Senior Systems Engineer (NSGS)

GovCIO
Alexandria
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 120,000 - 145,000 annuallyFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Experience: 9+ yearsEducation: high_schoolSkills: ["Technical communication","Documentation","Mentoring","Troubleshooting","Status briefing"]

Serve as a senior technical resource on NSGS mission-critical IT programs for the U.S. Coast Guard, supporting daily operations and infrastructure management. Maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize complex enterprise/tactical systems, diagnose network performance bottlenecks, and provide hands-on engineering support at remote locations. Coordinate upgrades with cross-functional teams, produce technical documentation and SOPs, quality-check change requests, support acquisition packages, and mentor mid-level and junior engineers.

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Senior Systems Engineer (NSGS)

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Job Summary

Serve as a senior technical resource on NSGS mission-critical IT programs for the U.S. Coast Guard, supporting daily operations and infrastructure management. Maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize complex enterprise/tactical systems, diagnose network performance bottlenecks, and provide hands-on engineering support at remote locations. Coordinate upgrades with cross-functional teams, produce technical documentation and SOPs, quality-check change requests, support acquisition packages, and mentor mid-level and junior engineers.
Location: Alexandria
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate with the NSGS team to maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize infrastructure for smooth daily operations.
  • •Travel to remote operational locations to perform system engineering assessments, install hardware upgrades, and provide hands-on troubleshooting.
  • •Identify and resolve technical system and network performance bottlenecks to ensure maximum operational availability.
  • •Develop and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and system configuration records; quality-check system modifications and change requests.
  • •Support technical acquisition packages by evaluating equipment capabilities and deployment requirements; mentor mid-level and junior team members.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 145,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •High School with 9+ years (or commensurate experience).
  • •Active Secret clearance.
  • •DoD 8570 IAT Level II or higher certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+).
  • •Proven experience as a Senior Systems Engineer on large-scale federal IT infrastructure, enterprise systems, or military network programs.
  • •Ability and willingness to travel to remote operational sites for hardware integration, system troubleshooting, and field testing.
Experience:9+ yearsFederal ITEnterprise systemsMilitary networks
Education:High School
Skills:Technical communicationDocumentationMentoringTroubleshootingStatus briefing
Certifications:DoD 8570 IAT Level IISecurity+ CECySA+CCNAMCSAITIL
Languages:En-us
Tech Stack:Microsoft ProjectSecurity+ CECySA+CCNAMCSAITILVirtualizationSAN

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Secret

Company Brief

GovCIO
Provides IT modernization, cloud, cybersecurity, data analytics, and managed services to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies, delivering technology solutions and mission support to improve government operations and security.
Industry: Professional Services
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Herndon, United States
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