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Job Description:

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of our IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding and hands-on experience with various hypervisor technologies, including management consoles, virtualization platforms, live migration, high availability, and resource scheduling. This role requires a strong foundation in Linux engineering, containerization technologies, and proficiency in applying DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). This role's core responsibility revolves around empowering development teams with a robust platform that streamlines processes and enhances collaboration.

Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and maintain a virtualized infrastructure based on hypervisor technology, including host servers, central management platforms, and associated components.
Manage, create golden images, and utilize automation to maintain Windows and Linux servers, both physical and virtual.
Design, implement, and optimize Linux server environments across physical and virtual infrastructures, ensuring high availability, performance optimization, and enterprise-level security standards.
Configure and optimize NVIDIA GPU hardware for AI/ML workloads, including driver installation, GPU passthrough implementation, and orchestration of GPU resources across virtualized environments.
Implement and manage storage area networks (SAN) and network-attached storage (NAS) solutions.
Develop and maintain system documentation, including architecture diagrams, standard operating procedures, and disaster recovery plans.
Proactively monitor system performance and capacity, and implement optimizations as needed. Monitor the environment for performance metrics and alerts, identify bottlenecks, and implement effective solutions.
Collaborate with other IT team members on infrastructure projects and initiatives using effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present technical information to technical and non-technical audiences.
Participate in an on-call rotation to provide after-hours support.
Apply DISA STIGs to ensure compliance with security standards and policies across all cloud and containerized environments.
Ensure system designs adhere to DoD security standards, regulations, and compliance requirements.
Define and execute test plans to verify system functionality against requirements and validate overall system performance.
Deployed and managed NVIDIA GPUs in a virtualized environment.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in on-premises and hybrid cloud environments.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in an evolving environment.
Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers and team members on best practices, Linux engineering, and virtualization platform management.

Here's what you need:

2 years of experience architecting, implementing, and supporting large infrastructures.
Extensive experience with managing virtualized environments, including hypervisor administration, virtual machine management, networking, and storage.
Experience with Linux administration and engineering to include but not limited to any of the following: installation, configuration, performance tuning, security hardening, scripting, and troubleshooting in enterprise environments.
Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using any of the following tools: Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or similar.

Bonus points if you have:

Expert-level knowledge of core Windows Server services including AD DS, DNS, DHCP, GP, and IIS.
Working knowledge of VAST Data, Pure Storage, and Dell Data Domain systems.
Experience with AWS services and cloud infrastructure management.
Proficiency in DevOps practices and tools such as CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, Git, and Docker.
Familiarity with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and other cybersecurity frameworks.
Demonstrated experience with Windows PowerShell automation and Desired State Configuration.
Strong understanding of infrastructure monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance troubleshooting.

Security Clearance:

Active TS/SCI clearance

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, and the District of Columbia is:$97,300—$129,300 USD

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