Experience required

About the role

System Administrator 2 - (Linux, Kubernetes, Ansible)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required

Position ID: 11-8867-SA2

Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description:

Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems
Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems
Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning
Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems
Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets
Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process
Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating system enhancements to improve reliability and performance

Strong Linux background
Linux troubleshooting skills (tailing log files, restarting services)
Fiercely independent, self-starter; good at taking tasks to ground until hitting actual roadblocks
Comfortable navigating in a terminal, running Linux commands
Comfortable SSHing to servers, port forwarding/SSH tunneling
Experience in supporting systems over high latency, low bandwidth, air-gapped environments
Basic experience with Kubernetes
Experience with network devices (firewalls, routers, switches)
Basic experience using/troubleshooting Ansible playbooks/roles
Basic understanding of system provisioning technologies
Basic scripting experience (not language specific)
Basic experience administering/supporting Virtual Machine (VM) environments
Basic experience working with Linux central authentication technologies
Ansible
Docker

Ten (10) years experience as a System Administrator (SA) in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Salary Range: $137k-$167k (Annually)

Posted Annualized Salary: $137,000 – $167,000