System Administrator 1
About The Position
Columbia Technology Partners is seeking a System Administrator 1 to support implementation, maintenance, and day-to-day operations of IT systems across enterprise environments. The role focuses on mission operations sustainment, including system monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining operational stability across Linux-based environments. The administrator will provide hands-on infrastructure support, assist with performance monitoring, and help resolve issues in a dynamic environment. The position requires an active security clearance with appropriate polygraph. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, hold a DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or equivalent, and successfully complete a security background investigation and polygraph. Applicants and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with Executive Order 12564. Columbia Technology Partners is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business founded in 2007, specializing in technology and management consulting for corporations and federal agencies. The company describes its compensation as competitive and offers benefits including medical plans, company-paid vision and dental coverage, retirement contributions, paid time off and leave, career-related learning support, insurance and disability coverage, profit-sharing bonuses, and referral bonuses.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, or five additional years of experience as a substitute.
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a System Administrator in similar environments.
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or equivalent.
- Experience with Linux system administration, including OS installation, networking, and troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with monitoring, automation, and scripting tools such as Nagios, Prometheus, Ansible, and Bash.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Active security clearance with appropriate polygraph.
- Successful completion of a security background investigation and polygraph.
- Applicants and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with Executive Order 12564.
Responsibilities
- Provide implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance support for IT systems.
- Perform Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution.
- Monitor system performance and ensure reliability across servers, storage, and network devices.
- Configure and maintain Linux-based operating systems, including RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, SLES, and Ubuntu.
- Support OS installation, file systems, TCP/IP networking, and software deployment.
- Assist with troubleshooting system and application issues using Bash scripting and standard tools.
- Support system monitoring and alerting using tools such as Nagios, Prometheus, and Grafana.
- Work with configuration management and automation tools such as Salt and Ansible.
- Collaborate using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Git-based repositories.
- Support performance tuning and capacity planning.
Benefits
- Three medical plans with in-network and out-of-network options.
- Vision and dental coverage paid in full by CTP.
- 401(k) with a 6% company contribution.
- Paid time off and customizable leave plans, including jury duty, bereavement, and military leave.
- Up to $10,000 for approved career-related learning, training, education, and/or tuition.
- Life and AD&D insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage, at no cost to the employee.
- End-of-year profit-sharing bonus.
- Referral bonus program with bonuses ranging from $7,000 to $20,000.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
