Second Shift System Administrator

RTX•Springfield, VA

18d•$86,800 - $165,200•Onsite

About The Position

Raytheon seeks a Systems Administrator to join an on-site Operations and Sustainment team supporting a high-visibility, mission-critical U.S. government system. The role sustains and maintains a VM-based data system that supports the agency’s day-to-day and contingency operations. The architecturally complex, multi-networked system has many users and requires prompt troubleshooting, active workflow management, and restoration operations as needed. The selected candidate will work at a customer facility in Springfield, Virginia, alongside customer personnel, and coordinate with another team in St. Louis, Missouri. The system supports 24x7x365 operations of the ASP side, with detailed assistance to the ISP part. The scheduled hours are Monday through Friday, 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 2 years of experience.
Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required before the start date; U.S. citizenship is required. The clearance is TS/SCI with Poly and must be active on day one.
Security+ certification.
System administration experience across Linux systems.
Experience in the Intelligence Community (IC).
Experience working with dislocated or geographically separated operations.
Experience with and/or knowledge of LDAP, NFS, TCP/IP, Splunk, Grafana, and NIS/NIS+.
Experience issuing and managing PKI certifications.
Experience with and/or knowledge of SQL, C++, and Java.

Nice To Haves

DoD 8570 certification or higher.
Ability to work in an operational environment with attention to detail.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux certifications: RHCT or RHSA.
Good communication and organizational skills.
Ability to contribute to technical documentation.
Comfort performing duties collocated with the customer and other operations center residents.
Proven ability to provide strong customer support.

Responsibilities

Ensure maximum system availability.
Follow engineering instructions to conduct system updates and upgrades in coordination with the ISP and support factory.
Perform system administration functions.
Conduct VM-based services to ensure system operation.
Support development and modification of technical documentation.
Complete and track lessons learned and metrics.