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Leidos

Systems Engineer – SME

Leidos

. Monitor operations and collect and evaluate metrics to manage IT infrastructure services and support project KPIs and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeUnited StatesSeniorLead💰 $154,050 - $278,475 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing IT infrastructure services, ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and performing risk assessments. Proficient in architecting and maintaining enterprise-level systems, with a strong focus on automation and cross-platform integration.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Active DirectoryWindows Server (2019/2022)Red Hat Enterprise LinuxAnsibleTerraform

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Hard Skills
IT Infrastructure ManagementRisk AssessmentDisaster RecoveryConfiguration ManagementPerformance TuningCloud Resource ManagementSystem AdministrationVendor Trade StudiesMetrics EvaluationCross-Platform Integration
Soft Skills
Problem SolvingInnovationCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
PowerShell DSCPuppetVirtualization Technologies
Certifications & Qualifications
TS/SCI with Polygraph
Industry Keywords
Service Level Agreements (SLAs)Enterprise Server InfrastructureOn-Premises and Cloud IT InfrastructuresOperational Continuity

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AnsibleCloudLinuxPuppetTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Monitor operations and collect and evaluate metrics to manage IT infrastructure services and support project KPIs and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
  • Perform risk assessments and risk mitigation analysis
  • Conduct vendor trade studies
  • Prepare documentation to ensure IT infrastructure services are available according to established SLAs
  • Ensure continuity of operations, including disaster recovery
  • Install, configure, administer, support, and maintain systems, associated hardware, and cloud resources
  • Update systems with new technologies, tune performance, define storage needs, and prioritize critical system patches
  • Maintain enterprise server infrastructure for proper configuration, availability, performance, capacity, and maintenance
  • Monitor technology obsolescence, manage upgrades, and evaluate alternatives across on-premises and cloud IT infrastructures, both virtual and physical

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Master's degree with 15+ years of prior relevant experience or Doctorate with 13+ years of prior relevant experience
  • Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
  • Must have an active TS/SCI with a Polygraph
  • Expert applying expertise and supporting a broad range of assignments requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks
  • Expert in developing methodologies and presenting solutions to problems
  • Mastery in contributing to deliverables and meeting performance metrics
  • Expert with Active Directory, Windows Servers, and virtualization technologies
  • Ability and availability to provide on-call support
  • Experience architecting, deploying, and maintaining enterprise-level Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server (2019/2022) infrastructures
  • Deep expertise integrating cross-platform environments
  • Experience automating configuration management, provisioning, and orchestration across air-gapped networks using Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, or PowerShell DSC

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Paid Time Off
  • 11 paid Holidays
  • 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Discounted Stock Purchase Plans
  • Technical Upskilling
  • Education and Training Support
  • Parental Paid Leave