Senior Platform Engineer - Friday - Tuesday 8:00AM - 4:30pm EST - REMOTE

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool, Oracle WebLogic Server Administration, SQL Query Writing, TIBCO General Interface, Unix Shell Scripting

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Transform technology into opportunity as a Platform Engineer Senior with GDIT, where a career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate as we provide enterprise IT operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) automated biometric identification system (IDENT) and the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) to store, match, share, and analyze biometric and biographic data in support of DHS’s strategic mission. At the most critical moments of change, we’re there – bringing the resources, solutions, and expertise to help our clients take on some of the world’s biggest challenges – and GDIT is excited to offer you a unique opportunity to join a best performing O&M team supporting one our nation’s most critical national security, law enforcement, immigration and border management, and intelligence missions. With a career in Information Technology at GDIT, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours. 

At GDIT, people are our differentiators.  Our success depends on a Platform Engineer Senior joining our program’s Application Support team to monitor and maintain enterprise application performance across Production and Non-Production environments, support investigative and remediation efforts for complex technical issues, and work proactively and collaboratively with an entrepreneurial mindset to deliver O&M support that enables our customers and stakeholders to achieve their critical missions.  

As a Senior Systems Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. This is a 1st shift position with all regular shifts scheduled to start no later than 8:00 am Eastern (ET):
• Regular scheduled workweek includes mandatory Saturday and Sunday for this position
• Regular scheduled workweek days off are consecutive
• Choice of 4-day or 5-day contiguous workweek.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:
• Works with stakeholder user communities and technical professionals from different disciplines to resolve complex technical issues
• Stages & deploys new code to update applications while maintaining baseline standards across multiple operating platforms in Production and Non-Production Environments
• Escalates, monitors, and reports incidents in a timely fashion to ensure stakeholder Service Level Agreements (SLA) are met
• Develop and apply advanced methods, theories, and research techniques in the investigation and solution of highly complex system requirements and system diagnostics of TIBCO BW, WebLogic, Oracle Database, and EMS services
• Review literature and current practices to support business requirements
• Provides technical consultation on current and proposed systems
• Works with program's Security team on an on-going basis to ensure compliance with DHS and NIST standards. 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, preferably in computer engineering, computer science, information systems, or related field of study
• Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience
• Required Technical Skills: experience in UNIX shell scripting; working knowledge with Git/GitHub

Experience developing SQL and/or Jython scripts; experience in Oracle WebLogic Server and Fusion Middleware administration, managing multiple application domains and configuring multiple authenticators;
• Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (DHS HQ EOD required to start; must be able to obtain DHS HQ Final Suitability)
• Required Skills and Abilities: excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills; excellent communication skills.

Must be able to function as part of a troubleshooting team comprising service delivery agents, developers, other technical support engineers, and Government staff/officials to identify root causes of issues so that journaling of incidents can be captured for reports and other technical bulletins for future reference

Preferred Skills:  

• Experience in TIBCO Business Works (BW) and Enterprise Message Service (EMS) administration, managing multiple domains and configuring BW trace parameters for debugging;
• Configuration management experience using Ansible, Chef, or Puppet; experience with F5 BigIP Local Traffic Manager, setting up and configuring VIPs and server pools and developing and configuring iRules;
• Working knowledge with PKI and renewing and implementing security certificates;
• Experience with Postfix and email server administration; certifications: ITIL Foundation v4, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Oracle WebLogic Server

• Location: Remote
• U.S. Citizenship Required  

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holiday

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The likely salary range for this position is $110,500 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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