Systems Administrator

Centil

10d•$125,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Systems Administrator in Boulder, CO. You will work closely with a talented team to design, manage, secure and optimize on-site and cloud-based DevSecOps infrastructure for one of our Department of Defense (DoD) clients. Additionally, you will be tasked with improving the overall project management discipline of our clients by increasing collaboration and innovation and introducing techniques that promote adaptability and flexibility in the face of unpredictable circumstances, and that optimize return on investment expenditures. This role is an on-site role, and requires, at a minimum, a current US Government Secret clearance, with a TS with SCI eligibility preferred.

Requirements

US Citizen with a current DoD Secret clearance or higher
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in DevOps Engineering, with at least eight (8) preferred
ATO / System accreditation
Cloud architecture and administration - AWS
SA in Windows and Linux
System infra automation - Chef, Ansible, Puppet
Cloud Infra automation: CloudFormation, terraform, machine imaging, auto-scaling
Cloud admin: EC2, RDS, Directory Services, WorkSpaces, ElastiCache, S3, SQS, SNS
DSO admin: Jenkins, Nexus, Kubernetes, Docker, Bitbucket, Fortify, TestRail
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Experience in Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration Environment
Experience with security / software supply chain scanning
Ability to communicate technical information via oral presentation and written format

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical field (equivalent training/job experience is also acceptable)
Experience operating and administering in C2S
Security certifications such as Security+, CISSP, or equivalent are highly desirable
Experience working within an agile workflow
Experience with Jira and Confluence
Experience with Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR)
Current TS, with SCI eligibility

Responsibilities

Design and implement systems architecture for the cloud based unclassified development environment and the cloud based secret Factory Support Environment.
Support the design and iteration of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in the infrastructure environments.
Support the design and iteration of System infrastructure automation using tools such as Chef, Ansible, or Puppet.
Support the development and implementation of the Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Monitor and correct system performance issues.
Shepherd development activities through the life cycle process by applying appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools.
Prepare operating procedures/instructions and compile documentation during program development.
Cloud infrastructure automation (CloudFormation, terraform, machine imaging, auto-scaling, etc.).
System infrastructure automation (Chef, Ansible, Puppet).
Cloud administration (EC2, RDS, Directory Services, WorkSpaces, ElastiCache, S3, SQS, SNS).
DevOps administration (Jenkins, Nexus, Kubernetes, Docker, Bitbucket, Fortify, TestRail).
Setup, install, configure, administer AWS Workspaces. Maintain and restore backups and snapshots. Update system process documentation, guides, diagrams, and SOPs as needed.
Collect data describing the C2S environment at the time of the failure and performs other activities in support of Tier 3 maintenance investigation and resolution.
Support the creation, refinement, and implementation of program training materials required for the education and instruction of the program users and operators.

Benefits

Generous PTO for vacation, personal, or sick days
Ten (10) paid holidays per year: 8 fixed holidays, plus 2 additional Floating Holidays per year (taken at Employee's discretion)
Flex time and the ability to create your own schedule
Discretionary bi-annual bonus plan, based on individual and company performance
401K retirement plan with immediately vested company contributions, no matching required
Healthcare coverage plan through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA)
Employer-paid Life, Long-Term Disability, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurances
Access to optional, employee-paid Life, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity insurances
Access to a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid training and conference attendance
Additional benefits, as needed, for significant life events: parental leave, bereavement leave, jury duty pay, military leave pay
One-time home office reimbursement
Phone plan reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services, supporting emotional health and well-being of employees and their families