Senior Systems Administrator

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux and Windows physical servers and virtual machines supporting DevOps and live operational systems
• Monitor system health and respond to mission-critical updates and hot issues communicated through team channels and email
• Work and resolve tickets in Jira according to team priorities
• Support three backend environments at different classification levels, including authentication, DNS, share drives, home directories, and communications between systems
• Support Mission and Operations users and their desktops
• Perform STE/STN and DISA STIG compliance work on Linux systems
• Manage storage, virtualization, IP networking, and firewall components supporting the environment
• Support DevOps initiatives and sustainment of live systems, including container and cloud environments
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with System Administrators, Systems Engineers, and Network Engineers across multiple contracts, as well as with direct civilian tasking and leadership

• Bachelor’s degree required, with at least fifteen (15) years of experience as a System Administrator in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Linux administration experience sufficient to meet the years required for the labor category.
• Solid experience with STE/STN and DISA STIG compliance work on Linux systems.
• Storage management experience (e.g., CFS/DFS, NetApp).
• Virtualization experience (e.g., Proxmox, Red Hat KVM, VMware).
• IP networking and firewall experience.
• Some experience with container and cloud environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across large, multi-contract teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Salt).
• Scripting experience (e.g., Bash, Python, Perl).
• Experience with backup tools (e.g., Rubrik, NetBackup).
• Hyper-converged infrastructure experience (e.g., Harvester, Nutanix, Cisco HyperFlex).

Security Clearance:

• Active Top Secret clearance with a Polygraph

• Competitive salary
• Company Medical/Dental/Vision plans - Company paid
• Short-term Disability, Long-term disability and Life Insurance - Company paid
• Business/ First Class travel upgrade for 7 hour or longer flights & company card will be provided for expenses
• Vacation / Personal days granted at 25 days per year
• Paid Federal Holidays - 11 days
• $5,000 Annual Professional Development Fund plus 40 paid hours if in class
• 401K with 6% company match; all contributions are immediately vested by Employee
• Employee will be paid a bonus of $10,000 per employee hired based on their referral
• Up to 3 paid Code Red days due to customer closure