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Storage Engineer (TS/SCI with Full-Scope Poly)-1458700 (FIELD)
Location: McLean VA
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Responsible for maintaining and administering all aspects of the Storage Area Network with the
customer’s datacenter. Provide data storage and archiving services in 24x7x365 operational environment.
Work in a SAN environment.
Develop and recommend storage and virtual solutions, improvements, standards and internal processes
to efficiently and cost effectively meet the technology needs of users.
Provide top level technical support for all internal technology users of storage and virtual solutions and
related infrastructure.
Propose technical changes based upon storage and virtual solutions performance and capacity data to
ensure cost effective continued fulfillment of internal technology users' needs.
Review technical details of outages to services provided by virtual and storage solutions to establish
potential impact and future risk to availability of services and recommend course of action to minimize
risk of future service outages.
Evaluate planned technical changes in other MIS areas to solutions which interact with storage and virtual
solutions and recommend any necessary actions to ensure continued functionality of storage and virtual
solutions for internal technology users.
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Strong working knowledge in basic storage fundamentals with an understanding of major networking
concepts.
Strong working knowledge of many of various vendor storage array technologies in SAN including:
Brocade, CISCO, Hitachi, IBM, and NetApp.
Working knowledge of many of various vendor storage management applications such as NetApp NOM
and OCI.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
3 years’ experience in SAN storage administration and engineering.
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Working knowledge of basic virtualization technologies and implementation.
Working knowledge of data protection service and support tools/applications such as Symantec
NetBackup.
Required Certifications:
Desirable in one or more of the following:
• NetApp storage devices , LAN/WAN components, EMC, Hitachi, Encryption, Firewalls, VPN, backup
services, OS/Software/Servers, Solaris, Linux, Red Hat, virtualization technologies, networking, SRS
(Remedy), or Microsoft Office Suite.
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Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 7 years’ experience. May substitute appropriate certifications for
degree program.
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SharePoint Developer (TS/SCI) -1438577 (FIELD)
Location: Herndon VA
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Serve as a member of team developing a desktop common operating environment for the IC.
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Design, integrate and support the development of SharePoint environment for a desktop common
operating environment system to be deployed globally.
Support the development of technical design and architecture trades
Responsible for the delivery of services to the customers according to Service Level Agreements.
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BS+8 (or MS+6) years’ experience in SharePoint development
1+ years in the Intelligence Community
Understanding of the Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise
Understanding of physical, virtual and IC Cloud implementations
Demonstrated ability to leverage web services to access data from other systems
Excellent communications skills and ability to interact, via the phone, chat or email.
Understanding of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) implementations and operations.
Work within an agile based development process
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BS in Computer Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related Bachelor’s degree
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SAN Backup Engineer (Public Trust Clearance)-1465988 (FIELD)
Location: Herndon VA
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Datacenter technical services to a US government agency.
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Work with a team of SAN and Backup engineers to support a large environment
Engage and support directly with the customer and vendor’s in a 24x7x365 environment
Review, improve, and maintain standards and build configurations
Manage, verify, and report on backup activities, rotate on-call phone
Perform capacity management and make recommendations for future requirements
Design and implement Backup infrastructure solutions including integration with third party software and
hardware focused on multiple storage platforms.
Identify and develop process and improvements, tools and capabilities
Monitor and tune performance in an on-going basis
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7-12 yrs. of Backup experience of supporting backup hardware and software in an environment.
Excellent communications skill and a good team player
Ability to lead project
Excellent client relationship skill
Available to support customer and team 24X7x365
Ability to analyze and troubleshoot backup issues, monitor, diagnose and resolve in a timely manner.
Proactively take tickets and assignments.
