Systems Engineer
About the Role
Darkhorse Geospatial is hiring Systems Engineers to design, deploy, and sustain the infrastructure that powers our federal customer's mission. You'll work across classified and unclassified environments — from cloud and virtualization platforms to identity and endpoint management — partnering with engineers, data scientists, and government stakeholders to keep complex systems running smoothly and securely.
What You'll Do
- Perform configuration, patching, image management, and Tier III escalation support across multiple classification domains
- Design and maintain virtual desktop, thin-client, and standard operating environments (SOEs / gold images)
- Manage identity and endpoint integration (Entra ID, Intune, SCCM, Defender for Endpoint, GPOs, Conditional Access)
- Coordinate technical security assessments; identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigations
- Author and maintain Configuration Management Plans, Data Management Plans, CONOPS, and System Security Plans
- Support A&A activities and track systems through the assessment queue
- Develop dashboards and reports for system monitoring and metrics
- Coordinate with network, security, and operations teams to ensure continuity of service
Core Skills We're Looking For
- Hands-on systems engineering across Windows and Linux (Red Hat, CentOS, or Rocky)
- Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS or Azure)
- Identity, mobility, and endpoint management (Entra ID, Intune, SCCM, FSLogix, AVD)
- Configuration management and change control
- Strong documentation skills — SSPs, BOE, SOPs, CONOPS
- Agile workflow tools (JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint)
Nice to Have
- Experience supporting Intelligence Community A&A processes
- Big data and AI/ML platform support (Elastic, Kibana, NiFi, GPU administration)
- REST web services and web application development
- Java and Oracle PL/SQL
- Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure), Security+, PMP, or DevSecOps
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly
Apply for this job
Please contact us at hello@dhgeo.com and tell us why you're the perfect fit for this role. Also include the following:
- Describe your skills and relevant background
- Resume (highlighting relevant technical experience)
- List of key technologies you've used in production environments