Systems Administrator

sgs-job-4074

Engineering
 Massachusetts
Linux
System Administration
Cloud
RF
Optics
Network Protocols
Algorithms

Contract - 03 Years

Location (mandatory): Lexington, MA Mid-level Linux Systems Administrator candidate is needed in the Communication Systems to support the development of new technologies that enable worldwide networked operations for the military and other government agencies. The division addresses the needs of next-generation satellite, airborne, and terrestrial networks using its core expertise in radio frequency (RF), fiber and free-space optics, cyber security, network protocols and services, information operations, communications processing, and speech and language technologies. The division is extensively involved in field experimentation and measurement campaigns to verify algorithms and architectural concepts in operational environments.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Maintains operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination of infrastructure and cloud responsibilities.
  • Develops and designs core operating system builds.
  • Responsible for coding, virtualization, and automation of systems.
  • Sets up administrator and service accounts, maintains an active directory of users and system documentation, tunes system performance, installs system-wide software, and allocates mass storage space.
  • Assesses and resolves user access problems related to security controls to minimize business impact and risk exposure.
  • Identifies and evaluates vendor products and establishes vendor monitoring and tracking processes.
  • Performs capacity planning and monitors/tunes systems.
  • Recommends appropriate platforms for purchase, coordinates installation, and provides backup recovery.
  • Serves as a point of escalation for major incidents that are unresolved at the helpdesk level.
  • Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.
  • May draft general IT communications to end-users including notifications of outages/downtimes.

Skills:

  • 3-4 years of Linux systems administration and desktop support experience
  • Experience and familiarity with the following operating systems - RHEL 7, RHEL 8, RHEL 9, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10.
  • Experience working on Mac systems.
  • The ability to Collaborate with team members to complete assigned tasks/projects.
  • Experience managing and tracking issues with ticketing program (Remedy, Service Now, Jira, etc)
  • Install, update, and troubleshoot systems/servers.
  • BS degree or equivalent experience. Any prior military experience is a plus.
  • They will modify the years of experience if someone has many of the technical skills and a military background.
  • Demonstrated experience with CMMC compliance, best practice, and technical controls

Education/Experience:

  • Any Unix/Solaris experience is a plus.
  • Experience managing classified IT systems, STIGs, SCAPS, RMF
  • Experience maintaining directory services. (e.g., Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, etc.).
  • Managing AFS infrastructure to include users, groups, and data.
  • Managing lifecycles of equipment to include computers, servers, and mobility
  • Configuring and managing Cisco/Juniper equipment to include switches, routers, and Call Managers.
  • Troubleshooting mobile devices to included iPhones, iPads
  • Basic experience with managing or operating containers
  • Experience with virtual machines. (e.g., Microsoft Hyper-V, VMWare vSphere, Citrix XenDesktop/Server, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, etc.).
  • Experience managing system/server resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability.
  • Able to diagnose and perform repairs on faulty system/server hardware.
  • Develop and document systems administration standard operating procedures.
  • Plan, execute, and verify data redundancy and system recovery procedures.
  • Conduct periodic system maintenance including cleaning (both physically and electronically), disk checks, routine reboots, data dumps, and testing.
  • Provide ongoing optimization and problem-solving support

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