Broad knowledge of Solaris, ZFS, Symantec NetBackup 7.6 and higher, VCS 6.1 and higher, NetBackup for
VMWare, NetBackup for Windows MS Exchange, MS SQL, OneFS, DataDomain, VTL, DDBoost, Networking
and TCP/IP
Knowledge of the following equipment : Sun Storage tape library L 180, L700,SL3000, Isilon X and NL
serial, DataDomain DD7200,DD9500, VMAX 20k, VMAX 3, DMX4, Clarion CX4, VNX series, XtremIO
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Experience with Enterprise backup software and systems
Experience with project management
ITIL experience
Worked in US government datacenter environment
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BS in Computer Science or related field with at least 7 years backup administration experience
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Power Shell Scripting / Cloud Automation Engineer (TS/SCI w/CI Poly)-1460227 (FIELD)
Location: Herndon VA
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Accountable for participating in and/or serving as a contributor on multiple large, highly visible projects
simultaneously, while developing a desktop common operating environment for the IC comprising
physical, virtual, and cloud implementations of Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, or both;
designing, engineering, and supporting an implementation that will scale to global location.
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Support a team in all aspects of cloud automation, including automated deployment of bare metal
systems, automated deployment of virtual machines, automated post-deployment configuration of
deployed entities, and enforcement of configuration state. This position is to support cloud automation,
and includes scoping, design, development, programming and architectural documentation.
Write, configure, deploy, and test scripts and automation elements to automate the deployment and
configuration of IT infrastructure (operating systems, switches, routers, storage, servers, & security
appliances).
Write, configure, deploy, and test scripts for monitoring all elements of the system, including automated
actions to take upon detecting critical events.
Write, configure, deploy and test configuration-control elements that enforce the configuration state of
managed end points.
Write, configure, deploy and test self-service (user-facing) cloud components.
Establish and control a structured release system for managed systems.
Build and operate version control systems and automated testing infrastructure.
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BS +2 (or MS+0) years’ experience.
1+ years in the Intelligence Community
Understanding of the Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise (IC ITE)
Strong documentation skills (design documentation, processes/procedures, etc.).
Demonstrable experience with at least 3 of the following
 1+ year hands on experience with Windows operating systems & technologies.
 3+ years using version control systems (e.g., SVN, GIT, Microsoft Team Foundation, or similar)
1+ year scripting experience (PowerShell, Perl, Python, Ruby, or similar; PowerShell a plus).
1+ years using automated build, deployment, and test technologies (agile tools for continuous integration;
e.g., CruiseControl, Hudson, Bamboo, Microsoft Team Foundation, or similar).
1+ year recent experience working with a relevant enterprise automation platforms (System Center, BMC,
Puppet, Chef, Salt, Ansible, or similar) Basic working knowledge of the purpose and application of basic
enterprise technologies, including VLANs, DHCP, PXE, DNS, NTP, CIFS, NFS.
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ITIL Certification
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BS in Computer Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related Bachelor’s degree
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Lead Systems Architect (TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph)-1459214 (FIELD)
Location: Reston VA
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Responsible for the installation and configuration of multiple 2010 and 2013 SharePoint server farms.
Logical and systematic conversion of customer and product requirements into the design and
implementation of total SharePoint environments that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost
constraints.
Planning and implementing High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) mechanisms for the
SharePoint platform.
Perform technical planning; systems integration; verification and validation; as well as cost, risk,
supportability, and effectiveness analyses for a complete SharePoint solution.
Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaboration with software vendors in the planning, design,
development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems.
Manage development and engineering teams, while also contributing to future engineering, both
conceptually and technically.
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A key attribute for success in this role will be excellent verbal and written communication skills, along with
strong interpersonal skills to interact and advise across a matrixed team. Use experience as a proven
team leader to direct a high-performing SharePoint team as they transition from SharePoint 2010 to
SharePoint 2013.
Experience in establishing trusted connections and shared services between farms, as well as how to
monitor and manage the patching level of the farm and all servers in the farm.
Experience with SQL Server Reporting Services and their integration with SharePoint, as well as
experience installing and implementing Power Pivot within a SharePoint environment.
