Cloud System Administrator 2

Wyetech LLC
Laurel, MD, United States
9 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
$157,394.0 - $213,138.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Apache Accumulo Amazon Web Services Computing Platforms Systems Engineering JIRA Bash Shell CentOS Cyber Security Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Linux Domain Name System (DNS)
+17 more
Apache Hadoop Hadoop Distributed File System Python (Programming Language) Linux System Administration Nmap OpenStack Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ansible Prometheus Virtualization Technology Cloud Platform System Grafana HybridCloud Kubernetes Information Technology 3-tier Architectures Docker

Job description

Cloud Systems Administrator to support our mission-driven Cyber platform team. In this role, you’ll help sustain and optimize a cloud-based enterprise platform built with Java and Free and Open-Source Software technologies including Kubernetes, Hadoop, and Accumulo-enabling execution of data-intensive analytics on managed infrastructure. As a Cloud Systems Administrator, you will be part of the Operations Team responsible for maintaining day-to-day platform stability, supporting customer operations, and troubleshooting technical issues across complex Linux-based environments. This is an on-call position that provides Tier 1 through Tier 3 operational support.

You will work in a fast-paced technical environment where attention to detail, proactive task management, and the ability to independently diagnose operational issues are essential to mission success.

Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g. Active TS/SCI security clearance with agency appropriate polygraph).

Capabilities

  • Support daily operations of cloud-based analytic platforms
  • Provide Tier 1-3 support for infrastructure and system-level issues
  • Troubleshoot operational issues within Linux environments
  • Manage RedHat/CentOS provisioning using kickstart
  • Perform Linux/Unix networking analysis using tools such as nmap and tcpdump
  • Support DNS administration including hosts files and DHCP
  • Assist with containerized and distributed platform technologies
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve system performance issues
  • Support on-call operational requirements, * Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Hadoop / HDFS
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Salt / Ansible
  • OpenStack
  • AWS
  • Python / Bash scripting
  • JIRA

The Benefits Package

  • Wyetech believes in generously supporting employees as they prepare for retirement. The company automatically contributes 20% of each employee’s gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no requirement for employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one, ensuring immediate ownership of retirement funds.

Additional benefits include:

  • Wyetech provides a generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations. Employees have the flexibility to adjust their PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year, ensuring it meets their evolving needs.

Full-time employees have the option to participate in a variety of voluntary benefit plans including:

  • A Choice of Medical Plan Options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Vision and Dental
  • Life and AD&D Benefits
  • Short and Long-Term Disability
  • Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurances
  • Optional Identity Theft and Legal Protection Services

Company Environment & Perks

  • Employee Referral Bonus Eligibility up to $10,000
  • Mobility Among Wyetech-supported Contracts
  • Various contract and work locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and OCONUS
  • Various team-building events throughout the year such as: monthly lunches, summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party.
  • Employees receive two complementary branded clothing orders annually.

Requirements

  • TS/SCI with agency appropriate poly
  • 3+ years of experience in IT, specifically working with cloud-hybrid environments, systems administration, and virtualization technologies.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or another related technical field is required and will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of experience.
  • DoD 8570 IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., Security+ CE or equivalent)
  • A solid understanding and working knowledge of core Linux operating system components

Benefits & conditions

$75.67 - $102.47 an hour

Pay Range: $75.67 - $102.47 per hour*

Hourly pay rates listed for this position serve as a general guideline and are not a guarantee of compensation. Compensation will vary dependent upon factors including but not limited to: Government contract rates; education; relevant prior work experience, knowledge, skills, and competencies; certifications, and geographic location. *Hourly pay rates reflect the pre-benefit gross wage amounts.

About the company

At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.

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