Senior Server Engineer

Who we are.

Platinum Technologies is a Northern Virginia based integrated solutions firm that specializes in Cybersecurity, Cloud and Digital Services to the Public Sector. Our team solves hard problems and helps our Mission Partners achieve their goals. If you are self-motivated, possess demonstrated learning agility, and are passionate about delivering high-quality work products – we want to hear from you.

We lead with technical expertise, but that is just the tip of the iceberg – the ‘Why’ matters. At Platinum, we don’t hire people to do a job. We provide professional and leadership development to complement our self-motivated domain experts. Our teammates are dot-connecting leaders that operate in a mutually accountable environment to deliver thought leadership, expert technical analysis, and quality execution for our clients. 

You.

Platinum Technologies currently has an opportunity for a Senior Server Engineer to support our Program (DES), a growing program with exciting opportunities to excel in your career. 

Are you someone with a strong expertise in designing and planning system migration? Possess hands on experience operating systems and server hardware? 

Are you ready to make an impact and join a creative, forward-thinking team? We’re looking for innovators and forward-thinkers to help us do great things. 

This role is located in Ft Meade, MD. Candidate must hold an active DoD Secret clearance.

What you get to do.

•Must have flexible working hours to be available to support the team when needed to include: occasional on call support (typically one week at a time every two months) or additional hours based on mission need.

•Serve as the team engineering lead on the program for Operations systems tools integration and architectures. 

•Partner with the Operations staff to identify, recommend, and design Systems Optimizations and Automation solutions that improve Operational Effectiveness.

•Identify technology and solution roadmaps to improve mission enterprise capabilities resulting in increased contract growth and improved customer satisfaction.

•Experience presenting technology solutions to small and large audiences.

•Designing and implementing all phases of data automation projects, from requirements analysis through design, implementation, maintenance, and upgrades.

•Understand competitor and teammate technology competencies.

•Review and assess vendor technology solutions.

•Identifies operational problems by observing and studying the functioning and performance of systems.

•Provides operational management information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing operating and engineering trends.

•Investigates complaints and suggestions by interviewing process supervisors and operators.

•Develops operational solutions by defining, studying, estimating, and testing alternative approaches.

•Anticipates operational problems by studying operating targets, modes of operation, and unit limitations.

Required Skills

•Bachelor’s with 12+ yrs of relevant experience; additional years of work experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

•Active DoD Secret Clearance 

•Must be DoD 8570 compliant baseline certification with Security +CE and Microsoft certification.

•Technical certifications and hands-on experience across multiple technology domains (e.g. Routing, Servers, Storage, Security, Application development, etc.).

•Strong technical breadth and depth in support of the government markets and in particular in government mission and enterprise IT design, implementation, operations, and modernization

•Ability to author, present, and articulate problem sets and associated solution elements in settings supporting customers, business development, program delivery, technical teams, and executives

•Strong understanding of operations, services, and applications.

•A talent for technical innovation understanding.

•Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

•Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies.

•Great research and reporting skills.

•Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

•5 years of working in a DoD network environment across multiple security level systems.

•Working knowledge of DoD STIGs, and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM).

Platinum Technologies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information.