SAP NS2 Senior Systems Administrator and Cloud Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Systems Administrator and Cloud Engineer is a hands-on technical contributor on an on-site, security-focused team in Chantilly, Virginia. The role helps operate and maintain the cloud and software foundation supporting a standalone SAP solution for customers with demanding requirements. The position administers cloud infrastructure and operating systems and supports compute, storage, networking, identity, backup, monitoring, patching, and configuration activities. It also contributes to architecture and design decisions and applies security and performance standards to maintain availability, scalability, recoverability, and operational readiness. The role uses monitoring, logging, and audit capabilities to assess system health, troubleshoot issues, and support incident resolution. It maintains architecture documentation, system configurations, maintenance procedures, troubleshooting guides, and operational runbooks. The engineer works closely with system administrators, SAP Basis, network, security, application-support, and customer teams to operate the environment, resolve incidents, implement approved changes, and support day-to-day service reliability. Candidates need at least five years of hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting enterprise Linux environments, a bachelor’s degree in a related technical field, U.S. citizenship, and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. Applicable DoD 8140 qualification requirements must be met within six months of hire. A master’s degree is preferred; relevant AWS, Linux, Red Hat, security, or systems administration certifications are desired. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Requirements
- At least five years of hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting enterprise Linux environments.
- Experience with Linux installation and configuration, patching, package management, systems and kernel tuning, user and access management, storage and file systems, backup and recovery, and integration with enterprise identity services.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex performance, application, storage, and network issues.
- Experience with TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, certificates, and high-availability clustering.
- Strong Bash, Python, or UNIX shell scripting experience for automating system administration.
- Experience using infrastructure automation tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible.
- Understanding of DISA STIGs, vulnerability remediation, least-privilege access, audit logging, incident response, and change management.
- Experience administering Linux workloads in AWS, including EC2, EBS, VPC, IAM, Systems Manager, AWS Backup, and CloudWatch.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
- U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
- Must meet applicable DoD 8140 qualification requirements within six months of hire.
- Must be able to work on site in Chantilly, Virginia.
- Visa sponsorship is not available.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- SAP or other enterprise application experience.
- Relevant AWS, Linux, Red Hat, security, or systems administration certifications.
Responsibilities
- Administer and troubleshoot enterprise Linux environments, including installation, configuration, patching, package management, kernel tuning, user and access management, storage and file systems, backup and recovery, and enterprise identity integration.
- Administer Linux workloads and cloud infrastructure in AWS, including compute, storage, networking, identity, backup, monitoring, patching, and configuration activities.
- Contribute to architecture and design decisions for the cloud and software foundation supporting a standalone SAP solution.
- Apply security and performance standards to maintain system availability, scalability, recoverability, and operational readiness.
- Use monitoring, logging, and audit capabilities to assess system health, troubleshoot issues, and support incident resolution.
- Maintain architecture documentation, system configurations, maintenance procedures, troubleshooting guides, and operational runbooks.
- Collaborate with system administrators, SAP Basis, network, security, application-support, and customer teams to operate and maintain the environment.
- Resolve incidents, implement approved changes, and support day-to-day service reliability.
Benefits
- SAP describes a culture focused on inclusion, health and well-being, and flexible working models.
- Variable incentive opportunities and additional benefits may be provided, subject to the terms of the relevant plans and policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
