Systems Administrator - Expert

Cherokee Federal•Herndon, VA

6d•$170,000 - $210,000

About The Position

As required by our governmental client, this position requires being a US Citizen AND an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance. The System Administrator – Expert provides critical support in designing, troubleshooting, and implementing secure systems and infrastructure. This role focuses on developing systems and ensuring systems comply with security requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field preferred.
Minimum of 11 years of experience in system engineering or related IT security roles.
Hands-on experience working within AWS/Azure/cloud environments
Hands-on experience developing with Python, Ansible, Opentext NNMi, Cisco NSO
Strong DevOps focus and experience building and deploying infrastructure with cloud
Deployment technologies like Ansible, Chet, Puppet, etc.
Experience with test-driven development and automated testing frameworks
Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
Capable of delivering on multiple competing priorities with little supervision
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Nice To Haves

US Citizen AND an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance.

Responsibilities

Ability to troubleshoot cloud (AWS) implementation issues.
Solve software (Linux) issues and software development.
Proven success working as a DEVOPs systems engineer and technical admin.
Agile Methodology and continuous improvement mindset
GitHub experience and other source control systems
Strict adherence to security standards and organizational requirements
Willingness to mentor and train other engineers as well as seek to continually improve processes.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned