Linux System Administrator 2/3

Geon Technologies•Columbia, MD

18h•$175,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Geon Technologies is a rapidly growing small business that provides signal processing and sensor system integration services to the United States Government (USG) and the industry base that supports them. Geon seeks to be known for “signals, sensors, and systems”. Geon has expertise in the science and development of signal processing techniques and algorithm solutions for multi-INT applications. The signal processing and hardware focused sectors of Geon are supported by the work Geon conducts with open architectures, open frameworks, and open systems that facilitate the rapid development, integration, and deployment of techniques and capabilities to operational contexts. Come join a company that brings unique expertise and value to our customers. The System Administrator will provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems. Experience required to support the implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems. The System Administrator will be part of a team evaluating system and hardware problems and will be responsible for the resolution process. They will configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems and will install/ load operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating system enhancements to improve reliability and performance. Experience with Container Technology: Administering large software deployments on LINUX/UNIX systems, administering clustered storage solutions (e.g. storage appliances, Ceph), Kubernetes orchestrated containers, system configuration management software (e.g. Puppet, Ansible) and change control. About the work: In May of 2019, Amazon opened its first AWS Ground Station, a "virtualized segment for ground processing" of satellite signals that support 54 MHz uplink and 500 MHz downlink processing using the proven AWS Cloud Services and technologies. Microsoft Orbital and Google were close behind with their own satellite processing architectures based on cloud services and technologies. At the same time, technologies supporting next-generation 5G exploded into the same cloud technology arena. Geon has been awarded a prime contract to leverage these very same technologies to build next-generation Software Defined Radio (SDR) solutions for the defense and intelligence industry. We are looking for fully-cleared individuals that have an ambition to leverage their proven experience in building high performance processing systems and solutions to architect, develop, productize and deploy a whole new breed of open-sensor framework based on the industries leading solutions. If you are interested in working with and learning the newest technologies, and continue to support our nations intelligence and defense priorities, contact Geon immediately to secure a highly competitive position on our team.

Requirements

Minimum Ten (10) years of experience as a SA in programs and contract of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Five(5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
Active Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
Evaluate system and hardware problems and will be responsible for the resolution process.
Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems
Install/ load operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating system enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
Administering large software deployments on LINUX/UNIX systems
Administering clustered storage solutions (e.g. storage appliances, Ceph)
Kubernetes orchestrated containers
System configuration management software (e.g. Puppet, Ansible) and change control.

Benefits

Medical Insurance - 75% employer paid; 25% employee paid.
Dental Insurance - 100% employer paid.
Vision Insurance - 100% employer paid.
Health Spending Account (HSA) - Annual employer contribution of $2,000 (individual)/$4,000 (family)
Short-Term Disability (STD) Insurance - 100% employer paid.
Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance - 100% employer paid.
Basic Life Insurance - 1x annual salary, up to $250,000 - employer paid.
AD&D Insurance - 1x annual salary, up to $250,000 - employer paid.
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance - Up to $300,000 - employee paid
401k & Profit Sharing - 5% Safe Harbor contributions, no match required; up to 10% Profit Sharing.
Professional Development - $4,000 per calendar year to attend conferences & trainings.
Tuition Reimbursement/Student Loan Repayment - Reimbursement of one class per semester towards continuing education with the option to apply up to $1,200 a year toward qualifying student loans.
Employee Referral Incentive - $10,000 (paid 180 days after new hire start date).
Annual Bonus - Performance Based.
Paid Time Off - 160 hours.
Holidays - 11 Federal Holidays.
Maternity Leave - 160 hours followed by Short-term disability (STD).
Paternity Leave - 160 hours
Bereavement Leave - 24 hours (equivalent of 3 days) for immediate family
Health & Wellness - $750 per calendar year for items such as gym memberships, ergonomic keyboards, standing desks, etc.
Professional Subscriptions - $350 per calendar year.