System Administrator (SA) 3

CTRL + LLC • Columbia, MD

7d • $122 - $135 • Onsite

About The Position

System Administrator (SA) 3
Are you ready to take ownership of mission-critical IT systems and make a real impact? We're looking for a skilled System Administrator (SA) 3 to join our team in Columbia providing hands-on support for the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems that keep our clients' operations running smoothly.

Requirements

• An active Top Secret clearance with CI polygraph within the last 7 years

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
• 15 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 2 years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Manage IT system infrastructure and all related processes
• Support day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution across client/server/storage/network devices and mobile devices
• Provide Tier 3 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution
• Escalate and communicate status updates to agency management and internal customers
• Support the dispatch system and hardware problem resolution process from start to finish
• Work with Container Technology, including: Administering large software deployments on LINUX/UNIX systems
• Administering clustered storage solutions (e.g., storage appliances, Ceph)
• Managing Kubernetes-orchestrated containers
• Using system configuration management software (e.g., Puppet, Ansible)
• Overseeing change control processes

Benefits

• Flexible healthcare options (CareFirst medical, dental & vision)
• Dependent Care FSA (up to $5,000 household / $2,500 individual)
• Tech reimbursement – up to $1,500 every other year
• 100% Employer-paid Life, AD&D, Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 100% Employer-paid 10% 401(k) contribution (vested immediately)
• Sign-on & retention bonuses
• Flexible PTO (carry over up to 300 hours + payout for excess)
• Paid hours for company events & training
• Referral bonus: $1.50/hr extra for successful hires you refer

What This Job Offers

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