Senior Systems Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Systems Engineer role is hybrid in Washington, DC. Compensation is $180,000–$255,000 per year. The listing describes work across enterprise infrastructure architecture, operations, and hands-on engineering. The engineer designs, deploys, maintains, and troubleshoots secure enterprise systems, supporting reliable operations and security improvements. The role also leads root-cause analysis and mentors less-senior engineers and technicians.

What you'll do

• Design, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows infrastructure, including Active Directory, Group Policy, and PKI
• manage identity and access systems and certificate authorities
• work with Linux systems and, depending on specialization, containerized workloads
• collaborate on architecture, security, and operational improvements
• lead root-cause analysis
• mentor engineers and technicians.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior systems engineer

hybrid

washington dc

vervic inc.

windows server

active directory

pki

linux

kubernetes

docker

ts clearance

$180k–$255k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires 8+ years of systems engineering experience in secure or cleared environments, active TS clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI, professional certification, and DoD 8140 compliance; expert-level certification preferred.

About the employer

Vervic Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.