Engineer Structural Near, ME Jobs in Reston, VA

Pyramid Systems is seeking an Cloud Logging Engineer (Splunk & AWS) who is responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, and security.

• Advise on cost efficiency for future usage and cost optimization for current infrastructure.
• Automate the management and enforcement of policies.
• Create and maintain documentation related to architecture and operational processes for CLS (Centralized Logging Solution).
• Develop a set of best practices and architecture patterns.
• Help maintain regulatory compliance of the CLS (Centralized Logging Solution) infrastructure.
• Help monitor and maintain CLS performance, availability, and capacity.
• Help maintain application container images.
• Offer solutions for ingestion of logs to Splunk via cloud native solutions.
• Maintain all infrastructure as code.
• Provide operations monitoring of CLS platform to enable proactive issue identification, response, and resolution.
• Recommend and execute improvements to the existing CLS architecture and design with growth and scalability in mind to optimize performance, stability, reliability, and agility.
• Responsible for reporting on current infrastructure status, and planning for future usage.
• Responsible for Beats agent deployments and container infrastructure analysis, optimization, and capacity planning.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines for configuration deployments to applications.
• Support large-scale deployments with data feeds from multiple on premise and cloud data centers.
• Upgrade, install, configure monitoring solution for AWS for Windows and Linux servers.
• Utilize automation tool such as Terraform, Ansible, AWS Cloud Formation, Azure Resource Manager, or similar.
• Participate in a rotating on call schedule and weekly off hours maintenance.

• Splunk certification required***
• Candidate background eligibility requirements are United States citizen or be a Permanent Resident and have lived in the United States for at least 3 years, clean criminal background and able to obtain a Public Trust (High-Risk) Position.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline OR AWS/Azure Certification (AWS Professional / Specialty Cert. OR Azure Expert / Advanced Cert.) OR 4 years of relevant experience in one of the VAECOT suite of tools (Science Logic, Dynatrace, Turbot, AppDynamics)

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in leading technical teams to achieve objectives and outcomes.

• Minimum of six (6) years setting up, configuring, and using AWS cloud operational tools to ensure service level agreements and performance targets are met, and continued compliance with policies, standards and guidelines.

• Minimum of three (3) years specific to monitoring Centralized Logging Solution (CLS)/Splunk

• Subject matter expertise with ALL VAEC Cloud Service Providers which currently includes Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• Experience with programming with Splunk language (SPL) or equivalent (e.g., Python, Powershell, AWS or Azure CLI).

• One or more of these Splunk certifications: Splunk Core Certified Power User, Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User, Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin, Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect, Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin, Splunk IT Service Intelligence Certified Admin.

• Knowledge of enterprise logging, with a focus on security event logging.

• Solid understanding of cloud concepts, either using Azure or AWS semantics.

• Experience in one or more of the VAECOT suite of tools, shown below:

VAEC Operational Tools (VAECOT)

Some experience in one or more of the following tools:

Third party tools

* Application Performance Monitoring: Dynatrace, AppDynamics

* Cloud Security: Nessus, NetSkope, Enterprise Security External Change Council, Identity and Assessment Management, Continuous Monitoring as a Service, McAfee, eMASS, Centrify

* Cloud Governance: Turbot

* DevOps/Configuration Management/Help Desk: Ansible, Service Desk, ScienceLogic, ServiceNow, SPLUNK, Jira ServiceDesk, Cloudockit, GitHub

* Containerization: Red Hat OpenShift

* Migration: CloudKey, Version One

* Reporting: Apptio

Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Operational Tools Tools/Services

* AWS Security: System Manager (Explorer and OpsCenter), CloudWatch, Config, CloudTrail, Elasticsearch (Kinesis DataStreams), GuardDuty, Inspector, Key Management Service (KMS), Security Hub, Directory Service, Identity and Access Management, Resource Access Manager, Cognito, Secrets Manager, Certificate Manager, Artifact

* Aws Monitoring and Logging: QuickSight, Eventbridge (AWS Kinesis DataStreams), Simple Notification Service (SMS), Elasticsearch (AWS Kinesis DataStreams), CloudTrail, CloudWatch

* Aws Networking: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Route S3, API Gateway, Direct Connect, AppStream 2.0, Transit Gateway, Elastic Loadbalancer, Firewall Manager, WAF & Shield

* AWS Storage: Cloud Tiering Services to S3 from On-Prem, Simple Storage Services (S3), S3 Glacier, Storage Gateway, Elastic File System (EFS), Backup

* Azure Security: Monitor (Log Analytics and ASC), Event Hubs, Security Center (ASC), Information Protection (AIP) , Key Vault, PowerBI, Network Watcher (Performance Monitor), Monitor (Log Analytics and ASC)

* Azure Monitoring and Logging: Information Protection (AIP), Advance Threat Protection, Security Center (ASC), Information Protection (AIP), Key Vault, Active Directory, Role Based Access Control (RBAC), Resource Manager (ARM), Resource Graph (ARG), Active Directory B2C, Key Vault, App Service, Service Trust Portal

* Azure Networking: Virtual Network, Traffic Manager, DNS, Application Gateway, Express Route, Web Apps, FrontDoor, VPN Gateway, Loadbalancer, Firewall

* Azure Storage: NetApp File Service, Storage (Blobs, Disks, Files, Queues, Tables), Storage Archive Access Tier, StorSimple, Files, Backup

Job Title: Commissioning Engineer

Location: Sterling, VA

About Us

At Vertical Mechanical Group (VMG), we are dedicated to delivering top-tier projects in the Mechanical and Plumbing sector. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and teamwork. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a talented and motivated Commissioning Engineer to join our dynamic team.

