Systems Engineer II - Infrastructure Engineer

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Systems Engineer II - Infrastructure Engineer

Bethesda, MD, United States

(Hybrid)

Job Description

Join the HJF Team!

HJF is seeking a Systems Engineer II, under the direction of the Senior Manager, IT Systems Engineering, designs, implements, secures, operates, and maintains enterprise infrastructure supporting research, administrative, and regulated computing environments. The position supports virtualization, compute, storage, backup and recovery, Linux and Windows systems, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. The Systems Engineer participates in infrastructure modernization, lifecycle management, troubleshooting, recovery, security, and compliance activities while maintaining the documentation and operational evidence required to support reliable and secure IT services.

This position will be in support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering and Operations: Implement, administer, maintain, upgrade, and troubleshoot enterprise compute, virtualization, storage, backup and recovery, server, and supporting infrastructure platforms. Support infrastructure throughout its lifecycle, including implementation, expansion, refresh, migration, troubleshooting, recovery, and retirement. Monitor infrastructure health, availability, capacity, performance, and resiliency.
• Systems Engineering and Technical Implementation: Participate in the design and implementation of new or materially changed infrastructure and services. Document technical requirements, dependencies, configurations, implementation plans, testing requirements, and operational support needs. Work with technical leads and subject matter experts on architecture, integration, and infrastructure solutions spanning on-premises, cloud, and regulated environments. Follow established Systems Engineering lifecycle practices for approved design, implementation, validation, deployment, and operational handoff.
• Security, Compliance, and Configuration Management: Implement and maintain systems according to approved security baselines, architecture standards, configuration requirements, and organizational security policies. Support CUI/CMMC and other regulated computing environments through secure configuration, vulnerability remediation, patching, logging, monitoring, access controls, backup, and evidence collection. Document configuration changes, exceptions, validation results, and remediation activities. Follow approved change, security, risk, and governance processes.
• Operational Support, Troubleshooting, Backup and Recovery: Troubleshoot infrastructure issues involving servers, virtualization, storage, backup and recovery, operating systems, cloud services, authentication, and supporting dependencies. Perform and validate server maintenance, backup, restoration, recovery, patching, monitoring, and infrastructure health activities. Participate in incident and problem management and coordinate with internal teams and vendors as appropriate.
• Documentation, Automation, and Knowledge Management: Create and maintain system documentation, architecture information, configuration records, operating procedures, implementation records, and knowledge articles. Maintain appropriate SDLC and operational evidence throughout the lifecycle of supported systems. Use scripting and automation where appropriate to improve repeatability, reliability, and operational efficiency. Participate in knowledge sharing and cross-training across the Systems Engineering team.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Highschool Diploma or GED required. Vocational or technical degree/Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 6-8 years experience required.
• Experience can be substituted for the education above: 10 or more years of related experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience administering and troubleshooting enterprise server and infrastructure environments.
• Experience with enterprise virtualization technologies.
• Knowledge of enterprise storage, backup, restoration, and disaster recovery concepts.
• Linux systems administration experience and working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server a plus.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure or comparable cloud infrastructure and hybrid-cloud concepts.
• Familiarity with VMware virtualization technologies.
• Familiarity with Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Nasuni enterprise file data platforms.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-171 requirements.
• Knowledge of Active Directory and enterprise authentication concepts.
• Understanding of infrastructure security concepts, including system hardening, vulnerability remediation, access controls, logging, monitoring, patching, and secure administration.
• Experience with or familiarity with formal incident, change, configuration, and lifecycle management practices.
• Ability to create and maintain clear technical and operational documentation.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills and the ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and progressively assume responsibility for complex infrastructure systems.
• Ability to work independently on assigned responsibilities while collaborating effectively with other technical teams, vendors, and business partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Physical Capabilities

• Ability to stand or sit at a computer for prolonged periods.

Licenses and Certifications

• CompTIA Security+ certification required.
• Vendor training/certification preferred (e.g. Cisco CCIE) but not required.

Work Environment

• This position will take place primarily in a office setting.

Compensation

• The annual salary range for this position is $77,600-$132,000. Actual salary will be determined based on experience, education, etc.

Benefits

• HJF offers a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on your health and well-being, from medical, dental, and vision coverage to health savings and retirement plans, and more.

Employment with HJF is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, which may include, but is not limited to, contacting your professional references, verification of previous employment, education and credentials, a criminal background check, and a department of motor vehicle (DMV) check if applicable. Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.

Job Info

• Job Identification 11553
• Job Category IT
• Posting Date 10/29/2026, 12:06 PM
• Degree Level High School Graduate
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations

6720B Rockledge Dr, Bethesda, MD, 20817, US

(Hybrid)