Experience configuring and troubleshooting SharePoint search technologies and knowledge of SharePoint
architecture patterns, including all service applications at scale.
Experience with SharePoint APIs and solution implementation best practices.
Experience prioritizing multiple urgent requests under tight deadlines, consistently delivering exceptional
customer service, all while providing excellent work products.
Experience with Windows OS, SharePoint 2010 and 2013, SQL server, and VMware.
Desired Requirements:
• NetApp, SCOM, SMMOSS training and experience.
• Server patching experience.
• Familiarity with object-oriented programming.
Education: None.
Certifications Required:
• SharePoint.
• NetApp storage/management.
• VMware.
• Microsoft Identity Integration Server certification.
• SCOM.
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Email Messaging Design Engineer (TS/SCI)-1431127 (FIELD)
Location: Herndon VA
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Serve as a member of team developing a desktop common operating environment for the IC.
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Design, integrate and support the development of desktop common operating environment system to be
deployed globally.
Support the development of technical design and architecture trades
Responsible for the delivery of services to the customers according to Service Level Agreements.
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BS+8 (or MS+6) years’ experience in designing Exchange 2010 or 2013 architecture for development, test
and integration.
1+ years in the Intelligence Community
Understanding of the Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise
Demonstrated knowledge with MS services (Active Directory, DHCP, DNS)
Knowledge Microsoft’s messaging and collaboration products, including Exchange Unified Messaging and
Office 365
Understanding of physical, virtual and IC cloud MS Exchange implementations
Excellent communications skills and ability to interact, via the phone, chat or email.
Understanding of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) implementations and operations.
Microsoft Exchange knowledge and troubleshooting
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MS Exchange 2010 or 2013
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ITIL v3
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DOORS Requirements Management Engineer (TS/SCI)-1432579 (FIELD)
Location: Herndon VA
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Serve as a member of team developing a desktop common operating environment for the IC. Support
management of the Rational Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) database and
process.
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Provide for requirements engineering and management for the development of desktop common
operating environment system to be deployed globally. Perform baseline management responsible for
delivering a closed technical baseline. Responsible for requirements verification and analyses utilizing the
DOORS database.
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BS+8 (or MS+6) years’ experience in systems engineering, development, test and integration.
1+ years in the Intelligence Community
Understanding of the Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise.
Ability to perform requirements identification, analysis, documentation and tracking.
Experience with functional configuration audit and physical configuration audit process
Excellent communications skills and ability to interact, via the phone, chat or email.
Knowledge of Microsoft’s messaging and collaboration products, including Exchange Unified Messaging
and Office 365
Understanding of physical, virtual and IC cloud implementations.
Understanding of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) implementations and operations.
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BS in Computer Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related Bachelor’s degree
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DOORS training or certification
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Cognos Stack BI Developer-1461780 (FIELD)
Location: Washington DC
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Cognos Administrator / Developer to work in Washington, D.C.
Perform Cognos Server installations, upgrades, modifications to the configuration settings and Cognos
Connection customizations.
Firm understanding of Cognos security and various Cognos maintenance jobs.
Solid knowledge of data modeling in Cognos Framework Manager.
Experience building reports and dashboards in Report Studio and Cognos Workspace Advanced.
Self-starter.
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Experience with Cognos 10.1 or higher both as a developer and administrator.
Solid knowledge of SQL is a plus.
Basic knowledge of SQL Server 2012 or higher.
Familiarity with SharePoint 2010.
Good troubleshooting / QA skills.
Great customer-facing skills.
Ability to work independently and deliver without much guidance.
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Must have a Public Trust Clearance
Must know Cognos 10
Basic knowledge of SQL Server 2012 or higher (at least ability to query data from the databases and
troubleshoot data issues).
Any Hadoop knowledge a plus.
Good troubleshooting / QA skills.
Ability to work with different teams (contractors / feds).
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