We are looking for a detail-oriented and driven Commissioning Engineer to join our commissioning team. This position reports directly to the Commissioning Manager and plays a critical role in ensuring the quality and performance of our mechanical and plumbing systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical and plumbing systems, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.

Objective

The primary objective of this position is to oversee the installation, commissioning, and maintenance of Building Automation Systems (BAS) and HVAC controls across our commercial projects. This leadership role is essential to ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Field Management Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the installation and commissioning of BAS and HVAC control systems for commercial projects.
• Supervise and provide guidance to technicians, subcontractors, and other team members to ensure seamless project execution.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, and contractors to align with project goals and deliverables.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to BAS and control systems.
• Perform calibration, configuration, service, and maintenance of controls and subsystems.
• Conduct routine system updates, troubleshooting, and utilize diagnostic tools to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with all safety protocols, project specifications, and industry standards.
• Inspect, test, and verify control systems to ensure optimal performance and adherence to design specifications.

Engineering Responsibilities

• Develop detailed control system submittals outlining control strategies, network architecture, and integration requirements. Prepare system schematics, wiring diagrams, and riser diagrams to support project implementation.
• Review project design documents, specifications, and sequence of operations to validate alignment with project scope and operational objectives.
• Identify discrepancies or inefficiencies in control sequences and propose optimizations to improve system performance.
• Coordinate with procurement and project teams to ensure timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Building Automation Systems (BAS) and HVAC controls.
• Familiarity with Schneider, JCI, Siemens, Pritchett, or NAVSys control systems or platforms.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Proficiency with major control platforms such as Trane, Siemens, Johnson Controls, or Honeywell.
• Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and client-facing interactions.
• Knowledge of industry standards, codes, and regulations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Certifications in BAS or HVAC controls preferred.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. is seeking a motivated Project Engineer to join our Masonry division. The Project Engineer role supports the project management team and overall success of the project. They are responsible for oversight of through reviewing designs and plans. The Project Engineer is a critical component of the team through document managing, providing trade partner support, planning, and execution.

As a part of the Masonry division, you will...

• Maintain record documents. Know the contract drawings/specifications. Recognize disparities between contract drawings and specifications.
• Set up and submit requests for information.
• Review shop drawings and product submittals for conformance with the contract documents and for coordination with the work of other trades.
• Track change orders. Prepare CO proposals as assigned. Develop feel for value of work, either through review of original unit prices or own observations and experiences.
• Develop an understanding of the sequence of work. Review and interpret the project schedule.
• Be able to read/interpret layout drawings. Understand the fundamentals of layout, and the use of instruments and other layout tools.
• Examine contract drawings for conflicts. Recognize where conflicts are most likely to occur.
• Prepare correspondence as assigned.
• Develop clear, concise writing style.
• Know and use appropriate mediums of communication.

As an ideal candidate, you will have...

• a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or equivalent,
• previous experience in a Construction Management Internship or Co-Op position preferred,
• experience with construction software is preferred (i.e. Procore, Primavera P6, Viewpoint, etc.),
• evidenced leadership,
• critical thinking and decision-making capability,
• a desire to learn and experience construction,
• excellent oral and written communication,
• ability to prioritize, manage time,
• accountability,
• ability to establish relationships with internal and external partners.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including a strong bonus program, medical, dental, and vision insurance, long term disability, voluntary life insurance and AD&D, an employee assistance program, 401(k) with employer match, and a profit sharing plan.

L.F. Jennings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Drug testing required.

Pyramid Systems is seeking an experienced DevOps/AWS Engineer take responsibility for creating, building, deploying, orchestrating, and automating deployment packages in AWS cloud-based environment.

• Design and automate cloud environments at scale using Infrastructure as Code tools
• Design and develop fully automated software delivery pipelines
• Efficiently collaborate within and across agile teams to maximize productivity
• Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and similar
• Engage in all agile ceremonies including backlog grooming, demos and retrospectives
• Eliminate roadblocks and hindrances preventing teams from delivering software
• Assist the team in documenting and leveraging cloud and DevOps best practices
• Fullstack development using modern frameworks and languages Python or JavaScript
• Quickly learn and adapt to new technologies, frameworks, or project requirements as needed
• Apply critical thinking and a solutionoriented mindset to identify issues and propose effective resolutions
• Integrate AI/ML models into applications to enhance functionality, automation, and overall user experience
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to design scalable architectures supporting both traditional and AIdriven features
• Implement best practices for model deployment, data handling, and performance optimization in AIenabled systems

