About the role

The Senior System Administrator is responsible for managing and supporting the agency's High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure and development environment. This includes performing system administration, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of software within a large-scale Linux cluster.

What they look for

Linux CLI Bash Python System administration HPC infrastructure Red Hat Satellite Network appliance Splunk Elastic stack IaC Ansible SaltStack VMware ESXi Security+ Troubleshooting Load balancing

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 15 years of experience or a bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience, along with a Security+ certification. The role requires a Top Secret clearance with a polygraph and the ability to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Benefits

100% Paid healthcare 10% 401k

Full description

Perks and Benefits

100% Paid Healthcare
10% 401k in every paycheck
100% Fully Vested!!!

NOTE – Our positions require a Top Secret clearance, as well as the favorable completion of a polygraph. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor an employment Visa.

What You’ll Be Doing (We don’t love the bullet points, but we love the work!)

As the System Administrator, you'll get to be responsible for providing network management and systems administration support to maintain the Agency’s High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure and HPC development environment. The Systems Administrator shall require SYS1 access and must have the Security+ certification.

Requirements

Fifteen (15) years' experience
Bachelors in Technical discipline, or an additional 5 years' experience

Required Skills

Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux Tools
Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
Experience performing System Administration including installation, configuration, and support of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software in a large-scale Linux cluster environment
Experience with Network Appliance clustered servers and applicable software with direct attached FC San storage
Experience using Red Hat Satellite to automate the deployment, provisioning, and patching of REL Linux systems across physical, virtual, and cloud environments
Experience with hands-on troubleshooting, customer interfacing, issue resolution, discrepancy tracking, and report generation
Familiar with software frameworks used for searching, monitoring, and analyzing big data such as Splunk and Elastic Stack
Experience with Linux configuration regarding Storage, Networking, Load Balancing, Memory Management, VMs, Firewalls, and System Monitoring
Experience with corporate STE/STN security compliance policies, procedures, and tools
Experience with corporate SSP accreditation processes
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as Ansible and SaltStack
Experience configuring and sustaining VMware ESXi/Virtualization environments

Desired Skills

Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence
Experience using system monitoring tools such as HPE One View and Nagios
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Experience with sanitization of hardware, firmware, and / or software removed from computing environment in accordance with USG policies and procedures
Experience with NetBackup and/or tape backup systems and archiving
Experience with ePolicy Orchestrator and McAfee