Windows System Engineer

We are seeking a Systems Engineer with strong Windows Server and Citrix administration experience to join a mission-critical program supporting a federal intelligence customer. This position is fully onsite and offers the opportunity to directly impact national security operations by ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of advanced geospatial and cloud-based systems.

We are looking for a self-starter who thrives in complex technical environments, brings expertise in Windows system administration, and has hands-on experience with Citrix in enterprise or government settings.

- Take a leadership role in driving system changes, enhancements, and long-term improvements.

- Work closely with government and contractor stakeholders to troubleshoot and resolve complex incidents (INCs).

- Proactively recommend and implement configuration changes to enhance performance, scalability, and reliability.

- Deploy security patches, hotfixes, and updates across test and production environments.

- Maintain and update critical system databases with new data and configuration details.

- Develop, document, and update operational and security SOPs, troubleshooting guides, and technical diagrams.

- Ensure stability of mission-critical systems through monitoring, incident response, and remediation activities.

- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, IT, Computer Science, or related discipline.

- Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI post-hire.

- DoD 8570 Certification (Security+ or higher).

- Strong experience with Microsoft Windows Server and Windows administration.

- Hands-on experience with Citrix administration.

- Familiarity with cloud, SOA, and virtualization environments.

- Experience with AWS technologies (EC2, S3 Buckets, Reserved Instances, etc.).

- Knowledge of systems engineering and sustainment best practices.

- Proficiency with Git/GitLab or other version control systems.

- Strong documentation skills including VDDs, diagrams, SOPs.

- Familiarity with collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.

- Prior experience supporting geospatial products or programs.

- Citrix certifications.

- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, DevOps Engineer, etc.).

- SAFe Agile certification.