Senior System Administrator
About The Position
Join ClearEdge and be a part of a dynamic team that solves some of the DoD’s most complex technical challenges. Every day, ClearEdge empowers our customers in government and industry with innovative, data-driven solutions. Check out our extremely competitive benefits package at www.clearedgeit.com/careers/ , which includes a $10k annual training/education benefit, 10% 401k contribution fully vested on day one, annual health and technology allowance, and access to a state-of-the-art technology lab. We also offer monthly TechConnect and DeepDive collaboration sessions with our entire technical staff. Your Mission As a Senior Linux System Administrator, you will lead, evolve, and maintain a modern DevOps architecture built on open-source technologies and independent of corporate baselines. Your work will support software developers, system upgrades, compliance requirements, and continuous improvements focused on availability, reliability, latency reduction, performance optimization, and maintaining a strong security posture. You Will Excel in This Role If You Are: A hands-on Linux administrator comfortable working in diverse, complex enclaves Skilled at troubleshooting network, virtualization, and infrastructure issues Proactive in adopting new technologies and identifying system improvements Comfortable interacting with system-savvy developers, analysts, and mission partners Detail-oriented when maintaining documentation and compliance artifacts Able to work independently while supporting a small, fast-paced technical team
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
- Bachelor’s degree plus 11 years of relevant experience or equivalent
- Strong Linux system administration background
- Experience with network administration, routing protocols, multi-hop troubleshooting, and firewalls
- Experience supporting secure infrastructure, vulnerability remediation, compliance, and backup/recovery
- Experience maintaining SSPs, STE/STN requirements, RMF artifacts, Netseer, SEAR logging, patching, IAVMs, McAfee, and UAM
- Experience with virtualization technologies and enclave documentation
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Docker, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch
- Experience with Ansible, GitLab, or RedHat Satellite
- Working knowledge of software-defined networks
Responsibilities
- Designing, maintaining, and supporting O&M activities across an enclave consisting of servers, VMs, managed switches, NAS, VLANs, VPNs, and networked hardware and software components
- Administering network devices, configuring routing protocols, and troubleshooting multi-hop connectivity, latency, and throughput issues
- Maintaining secure infrastructure through firewalls, vulnerability remediation, data security, compliance, and backup and recovery processes
- Maintaining SSPs, STE/STN requirements, RMF documentation, Netseer, SEAR logging, patching, IAVMs, McAfee, and UAM
- Providing user-level support to developers and analysts and resolving issues across network, computing, and virtual environments
Benefits
- $10k annual training/education benefit
- 10% 401k contribution fully vested on day one
- annual health and technology allowance
- access to a state-of-the-art technology lab
- monthly TechConnect and DeepDive collaboration sessions with our entire technical staff
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
