Systems Administrator/Engineer (O&M)

Peraton•Herndon, VA
•$104,000 - $166,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Administrator/Engineer (O&M) monitors system health and troubleshoots system problems; maintains storage systems; works with other team members on hardware, network, and infrastructure support; and ensures system security requirements are satisfied. The role also includes creating and maintaining system scripts, patching and upgrading systems, and administering user accounts. The employee provides after-hours on-call or call-in support on a rotational basis. This is a full-time, onsite position; remote and hybrid schedules are not available. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph, an active Security+ certification, and experience managing systems in AWS, large clusters and containerized applications, Linux-based hardware platforms, and open-source NoSQL products. Peraton describes itself as a national security company and enterprise IT provider serving government agencies and the U.S. armed forces.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and 3 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
  • Active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph.
  • Active Security+ Certification.
  • Experience managing systems in AWS.
  • Experience managing and monitoring large clusters (>400 nodes) and containerized applications.
  • Experience with Linux-based hardware platforms.
  • Ability to work with OpenSource (NoSQL) products.
  • Ability to work full-time onsite; no remote or hybrid schedule is available.

Nice To Haves

  • Technical experience and knowledge of distributed storage networks, routing, and application messaging frameworks.
  • Experience provisioning and sustaining network infrastructures, and developing operations and management networks for secure PKI-, IPSEC-, or VPN-enabled environments.
  • Experience with NiFi, HA Proxy, Docker, Kubernetes, Spark, and Elasticsearch.
  • Experience with Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS).
  • Experience with Certification & Accreditation.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor system health and troubleshoot system problems.
  • Maintain storage systems.
  • Coordinate with other parts of the team for hardware, network, and infrastructure support.
  • Provide after-hours on-call/call-in support on a rotational basis.
  • Ensure system security requirements are satisfied.
  • Create and maintain system scripts.
  • Patch and upgrade systems.
  • Administer user accounts.
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