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Senior Systems Engineer

Darkwolfsolutions · Chantilly/Herndon, VA

unknownsenior$210,000–$235,000Posted Sep 9, 2026AWSSQLKubernetesJupyterHubECSFargateLDAPNoSQL

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**Dark Wolf — Senior Systems Engineer (Northern Virginia)** Dark Wolf constructs and deploys data management and analytics solutions for the defense and intelligence communities. We’re seeking a highly motivated, self-directed **Systems Engineer** to support our team in **Northern Virginia**. The Systems Engineer will: - Design, develop, and implement software systems/services solutions based on requirements analysis - Perform operational feasibility evaluations and recommend improvements - Develop and maintain system and solution code, architecture, and security documentation **Required Qualifications** - 15+ years’ work experience plus a Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology) or equivalent experience - Experience designing **cloud-native architectures** using services such as **AWS, Google, IBM, and Oracle** - Expertise writing efficient, performant **SQL queries** - Experience originating **JupyterHub notebooks** for user consumption, including facilitating users in originating and correcting SQL queries to maximize performance and exceed requirements - Experience designing and operating cloud-native architectures using cloud services and big data systems - Experience facilitating engineering discussions across teams with multiple stakeholders to develop and execute implementation strategies that meet mission needs - Experience with **agile** software development and testing - Experience with **data security**, regulatory/compliance requirements, and security accreditation package development - Experience with data security and governance using centralized controls such as **LDAP, encryption, and auditing** - Experience with specialized technologies optimized for data use cases (e.g., relational databases, NoSQL, object storage) - Experience using centralized security controls (e.g., LDAP, encrypting data, auditing access) - Experience with **IT Service Management** and common **SLA** measurements - Experience with container orchestration technologies such as **AWS ECS, AWS Fargate, and Kubernetes** (or similar) - Experience managing large operational cloud environments across multiple tenants using **Multi-Account management**, **AWS Well-Architected Best Practices**, and **AWS Organizations OUs/Service Control Policies (OU/SCP)** - Experience with total systems perspectives (relationships, dependencies, and requirements across hardware/software components) - Experience consulting with customers to determine present and future user needs - Experience providing frequent customer contact and traceability within program documents *Note: The provided job description text appears truncated at the end.*

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