SA 3 - (Linux, Bash, Python)

Akina • Annapolis Junction, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The System Administrator shall be responsible for providing support for a large-scale Linux system including installation of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for all the compute, network, memory, and storage system components. In addition, the System Administrator shall maintain the system security integrity and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance. The role involves providing support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems, managing daily activities of configuration and operation, and assisting users. It includes Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem resolution, supporting IT systems operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for various devices. The position also requires optimizing system operations, performing capacity analysis, providing in-depth troubleshooting, detailed analysis for escalated tickets, and supporting dispatch systems. The System Administrator will configure and manage operating systems, install software, troubleshoot and maintain network components, and implement OS enhancements. Support for system design, mission architecture, and associated hardware is also required, along with a working knowledge of system administration interdependencies within a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and analyzing/resolving complex server hardware, application, and software integration issues.

Requirements

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
• Experience in performing System Administration including installation, configuration, and support of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software in a large-scale Linux cluster environment
• General technical knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage system components
• Experience with Red Hat Satellite systems management solution
• Familiarity using Splunk for ingesting, indexing, searching, monitoring, and analyzing big data
• Experience with the sustainment and support of large Linux clusters including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution
• Experience configuring and sustaining VMware ESXi/Virtualization environments
• Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as SaltStack and Ansible
• Experience with corporate STE/STN security compliance policies and procedures
• Experience using system monitoring tools such as HPE One View and Nagios
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
• Security +
• Fifteen (15) years' experience as a Systems Administrator in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional Systems Administration experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
• Experience with distributed files systems such as Weka, CEPH, GPFS, and HDFS
• Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence

Responsibilities

• Provide support for a large-scale Linux system including installation of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for all the compute, network, memory, and storage system components.
• Maintain the system security integrity and configure network components.
• Implement operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems.
• Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems.
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
• Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning.
• Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems.
• Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets.
• Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process.
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Support the design of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware.
• Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications and software integration.

Benefits

• 24 days PTO accrued annually
• 11 federal holidays
• 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary
• Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents
• Educational assistance towards college classes
• Will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications

What This Job Offers

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