Systems Administrator 3 - Linux/STE/STN/Virtualization/Ansible/Python/Kubernetes/Docker

Captivation Software • Annapolis Junction, MD

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About The Position

Captivation Software is seeking a mid-level systems administrator to assist with daily responsibilities on a large mixed contractor and civilian systems administration and systems engineering team supporting DevOps and live systems. Supported systems include Linux and Windows physical machines and virtual machines. The role includes monitoring systems, responding to mission-critical updates and issues, and working tickets in JIRA. The team supports three backend environments at different classification levels, as well as mission and operations users and desktops, including authentication, DNS, shared drives, home directories, and communications among systems. The administrator will collaborate and communicate with systems administrators, systems engineers, and network engineers across multiple contracts, and work with civilian tasking and leadership. This position is open to direct hires only; candidates from third-party staffing or recruiting firms will not be considered.

Requirements

• Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable polygraph.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline.
• Fifteen years of experience providing systems administration support.
• Linux administration experience appropriate to the required years for the labor category.
• Experience with STE/STN and DISA STIG compliance on Linux systems.
• Storage management experience, such as CFS/DFS or NetApp.
• Virtualization experience, such as Proxmox, RH KVM, or VMware.
• IP networking and firewall experience.
• Some experience with containers or cloud environments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible or Salt.
• Scripting experience with Bash, Python, or Perl.
• Experience with backup tools such as Rubrik or NetBackup.
• Hyper-converged infrastructure experience, such as Harvester, Nutanix, or Cisco HyperFlex.

Responsibilities

• Support DevOps and live systems on a large mixed contractor and civilian team.
• Administer Linux and Windows physical systems and virtual machines.
• Monitor systems, review communications for mission-critical updates and issues, and work assigned JIRA tickets.
• Support backend environments at three different classification levels and mission and operations users and desktops.
• Support authentication, DNS, shared drives, home directories, and communications between systems.
• Coordinate with systems administrators, systems engineers, network engineers, civilian tasking, and leadership across multiple contracts.

Benefits

• Up to 20% 401(k) contribution; no matching required and vested from day one.
• $3,600 HSA contribution.
• Six weeks of paid time off.
• Company-paid employee medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Company-paid AD&D insurance.

What This Job Offers

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