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From the employer's careers site First seen 29 Oct 2026

Systems Engineer

Leidos North Charleston, SC On-site senior full-time

Salary

$107,900 - $195,050 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to support the Distributed Common Ground System, Navy (DCGS-N) Family of Systems (FoS) in North Charleston, SC or San Diego, CA.

The Systems Engineer will be responsible for integrating, automating, configuring, and documenting software and tools to support the Infrastructure and Platform Services product team. This includes:

  • Supporting software deployments, cloud infrastructure baselines, and operational availability of production systems
  • Developing and maintaining infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Ansible
  • Performing analysis on systems to document all functions and define interfaces for integration, testing, and quality assurance
  • Managing and optimizing GitLab-based Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
  • Maintaining and updating Jira work items and service desk trouble tickets

The ideal candidate will have:

  • A bachelor's degree with 10 years' experience or 8 years' experience with a master's degree in a quantitative field such as engineering or mathematics
  • An active Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI
  • 3+ years of experience using DevSecOps methods and tools
  • Demonstrated expertise in effectively managing Linux-based infrastructure
  • Experience with full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and deployment using Agile methodologies
  • Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher

Preferred qualifications include:

  • Experience with Dell Windows servers and NetApp storage solutions
  • Experience in MS Windows 10/11, Windows Server, VMWare (vCenter, vSphere, ESXi), MS Hyper-V
  • Previous experience with U.S. Navy COMPOSE, ISNS, or CANES environments
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment with other highly skilled individuals
  • Basic networking experience
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Technical experience in support of design, testing, deployment, and operations of DCGS-N or other C4ISR programs

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Dell Windows servers
  • NetApp storage solutions
  • MS Windows 10/11
  • Windows Server
  • VMWare
  • U.S. Navy COMPOSE
  • ISNS
  • CANES environments
  • Java
  • Python
  • Go
  • JavaScript
  • Ruby
  • PHP
  • bash shell Scripting

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