The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer. The complete vacancy announcement and application can be found on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/J5NY. This vacancy announcement closes at 7pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.
Summary
The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer. The complete vacancy announcement and application can be found on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/J5NY. This vacancy announcement closes at 7pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.
Provides senior-level technical support for Senate information technology or telecommunications services, systems, hardware, software and storage solutions to the users; supports Senate offices, contract support vendors and other technical staff with troubleshooting and managing the various Senate environments. Maintains, monitors and troubleshoots LAN/WAN and SAN operations; solves complex LAN/WAN and SAN applications problems; installs, integrates, customizes, enhances, troubleshoots and tests LAN and SAN hardware and software; designs and tests network configurations; develops software applications. Installs, upgrades, customizes, tunes and maintains databases for optimal performance and availability; assures integrity of databases through restricting access and implementing security procedures. Develops, tests and implements database store procedures, functions, triggers, views and packages. Designs, deploys, implements, configures, administers and maintains the Virtual Machine Infrastructure (VMI) Environment; provides project management for the consolidation and migration of systems into the VMI environment. Manages current storage capacity and ensures storage is available to support all computing environments; plans for future storage growth; monitors and confirms that system files and application products are successfully backed-up; performs necessary installations, patches, and upgrades. Installs, customizes, tests, configures and maintains operating systems and software platforms; monitors, evaluates and resolves hardware/software configuration system performance problems; installs, customizes and monitors servers and network administration software; investigates and resolves problems of mainframe, server or LAN or SAN system outages and inefficiencies; performs back-up and recovery on all software; installs, customizes and maintains third party software on open operating systems. Designs, supports and administers the Senate’s Internet website architecture; researches, evaluates, installs, customizes, maintains, troubleshoots and monitors hardware, software, operating systems, applications, and third party services; assists users with technical issues/problems relating to the Senate Internet and intranet services and web development; supports internal and external websites; documents the Senate.gov architecture; Analyzes, designs, develops, implements, and maintains specialized applications to meet the needs of Senate users.
For conditions of employment and citizenship requirements, please visit the job announcement on the United States Senate Career Page at
https://sen.gov/J5NY
Qualifications
The U.S. Senate is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support its Back-End Website Development and Deployment. This is a position for a multi-skilled individual who enjoys working with multiple technologies and can change focus quickly to troubleshoot and resolve a variety of problems. Some on-call and off-hours support will be required.
Responsibilities include:
• Deployment and back-end support for websites in containerized platform, including database backups. • Preparing technical documentation. • Implementing and maintaining security, backup, and disaster recovery strategies. • Performance and capacity planning. • Administration in the following areas: o Linux Shell Scripting o SQL syntax and working with data o MySQL accounts and permissions o Wordpress and/or Drupal
Requirements:
Minimum of BS in information technology or computer science and 5-8 years of enterprise infrastructure administration (compute and storage), or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. The candidate will have the ability to analyze and resolve complex problems in the enterprise infrastructure environment as well as other technical areas and be able to contribute work on multiple projects simultaneously. The position requires excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work as a team member, and the ability to document operational and support procedures.
Desired (Additional) Skills/Experience:
• Git and Git repos • Front-end Website Design • MySQL Command Line or MySQL Workbench • Installing and managing PHP on Linux • Experience with automation tools • Knowledge of Content Delivery Networks and its basic services
Work requires a Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information technology or a related technical area and five to eight years of system, network, application design, development and maintenance, support and storage experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the following knowledge, abilities and skills:
Knowledge of information technology software, hardware and network communication technology and protocols.
Knowledge of CS2100 feature and switch operation, electronic and ISDN digital lines, digital phones, cable distribution, 10 base t-LAN’s, ESNA voicemail and Session Initiated Protocol.
Knowledge of programming principles and scripting.
Knowledge of the latest generation of computer languages in a distributed or client server environment.
Knowledge of networking operating systems software internals and UNIX, Windows-based operating systems and networking.
Knowledge of systems analysis, and technological requirements of applications integrations.
Knowledge of Storage Area Networks.
Knowledge of database backup and recovery procedures.
Knowledge of relational database structure, design and administration.
Ability to lead assignments.
Ability to monitor, optimize and tune the database environment for maximum security and performance.
Ability to forecast and plan for future growth in the hardware and software that support the database environment.
Ability to analyze, evaluate, troubleshoot and resolve complex system hardware, software, networking and/or storage related problems.
Ability to plan and conduct hardware, software and network testing and evaluation that leads to a supportable, production ready solution.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Education
● This position may require the incumbent to be available for sudden recall in response to emergency events affecting the Senate campus/community, which may include after-hour or weekend work, and to potentially deploy to alternate sites in support of the Senate’s contingency operations.
● This position requires that the applicant obtain and maintain a secret U.S. Government security clearance. Applicants must be U.S. citizens in order for the SAA to submit your application for a security clearance.
● For education requirements please see Minimum Qualifications.
Additional information
The Sergeant at Arms is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with the requirements of Senate rules, regulations, and applicable Federal Laws.
This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Decisions to grant reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please email SAAHRMedical@saa.senate.gov with “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.
No moving, relocation or pre-employment travel expenses will be paid for this position, or while in application for this position.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated by a panel on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Highly qualified candidates may be interviewed and a reference check conducted.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Your resume should include relevant work experience, applicable education and your contact information. For current or previous federal employees, include the pay plan, series and grade.
You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
https://sen.gov/J5NY
All applicants must use the link above and follow instructions. DO NOT submit any paper application materials or resumes via U.S. Postal Mail or in person. All applicants MUST use the online employment application.
Your resume should include relevant work experience, applicable education and your contact information. For current or previous federal employees, include the pay plan, series and grade.
You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
https://sen.gov/J5NY
All applicants must use the link above and follow instructions. DO NOT submit any paper application materials or resumes via U.S. Postal Mail or in person. All applicants MUST use the online employment application.
