Federal Systems Engineer - Tysons, VA
Dell Technologies · Mclean, VA · Consulting
About this role
Dell Technologies is hiring a mid-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Mclean, VA. The posting calls out experience with TypeScript, Ansible, Jira, Splunk. Compensation is listed at $186,000–$240,000 per year.
- Role
- Systems Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Mclean, VA
- Department
- Consulting
- Posted
- May 14, 2026
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Job description
from Dell Technologies careersFederal Systems Engineer - Tysons, VA
The Sr Systems Engineer will provide systems and infrastructure administration for mission-critical enterprise systems supporting a federal customer. The role focuses on the configuration, operation, security, and lifecycle support of systems deployed across multiple environments and enclaves, ensuring high availability, compliance, and effective coordination with government stakeholders and multi-disciplinary technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
· Install, configure, and maintain Windows and/or Linux servers, including patching, upgrades, and performance tuning.
· Administer Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, group policies, and related core infrastructure services as applicable.
· Monitor system health, capacity, performance, and logs; proactively identify and resolve issues to minimize downtime.
· Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures in alignment with organizational RPO/RTO objectives.
· Apply and validate security hardening (e.g., DISA STIGs, CIS benchmarks), antivirus/EDR tools, and vulnerability remediation.
· Manage user and service accounts, access control, and permissions in coordination with security and compliance requirements.
· Support integration of servers with storage, virtualization, and network platforms (e.g., VMware/Hyper-V, SAN/NAS).
· Create and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), diagrams, and system documentation.
· Participate in change management, incident response, and problem management processes.
· Provide Tier 1 /Tier 2 / Tier 3 support for the customer system.