FWI is building a team to support a contract for personnel and readiness employing significant and complex military or defense-related systems that are developed, managed, and/or utilized by the United States Department of Defense (DoD). These systems may be large-scale projects involving advanced technologies and substantial investments. They can include various components such as national security systems, communication systems, surveillance systems, or other capabilities aimed at enhancing national security and military readiness and effectiveness. Some of the agencies will be supported include: OUSD P&R, the Navy, the Air Force (USAF), the Space Force (USSF), the Army (USA), the United States Marine Corps (USMC), and the National Guard Bureau (NGB). As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will architect and manage enterprise-level systems infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and performance. You will lead technical initiatives, automate infrastructure operations, and provide expert-level support while mentoring junior team members and driving innovation in our technology stack.

FWI has been recognized as a Top Workplace by the Washington Post in 2024 and 2025, offering excellent growth opportunities in a collaborative environment. 

**Position is contingent upon contract award**

Work Schedule and Location:

Remote: This full-time remote position will work Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm EST. 

• Architects and maintains mission-critical infrastructure supporting 24/7 business operations, independently managing complex multi-site deployments, cloud migrations, and disaster recovery implementations that directly impact system availability and business continuity.
• Serves as the senior technical escalation point during critical outages and infrastructure emergencies, while mentoring junior engineers on automation best practices, system hardening, and incident response procedures.
• Takes ownership of enterprise-wide initiatives including zero-downtime upgrades, infrastructure modernization, and hybrid cloud transformations that affect thousands of users and critical business applications.

Required: 

• Master's Degree required in a relevant field of study (Engineering, Computer Science, etc.)
• Professional license (as applicable for the relevant field of study) highly desired
• Security Clearance highly desired
• 10 years of related experience in multiple of the following areas:
  • Sustainment: 
    • Experience providing system administration for a Military Department of Defense System/Military Department Operations and Defense System (MDoDS) regarding DOD IT security requirements.
    • Experience providing database maintenance through technical and analytical services.
    • Experience providing network support through systems design and systems engineering support to implement and maintain a framework for net-centric compliant interoperability.
    • Experience procuring the necessary maintenance and licenses required to maintain the Government-owned hardware and software required to support an MDoDS.
    • Experience providing support to ensure an MDoDS meets the security requirements defined in the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) process.
    • Experience providing procedures to acquire, install, and test all software to mitigate identified security vulnerabilities.
    • Experience providing support to DoD supply chain metrics analyses by providing support monitoring and improving the performance of the greater DoD supply chain.
    • Experience collecting, analyzing, and displaying DoD readiness information, including transportation, inventory, and maintenance.
    • Experience conducting research and analysis to support the preparation of the Semi-Annual Report to Congress and performing day-to-day analytical tasks that include, but are not limited to, responding to Congressional Requests for Information, and helping with Legislative Proposals.
    • Experience providing continuous need to perform internal and external testing with other systems in the readiness enterprise and providing support testing on all products planned for delivery.
    • Experience providing independent Government testing for developmental testing (DT), operational testing (OT), user acceptance testing (UAT), Sustainment, and other Test & Evaluation activities.
  • Modernization:
    • Experience providing support to an MDoDS Implementation Office to modernize existing legacy code and functionality as well as develop new functionality.
    • Experience developing, testing, documenting, and deploying software functionality, databases and datamarts, necessary to support an MDoDS, modernization effort.
    • Experience providing appropriate database development for the integration of service specific data integration with the program's business intelligence tool.
    • Experience with configuration management processes to include the ability for evaluating, coordinating, approving, or disapproving, and implementing changes used to construct and maintain software systems and data warehousing specifications.
    • Experience providing quick prototypes of software applications to show proof of concept and developing application software modules, using Government-approved methods, processes, and tools for system requirements and design.
    • Experience developing installation plans using Government-approved configuration requirements for all new code releases supporting this effort and support the installation and configuration of hardware and software developed and tested by the contractor, and which has passed Certification and Accreditation (C&A) by the Government.
    • Experience providing systems design and systems engineering support to implement and maintain a framework for net-centric compliant interoperability between applications that collect, analyze, and report readiness information within the enterprise and between the enterprise that need readiness data.
    • Experience providing a web services-based system, exposing all data via Extensible Markup Language (XML), employing a DoD standards compliant XML schema and interfaces for an MDoDS.
    • Experience providing support required to collect requirements, design, develop, integrate, test, and support the Business Intelligence, Data Mining capability, to include a query tool and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) capability
  • Lifecycle Support:
    • Experience providing program life cycle support, systems engineering and analysis, integration, network engineering, systems maintenance, testing, training, implementation, hardware/software installation, life cycle management, and documentation to support systems in a reporting enterprise.
    • Experience providing support to maintain a stable, efficient, and productive system and environment.
    • Experience performing software installation and updates, ensuring installations and updates are following cyber security instructions and requirements.
    • Experience providing support to server and Disaster Recovery sites, and contingency plans to support operations in event of a Government shutdown, furloughs, emergencies, and critical situations.
    • Experience providing support to collect requirements and make necessary changes to support integrating readiness reporting systems and data into the enterprise.
    • Experience providing the necessary personnel to assist with Individual, Personnel, Supply, Training, and Ordnance Readiness reporting requirements.
    • Experience conducting research and analysis to support the preparation of the Semi-Annual Report to Congress and performing day-to-day analytical tasks that include, but are not limited to, responding to Congressional Requests for Information, and helping with Legislative Proposals.
    • Experience providing training to users of fielded systems, understanding, and relating to the users’ operational environment and culture, and preparing training materials, making arrangements for training delivery (time, location, etc.), and conducting the training.

At FWI, we place the highest importance on creating an exceptional employee experience. You'll have opportunities to achieve your career aspirations through internal promotions, professional development, and other recognition and rewards programs. Join our team and take advantage of the many benefits we offer, including:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off