Overview: Intelligent Waves, a rapidly growing Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has a need for a Senior Systems Engineer, pending award, to support a critical DoD customer. The Senior Systems Engineer will provide contractor services for a CONUS contract.Location: This Senior Systems Engineer is based in Fort Meade, MD.Travel: Ability to travel up to 10% of the time and will be reimbursed based on IW policy, GSA Per Diem rates and DoD Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) as required.Security Clearance: This Senior Systems Engineer must be a United States Citizen and hold a DOD Top Secret Clearance. Responsibilities: Analyze system capacity and throughput requirements in response to demand forecasts and operations trends to determine, plan, and provide for system capabilities required for projected workloads. Mentor and/or manage more junior team members. Plan layout and installation of new systems or modification of existing systems.May set up and control analog or hybrid computer systems to solve mission-specific engineering problems. Recognize and recommend new or emerging technology or software to satisfy functional requirements and processes. Provide highly technical and/or specialized guidance concerning automation solutions to complex information processing problems related to the subject field. Provide customer support using enterprise solutions software to integrate business areas, consistent with todays technology in order to operate in an open systems environment and client service architectures. Oversee junior staff in completion of daily tasks and projects. Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in an IT related Field OR Associates Degree + 2 years additional related experience ORHigh School Diploma + 4 years additional related experienceAt least 5 years performing design analysis, engineering, and security based upgrades of virtual desktop infrastructure.Five years of general experience or three years of specialized experience with systems engineering practices. Hands on experience with Windows 2008 Server and Exchange server 2010. Experience with Dell PowerEdge servers. Broad experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Active Directory environment. Experience with VMware ESX 3.5 or above. Solid troubleshooting skills are necessary and may happen at all layers. Knowledgeable in multiple current technology areas, including relational database platforms, client/server computer operating systems (thick & thin clients), networking hardware, protocols and administration, project management, and system integration across multi-tiered highly secure IT environments.Personal Attributes:Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a diverse teamAbility to communicate with executive-level staff, senior military leaders and civilian government officialsStrong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysesHigh-level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and mission focusAbility to multi-task and rapidly integrate and support new customers/environmentsSince 2006, Intelligent Waves has remained committed to providing quality engineering, operations, and intelligence solutions to our clients and it all starts with YOU. Intelligent Waves provides a great and generous benefits package to include medical, dental and vision, paid PTO, life & disability packages. We also invest in our employees' futures by providing a contribution with vesting starting from DAY 1, technical training, tuition bonuses, and much, much more.Clearance Statement: Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Only US citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, Intelligent Waves will consider only applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances.Intelligent Waves LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, gender, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity protected veteran status and individuals with disabilities, or any other class protected by applicable state or federal law.A Veteran Friendly Organization#IW Contract Status: Pending Award Category: Information Technology Telecommute: false Travel: 10% Employment Type: Regular Full-Time