Senior Systems Administrator
About The Position
Iridium is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to partner with its Network Infrastructure team in support of a Space Development Agency (SDA) project. The role involves identifying and autonomously implementing solutions for managing and monitoring SDA network infrastructure, including a Red Hat OpenStack platform, Dell compute systems, NetApp storage, and AWS-hosted systems. The administrator will support SDA and remote Teleport Systems by configuring and maintaining local and remote infrastructure equipment and devices, and will participate in or lead implementations aligned with government best-practice principles. The position provides day-to-day support and maintenance for compute, storage, and AWS systems and applications across local and remote parts of the network. It administers, maintains, tunes, and troubleshoots development and production systems and multiple Kubernetes environments. The role also maintains recovery processes, conducts security audits of Linux systems, works with engineers and operators to resolve live issues and outages, and maintains documentation, procedures, and diagrams related to system flows and installations. This position requires an active/current Top Secret security clearance, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance. It is performed exclusively onsite in a classified operations center; remote work is not available. The employee must be a U.S. citizen, support 24/7 on-call coverage as needed, travel occasionally (about three to four times per year), and be able to lift up to 30 pounds. The work is largely sedentary and uses basic office equipment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or a related program of study, or equivalent, relevant, progressively responsible experience in lieu of a degree.
- At least 8 years of relevant professional experience.
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience administering and maintaining Kubernetes, AWS, OpenStack, and/or Linux environments.
- An active/current Top Secret security clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance; a U.S. security clearance active within the past 24 months is considered active.
- At least one of the following certifications: CompTIA Security+, CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP or Associate, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP.
- Familiarity with Redstone Arsenal Military Base.
- Moderate understanding of system networking to support the network team and troubleshoot issues.
- Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey products, deliverables, analyses, and issues to people outside the team or unfamiliar with the topic.
- Ability to build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside the team.
- Analytical mindset and ability to think critically, make decisions, and develop solutions.
- Proactive approach to providing feedback and sharing knowledge.
- Ability to prioritize personal tasks and potentially those of others while meeting deadlines.
- Ability to support 24/7 on-call coverage as needed.
- Ability to travel occasionally, about three to four times per year.
- Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to work exclusively onsite in a classified operations center; remote work is unavailable.
Nice To Haves
- Current/active TS/SCI clearance.
- Government operations experience in a 24/7 Network Operations Center (NOC) environment.
- Relevant technical certifications such as CompTIA, RHCSA, MSCE, or F5 certifications.
- Advanced skills with Nagios monitoring performance tools.
- Advanced shell scripting skills for server deployment and administration.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day support and maintenance for compute, storage, and AWS systems and applications across local and remote network environments.
- Administer, maintain, tune, and implement directed solutions for development and production systems running Red Hat OpenStack and Red Hat OS.
- Administer, maintain, performance-tune, and troubleshoot multiple Kubernetes environments.
- Administer, maintain, performance-tune, and troubleshoot OpenStack, AWS, Linux, and platform software.
- Ensure proper backup processes are in place to allow full recovery of sites and documents.
- Conduct regularly scheduled security audits across Linux systems.
- Work with engineers and operators to investigate and troubleshoot issues and outages in real time, and recommend solutions.
- Develop and maintain processes, procedures, and diagrams related to system flows and installations.
- Configure and maintain local and remote infrastructure equipment and devices supporting SDA and remote Teleport Systems.
- Participate in and, at times, lead implementation of solutions following government best-practice guiding principles.
- Support 24/7 on-call coverage as needed.
- Travel occasionally, about three to four times per year.
Benefits
- Medical insurance coverage.
- Dental insurance coverage.
- Vision insurance coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan options.
- Paid time off.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Company stock may be available.
- Annual bonus may be available.
- Other discounts and perks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