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
• Must have AWS certs and/or CompTIA relevant certifications
• 5+ years of experience managing cloud or virtualized infrastructure
• Passionately practices Infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, or similar
• Knowledge and familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
• Fluent in at least one programming language - Python, Go, Typescript, JavaScript or similar
• Strong system administration experience in Linux
• Knowledge of AWS DevOps with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or similar
• Strong team player, communicates well, and caries an infectious can-do attitude
• Must have hands on experience with Claude Code or similar AI tools
• Strong experience in compliance frame works like: ATO, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or CIS Benchmarks

Currently seeking multiple Full Stack Developers in support of the of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Engineering Support for Identity Services (ESIS), this individual will support Agile Application Development technologies and capabilities in the areas of software development, systems engineering, integration, and test of software applications and infrastructure. Will be skilled with front-end, back-end, and database development. Design and implement full stack cloud solutions to include IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Design and deploy computing infrastructure, physical or virtual machines and other resources like virtual-machine disk image library, block and file-based storage, firewalls, load balancers, IP addresses, virtual local area networks. Implement cloud-based platform services for AWS. Implement cloud-based software as service for AWS. Perform DevOps functions.

Key Skills:

• 10+ years of experience with full stack engineering with proficiency in database development/integration as well as server and client application development/integration
• Software developing experience using Python and Java Spring framework
• Experience with other software technologies such as Web Services (SOAP/REST), React/Angular, VS Code, SQL, Gradle, and/or Git
• AWS experience required with experience deploying enterprise applications in AWS
• Experience with CI/CD environment tools such as Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, Kubernetes

• Software development with Python, Java, React, and various scripting languages
• Design data models and web APIs and creation of software tasks from system requirements
• Perform requirements analysis, design, development, unit, and integration testing of software, troubleshooting and debugging of the system
• Immediate responsibilities will include enhancing and maintaining the existing system as well as design, development, and documentation of new features
• Create Git Releases, pull request and code reviews
• Query logs utilizing Splunk and will monitor dashboarding utilizing New Relic
• Usage of Atlassian Tools for day to day tasks within the Scrum process
• Implement web services, data persistence access features and external interfaces
• Partner closely with front-end and database engineers to ensure features are developed holistically
• Follow Agile software development methodology and team architecture standards.
• Will need to be able to read Architecture Diagrams
• Perform test service to improve code coverage, mocking services, test driven development and unit testing
• Will modify Helm Charts, Jenkinsfiles, and Dockerfiles

• MUST BE US CITIZEN
• Bachelor's degree required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance
• 10+ years expereince in Software Engineering
• Must have experience in Python and Java Spring Framework (Boot, Batch, Data, Security)
• Must have experience with other software technologies such as Web Services (SOAP/REST), React/Angular, VS Code, SQL, Gradle, and/or Git
• Experience with design, development, enhancement, troubleshooting and debugging of web applications
• Must have experience in AWS cloud environment and with CI/CD tools (ie. Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes) for deployment processes, monitoring production environments, and modifying docker/Jenkins files and helm charts
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Powershell, Perl) is not required but nice to have
• Understanding of the concept of branching and utilizing technological tools such as Git, VS Code, and/or Rancher to perform
• Experience with creating Git releases, creating pull requests, and reviewing code
• Experience monitoring dashboards utilizing New Relic
• Experience with Splunk to query logs
• Experience with Junit testing preferred
• Experience creating release instructions utilizing JIRA
• Experience developing and integrating complex software systems through the full SDLC
• Experience with Agile Scrum
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to serve as an Engineering lead for a space mission payload critical to our nation to join our team in Dulles, VA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

This role includes Engineering and project management through all phases of the program, from concept development and industry trade study preliminary and detailed design, payload integration & test, space vehicle integration and test and potentially on-orbit demonstration.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Your mission, should you choose to accept:

• Functioning as the primary payload interface for customers, program management, product line engineering leadership, mission assurance and subsystem engineering teams
• Providing Technical Support / Oversight including
  • Conducting technical trades in coordination with the Mission and Space Vehicle SE teams
  • Ownership of payload specs and requirements traceability 
  • Developing and managing Interface-Control Documents (ICD) between the prime and sub-contractor
  • Playing a key role in major program milestone and readiness reviews
  • Planning, design, and execution of testing strategies to ensure payload qualification, exercise payload functionality and measure performance
  • Supporting the development of operational mission scenarios and payload concepts of operations

• Payload sub-contractor oversight, including cost and schedule performance including
  • Review / Tech Eval of subcontractor proposals
  • Cost account manager (CAM) for Payload WBSs using EVMS
  • Recognizing and mitigating payload related issues and risks

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 14 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 12 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 10 years of professional experience
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
• Experience working medium size or larger Government programs
• Experience in managing sub-contractors
• Knowledge of aerospace environmental testing standards
• Experience with spacecraft design, development integration and test
• Experience with payload integration inclusive of ICD development

 Preferred Qualifications:  

• 15+ yrs of direct experience with Space systems
• Established network of contacts in other NG divisions/sectors/programs
• Proposal experience
• CAM experience

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