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Manager Systems Engineering

VA-Chesapeake, USFull-time$131k–$145k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Lead a team of systems engineers and contractors to ensure the reliability, performance, security, and lifecycle management of enterprise Linux server, virtualization, storage, backup, and disaster recovery services.

Role type

Manager, Systems Engineering (Infrastructure)

Builds

Stable, scalable, and resilient technology services for enterprise infrastructure

Domain

IT Infrastructure / Systems Engineering

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

Linux systems administration, team leadership, disaster recovery planning, incident response, capacity planning, automation/scripting, vendor management, infrastructure lifecycle planning

Preferred skills

Hybrid infrastructure, public cloud operating models, regulated enterprise environments

Technologies

Linux, virtualization, storage, backup, disaster recovery, automation, infrastructure-as-code

Responsibilities

Lead and coach a team of systems engineers and technical contractors; Provide hands-on technical leadership across Linux physical and virtual server environments; Own service health, capacity, availability, performance, and lifecycle planning; Guide architecture and engineering decisions for new solutions and platform modernization; Lead complex incident response and problem management efforts; Establish and maintain operational standards for monitoring, patching, and configuration management; Develop and regularly exercise backup, restoration, failover, and disaster recovery capabilities; Partner with application and database teams to translate workload requirements into appropriate compute and storage designs; Drive automation and repeatable engineering practices; Manage vendor and service-provider relationships; Build and manage capital and operating plans; Lead cross-functional projects with competing priorities; Ensure supported platforms align with company security, audit, regulatory, and governance requirements; Participate in scheduled maintenance, escalations, and critical recovery events.

Seniority

Manager, hands-on IC with team leadership