Job Description

At Alion, we are techie and proud, so you might not see us in a shiny suit or wearing the latest shoes. More often, we're behind the scenes putting our fingerprints all over market innovations. We get excited about the problem as much as the solution, because the more we understand it, the better able we are to fix it. We are deeply analytical experts who tell the truth and never stop looking for a way to make our solutions better.

Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to):

• Full life cycle system/software engineering to include requirements derivation, requirements analysis, hardware knowledge, metrics creation and analysis, systems architecture, and experience with integration and test.
• Responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and operation of computer systems and servers. Ensure that uptime, performance, resources, and security of the computers/servers/systems meet user requirements
• Be able to acquire, install, and/or upgrade computer components and software; provide routine automation; maintain security policies; troubleshoot; train or supervise staff; or offer technical support for projects
• Responsible for automating system or application configuration with various configuration management tools

• Shall have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in software engineering/development and/or systems engineering/analysis
• Must possess experience in all phases of software engineering to include requirements analysis, development, testing and integration, maintenance and problem diagnosis/resolution and/or experience in phases of applications systems analysis to include evaluation and design, integration and optimization of complex systems
• Must have experience with communication applications, database management, use of programming languages and knowledge of storage and retrieval methods
• Network engineering experience and a firm understanding of information assurance and security
• Must have strong communication skills, briefing experience, familiarity with dynamic resource allocation
• Knowledge of operating systems and applications, as well as hardware and software troubleshooting
• Knowledge of the purposes for which people in the organization use computers
• Be on call when a system goes down or malfunctions and be able to quickly and correctly diagnose the issue and how best to fix it
• Must have teamwork and communication skills, as well as being able to install and configure hardware and software
• Must understand the behavior of software in order to deploy it and to troubleshoot problems, and generally know several programming languages used for scripting or automation of routine tasks
• Must have a strong grasp of computer security. This includes not only deploying software patches, but also preventing break-ins and other security problems with preventive measures

• COTS/GOTS
• Big storage – GPFS, Lustre
• Perl/Python/Shel scripting
• Networking – subnetting, routing
• Applying operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes
• Configuring, adding, and deleting file systems
• Planning and managing the data center environment
• Ensuring uniformity between development, test and production environments
• Troubleshooting any reported problems
• System performance tuning
• Installing and configuring new hardware and software
• Ensuring that the network infrastructure is up and running
• Analyzing system logs and identifying potential issues with computer systems
• Adding, removing, or updating user account information, resetting passwords
• Answering technical queries and assisting users
• Documenting the configuration of the system

• Experience with VMWare
• Experience with Linux/Windows
• Experience with Scripting

• Bachelor's degree and 14 years of experience or 18 years of total experience without a degree

• TS/SCI with polygraph

• Not eligible