Senior Systems Administrator

Peraton • Fort Meade, MD

1d • $146,000 - $234,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Senior Systems Administrator for its Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, Maryland. The position supports a large enterprise-wide engineering contract within the Intelligence Community and is performed at a customer location. The role provides system administration solutions, including managing container-based applications and administering servers through patch management and system upgrades. The environment is primarily Windows, with Linux also in use. This full-time position requires 1,880 support hours per year.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university and 10 years of systems administration experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity; five additional years of systems administration experience may substitute for the bachelor’s degree.
• DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level I or higher.
• At least two years of demonstrated experience with modern operating systems and network architectures.
• At least two years of demonstrated experience in information assurance, including certification and accreditation, architecture development and design, risk assessments, and IA metrics gathering.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be subject to a government security investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage container-based applications.
• Administer servers, perform patch management, and support upgrades of customer systems.
• Configure and manage Windows, Linux, and container-based operating systems.
• Install and load operating-system software; troubleshoot and maintain network components; and implement operating-system enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Break down complex technical problems, develop technical strategies and action plans, and track progress against established baselines to resolve challenges and meet customer expectations.
• Support a customer at its location on an enterprise-wide engineering contract within the Intelligence Community.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for the employee and dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
• Eligible participation in a bonus plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Health savings account.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Parental leave.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off for vacation.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior