Windows System Engineer at Latitude Inc – Alexandria, Virginia

Windows System Engineer

We are seeking a Systems Engineer with strong Windows Server and Citrix administration experience to join a mission-critical program supporting a federal intelligence customer. This position is fully onsite and offers the opportunity to directly impact national security operations by ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of advanced geospatial and cloud-based systems.We are looking for a self-starter who thrives in complex technical environments, brings expertise in Windows system administration, and has hands-on experience with Citrix in enterprise or government settings.
Key Responsibilities
- Take a leadership role in driving system changes, enhancements, and long-term improvements.- Work closely with government and contractor stakeholders to troubleshoot and resolve complex incidents (INCs).- Proactively recommend and implement configuration changes to enhance performance, scalability, and reliability.- Deploy security patches, hotfixes, and updates across test and production environments.- Maintain and update critical system databases with new data and configuration details.- Develop, document, and update operational and security SOPs, troubleshooting guides, and technical diagrams.- Ensure stability of mission-critical systems through monitoring, incident response, and remediation activities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Information Systems, IT, Computer Science, or related discipline.- Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI post-hire.- DoD 8570 Certification (Security+ or higher).- Strong experience with Microsoft Windows Server and Windows administration.- Hands-on experience with Citrix administration.- Familiarity with cloud, SOA, and virtualization environments.- Experience with AWS technologies (EC2, S3 Buckets, Reserved Instances, etc.).- Knowledge of systems engineering and sustainment best practices.- Proficiency with Git/GitLab or other version control systems.- Strong documentation skills including VDDs, diagrams, SOPs.- Familiarity with collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience supporting geospatial products or programs.- Citrix certifications.- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, DevOps Engineer, etc.).- SAFe Agile certification.
$125,000 - $170,000 a year