Systems Administrator

Kitware•Clifton Park, NY

About The Position

As a Systems Administrator at Kitware, you will play a vital role on the Systems Administration team, working closely with teammates in supporting critical infrastructure used by Kitware's research and development engineers and support staff across a diverse range of projects. Kitware is a research and development software solutions provider with a mission to advance science, make a positive impact, and share our results all within a collaborative, employee-focused work environment that is friendly, fair, and flexible. Our work is improving healthcare outcomes, increasing national security, and advancing our national computing infrastructure. Our customers and collaborators include top universities from around the world, government organizations, national research labs, medical device manufacturers, car manufacturers, financial institutions, and many others. Kitware is proud to be 100% employee-owned, and Great Place to Work-Certified™. Our team members enjoy a small company environment, flexibility in work assignments, and high levels of independence and responsibility. Kitware actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. Any unsolicited resume sent to Kitware, including to Kitware's mailing addresses, fax machines or email addresses, whether directly to Kitware employees or to Kitware's applicant tracking system, will be considered Kitware property. Kitware will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, and will consider any candidate submitted by a recruitment agency without a fully executed contract with Kitware to have been referred free of any charges or fees. If you need assistance with applying or interviewing for a role due to a disability or special need, please reach out directly to our HR team at [email protected] at any time during the hiring process.

Requirements

Due to contractual requirements, U.S. citizenship is required, along with the willingness and ability to obtain, use, and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain a CI polygraph
Bachelor's or associate's degree in an IT-related field, with 2 to 5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent amount of education and experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Security+ or willingness to successfully obtain required certifications

Nice To Haves

Experience with Linux system administration and Active Directory management
Experience working alongside software development teams
Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks

Responsibilities

Support end-user hardware and software (Windows, Linux, macOS)
Participate in the support of Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows server infrastructure
Support regulated and customer-sponsored computing environments, including environments subject to security clearance, as needed
Assist in administering device management systems (Active Directory, JAMF, Puppet)
Provide support for virtual infrastructure (VMware), cloud-computing services (AWS), and various cloud service providers
Maintain backup infrastructure (Veeam)
Configure networking, including firewalls, wireless networks, VPN tunnels, and VLANs
Make recommendations on new system purchases (end-user and infrastructure)
Maintain documentation in support of new technologies and applications