This position requires US Citizenship with a current TS/SCI with CI Poly Government Security Clearance.
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The System Administrator is responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and implementing solutions to optimize the infrastructure operations. Analyzes and identifies all or part of a company's existing or new computer (and/or server), peripheral, network, and telecommunications systems requirements, taking into consideration the special technology needs. Designs, implements, codes, tests, documents, and maintains systems integration solutions to total system or subsystems. Establishes functional and technical specifications, solves hardware/software interface problems, defines input/output parameters, and ensures integration of the entire system or subsystem.
Required Skills:
• Must be a US Citizen with a current TS-SCI clearance with CI poly
• 5 years of experience directly related to Linux System Administration, including installation and maintenance of software and hardware
• Experience administering Red Hat Linux based systems with minimal support, to include Linux sub-systems, patching, packaging (RPM), performance tuning, networking, user management, and security
• Experience with automation frameworks (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.)
• Strong hardware/software troubleshooting skills
• Experience with scripting, particularly in shell scripting in sh and csh variants, Bash, Python, and PERL
• Experience with planning, deployment, installation, and upgrades of products within required timelines and resource allocations over multiple geographic sites
• NAS and SAN administration experienced is required
• Must be able to lift 35 pounds in support of hardware installations
• Must be able to travel up to 20% for installation support
• Must be able to support occasional after hour maintenance
• Required to provide pager (on-call) support
• Must have an active CompTIA Security+ or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification.
Desired Skills:
• Experience with cloud infrastructures such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, etc.
• Experience administering Windows based systems
• Proficiency with Enterprise level administration of common services such as DNS, sendmail, and LDAP
• Experience with recent versions of VMware (ESXi and vCenter)
• Familiar with version control systems such as git, IBM Rational Team Concert, etc.
• Strong analytic and research skills - must be detail oriented
• Linux and Windows integration tools (Centrify, Samba, etc.)
• Installation and management of fiber channel switches
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and troubleshoot problems with efficiency
• Requires the ability to effectively interact with external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations and vendors
• Communication and diplomatic skills