Senior Security Systems Engineer

Job Description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

We are seeking a versatile, mission-focused Systems Engineer Systems Administrator with strong automation and security compliance experience to join a tight-knit, high-impact team. In this role, you will safeguard the integrity, performance, and security posture of critical client/server environments and network infrastructure. You will bridge traditional system administration with modern infrastructure automation—managing cross-platform Windows/Linux systems, maintaining containerized services, configuring network devices, and ensuring strict compliance with security protocols. Working directly alongside end-users and customer stakeholders, you will bring exceptional problem-solving and proactive communication to keep high-priority defense systems resilient and battle-ready.

The annual base salary range for this role is $133,000-$157,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

, Required Skills

Core Systems Engineering Administration: Comprehensive administration and engineering experience across both Linux and Windows environments in mission-critical client/server setups.

Security Compliance Hardening: Deep understanding of security compliance frameworks, baseline hardening, security protocol enforcement, and vulnerability patching.

Network Infrastructure Services: Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining networking devices (Cisco, Juniper, Arista) alongside core network services, Active Directory, LDAP, Centrify, and Group Policy.

Infrastructure Automation Containers: Practical familiarity with system administration automation techniques, containerization technologies, and Kubernetes orchestration environments.

Problem-Solving Communication: Proven ability to troubleshoot complex system issues, articulate technical challenges, and escalate critical risks effectively to leadership and customer stakeholders.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 7+ years of professional software development experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 11+ years of hands-on technical software engineering experience in lieu of a degree.

, Desired Skills

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience using automation platforms (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform) to streamline configuration management and infrastructure deployments.

Virtualization Cloud Environments: Familiarity with virtualized infrastructure (e.g., VMware) and cloud-hosted enterprise workloads.

Agile Collaboration: Experience working within Agile frameworks and using Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) to manage operational tasks and system tickets.

, About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn,  earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team, 

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle. 

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule. 

PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS?  Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.  

To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages click here.

Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.