure technical services and technical expertise in systems, technical infrastructure, tools, modeling, external interfaces, and other technical areas\nComplete complex design, configuration and deployment of platform infrastructure and applications in a cloud-based environment ensuring performant environments\nMaintain COTS applications in a cloud-based environment\nWork with internal engineering resources as well as customer end-users to design and enhance the user interfaces for supported applications, maintaining responsive designs that accommodate challenging technical and functional requirements\nSupport operations functions, including root cause identification, remediation and documentation (e.g., user guides, ‘how to’ guides, infrastructure diagrams)\nWork closely with clients and cross-functional departments on technical issues including software system troubleshooting and maintenance and to communicate project statuses\nPrepare comprehensive test plans, test new features, services, and fix bugs\nConfigure IdAM, Active Directory, LDAP resources with platform and applications\nPrepare technical presentations for government and senior leadership\nWork effectively in a team environment\nWork across infrastructure that contains both Linux and Windows\nCommunicate effectively with technical and non-technical, management and customer both written and verbally\nUtilize robust troubleshooting skills\nInstill and apply solid engineering rigor, to include configuration management, testing\nDevelop/engineer as part of an Agile scrum team\n\n#LI-DE1\n\nXYZ\n\nRequired Education, Experience, & Skills\n\nWe are actively seeking candidates with a minimum of 5-8 years' relevant experience. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM field is required. Specific skills include the following:\n\nAt a minimum, meet DoDD 8140 requirements (Security+ CE Certification)\nExpertise working with Linux platforms and COTS applications in Linux cloud environments\nAbility to demonstrate solid engineering rigor\nExpert troubleshooting and solutioning skills, including investigating log files to discover root-cause for challenges\nExperience with Cloud architecture and system design\nExperience working with relational and/or non-relational databases e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.\nExperience architecting or integrating with workflow, case or ticketing, or automation platforms such as ServiceNow or custom-built systems\nKnowledge of IDAM requirements and technologies including Active Directory, SAML, OpenLDAP, OAuth 2.0, and/or OIDC\nDemonstrated experience with system testing and validation\nStrong documentation skills\nExperience and comfort with DevOps tooling (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab)\nFamiliarity with Containerized Development environments (Rancher, Kubernetes)\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues\n\nPreferred Education, Experience, & Skills\n\nExperience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)\nExperience with Cloud solution optimization\nExperience configuring and instrumenting visualization tools (Grafana, Splunk)\nExperience with ServiceNow\nFamiliarity with customer system security requirements and processes\nIntegration of virtualized applications and application streaming or layering techniques\nAssist with leading and overseeing a total system perspective including technical understanding of relationships, dependencies and requirements of cloud services, infrastructure and security domains\nExperience designing APIs such as REST or GraphQL and event-driven systems\nExperience with DevOps testing\nExperience with maintaining API Gateways, catalogs in a cloud-based environment\nExperience integrating complex systems using APIs, message queues, streaming platforms, and ETL pipelines\nOther Cloud experience (Azure, Google, Oracle, IBM)\n\nPay Information\nFull-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035\n\nPlease note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.\n\nEmployee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.\n\nAbout BAE Systems, Inc.\nBAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.\n\nOur culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.\n\nThis position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.","datePosted":"2026-11-01T07:10:03.002Z","dateModified":"2026-11-01T07:10:03.002Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"BAE Systems","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Sterling","addressRegion":"VA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"8db0c563b79df480db6fd403"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8db0c563b79df480db6fd403"}}