Systems/Network Engineer

Visionist, Inc. • Columbia, MD

1d • $102,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Visionist has an exciting new opportunity for a Systems Administrator. You will join our small IT team and growing company to support our headquarter operations. As a Visionist engineer supporting our IT infrastructure, you work with a variety or technologies and systems across multiple locations in our building for operations staff, as well as prime and subcontractor staff on site. If you have a can-do attitude, willingness to learn, and a desire to get hands on with running cables, setting up desks, and racking equipment, then this is the spot for you! For over 14 years, Visionist has been solving the Intelligence Community's toughest software and analysis challenges. As a 100% employee-owned company, we prioritize our people—your job security is assured. We embed small engineering teams with analysts to rapidly identify and solve mission capability gaps playing a critical role in defending our nation’s cyber infrastructure & providing expertise in malware analysis, attribution, mapping adversarial infrastructure, pen testing, and operational planning. Our open-door leadership team fosters a supportive culture, where internal growth and promotion opportunities are the norm. Don’t just take our word for it—check out our 4.8-star review on Glassdoor. Join a company that feels like a family with regular happy hours, baseball games, activity clubs and more. Check us out at www.visionistinc.com.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
• 5 years of experience in systems administration
• Experience with Linux and/or Windows
• Experience designing, building, and setting up an environment from the ground up
• Experience with switching and routing
• Experience with virtualization (VmWare)
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure, as well as with GCCHigh
• Experience with storage systems
• Experience supporting multiple users at one time, as well as experience using a Jira ticketing system
• Familiarity with CMMC (NIST SP 800-171) requirements
• This position requires the ability to lift and transport equipment weighing up to 50 pounds as part of routine system maintenance and hardware installations. Candidates should be comfortable performing physical tasks associated with physical IT infrastructure support
• U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible). Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, configure, and support the reliable operation of computer systems, network servers, and virtualization in both unclassified and classified spaces
• Respond to help desk tickets, install and upgrade computer components and software, manage virtual servers, and integrate automation processes
• Troubleshoot hardware and software errors, document problems and resolutions, and assess the impact of issues
• Perform backup operations and implement appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures
• Support capacity, storage planning, database performance, and emerging CMMC L3 and NIST 800-171 compliance measures

Benefits

• We are a 100% employee-owned company, so our employees see the benefit of their contributions and have a stake in our overall success!
• Competitive 15% retirement contribution! (5% 401K match & 10% ESOP)
• 4 weeks paid time off that is never “use or lose”, 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, AND flexible work hours
• 80 hours of paid parental leave with an additional $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
• Medical, dental, & vision benefits for both individuals and families (those who waive medical benefits will receive an additional $4,160/year)
• Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 – use it towards gyms/fitness, new tech, or your HSA!
• Annual merit increases & performance-based bonuses
• Term life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees