Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

Clearance Level

Interim secret sufficient to start. Must be willing to obtain an Top Secret Clearance.

Location

Must be within 100 miles from Lexington MA

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

Aquila Technology is seeking a Systems Engineer to support a premier defense research organization. The role focuses on designing and integrating distributed data architecture solutions, with emphasis on AI/ML, automation, and data analysis. The candidate will develop prototypes and proof-of-concepts to support secure, cloud-based data sharing and modernization initiatives across distributed environments, while evaluating emerging technologies in data engineering and observability.

Must Have

• 5 years Building and managing databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Mongo, InfluxDB)
• 5 years Data Analysis
• 5 years Data Visualization (display tool-kits and methodologies)
• 5 years Experience with ETL (Extract, transform, and load)
• Bachelor's Degree
• 2 years Machine Learning/AI
• 2 years AI/ML
• 2 years Experience developing and implementing algorithms for AI/ML workflows in Python
• 5 years Software programming: Java, C/C++, Python, Linux
• 2 years Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana and Splunk)
• 2 years DevSec Ops experience
• 5 years Systems Analysis

Nice to Have

• Currently holds a Secret Clearance (OR a higher clearance)
• Experience with OMS (open mission systems) and UCI (universal command and control interface)
• Containerization (Docker, podman, e...