Ascolta is an up and coming name in the DevOps, information security and cloud management field. We develop and deliver innovative technical solutions based on the best practices in cloud-based computing. We have partnered with industry leaders such as Red Canary and HashiCorp to show that we are serious about our ability to rapidly deploy secure and modular infrastructure. Position is located in the Hampton, VA area. As a Systems Engineer working at Ascolta, you'll be supporting Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) projects, collaborating with product management as well as fellow engineers. You will primarily integrate hardware, software, man-machine interfaces and all system level requirements to provide an integrated IT solution on classified customer sites. You will develop integrated system test requirement, strategies, devices and systems and direct overall on-site system-level testing. What this position entails: Installing, configuring and troubleshooting software on-siteArticulating software configuration and use through documentationIdentifying testing criteria and implementing acceptance tests for software applicationsCommunicating with managers to ensure that customer requirements are properly understood and metResearching and utilizing new and emerging technologies to meet customer requirementsProviding technical support to ensure smooth integration of software applications to a production environment You might be a good fit -- If you: Have a minimum of 4 years' experience in object-oriented programming languagesHave experience working Air Force DCGS projectsWork iteratively and are driven by feedback loops and critiqueEnjoy working on a highly technical teamEnjoy teaching and mentoring junior team membersAre a passionate maintainer of open source projects (send us your GitHub username!) Additional Perks at Ascolta include: Flexible hoursAbility to work remotelyBrand new equipmentEmployer-matched 401kMedical and dental health coverageVision reimbursement Requirements: S. Citizen requiredAbility to obtain a security clearance (TS//SCI is required)4+ Years of Object Orientated Programming Experience4+ Years of Linux/Unix experience4+ Years of Git experience5+ Years of VMware, OpenStack, AWS, or GCP experience4+ Years' experience Chef or Puppet experienceAbility to travel required, 4 to 6 trips annually to Georgia, California, Virginia. A qualified candidate will include demonstrable experience in much of the following: Programming LanguagesC++GoPythonRubyJavaProficiency in HashiCorp tools such as Vagrant, Packer, Terraform, Consul, Nomad, and VaultPublic CloudsAmazon Web ServicesAzureGoogle Compute PlatformGovernment CloudsAWS GovCloudAWS C2SAzure GovernmentDocker or LXDContinuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)An understanding of microservice based software development techniques