Cleared System Administrator

Azusa Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Health, vision, and dental benefits

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan with match available

Employee referral incentive

Remote or Hybrid telework arrangements

Job summary

Azusa Solutions is seeking a System Administrator to join our DC-area team. The role focuses on maintaining a Linux and Windows cloud environment, designing solutions to improve performance and security for Red Hat servers, and configuring enterprise services such as Email, SSO, and DNS.

The candidate will manage patching, troubleshooting via Service Desk systems, and monitoring across development and production environments, with emphasis on strong collaboration and security best practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Windows Server administration experience.
• 5+ years Linux (RHEL) experience with patching/maintenance.
• Experience with version control systems (GitLab).

Responsibilities

• Manage Linux and Windows cloud environments and virtual resources.
• Design solutions to improve performance and security for Red Hat Linux servers.
• Configure Email, SSO, and DNS services.
• Install, configure, and maintain Windows servers and services.
• Perform patch management and monitor system performance.

Skills

Windows Server admin

Linux (RHEL)

GitLab

AWS

Active Directory

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher

Tools

GitLab

AWS

Jenkins

Job description

Azusa Solutions is seeking a System Administrator to join our team of talented consultants. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing company comprised of highly qualified, highly impactful, and multi-talented individuals.

Eligibility

*Candidate must have an active Top Secret Clearance*

*Candidate must be local to the DC, Maryland, or Northern Virginia area.*

Description

Seeking a System Administrator to help manage a Linux and Windows based cloud environment, including virtual resources for applications in development and production. Duties will include designing solutions to improve performance and security for the client’s Red Hat Linux servers and configure enterprise services such as Email, Single Sign-On (SSO) and DNS, as well as Installing, configuring, and maintaining Windows servers and services. Troubleshooting and resolving issues reported via Service Desk systems and automated monitoring is required. Performing patch management across all environments and monitoring system performance.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience with Windows Server administration, networking, and system administration background.
• 5+ years of experience with Linux operating systems (RHEL) including patching and maintenance
• Experience with leveraging version control systems on team-based projects (GitLab)
• 2+ years of Experience with Amazon Cloud Services
• Experience with Active Directory (Windows AD, ADFS, Kerberos, and SAML)

Preferred Experience

• Ability to architect enterprise solutions including data, display, and information architecture
• Thorough understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle and exposure to Agile or iterative SDLCs
• Comfortable working with automation tools by writing/modifying scripts for development, maintenance and system monitoring using Python and other scripting languages
• Experience deploying open-source and custom applications (Drupal, React, and NodeJS)
• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
• Certification: AWS Solutions Architect - Associate

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher

Benefit Information

Our firm offers a professional and respectful work environment, exciting opportunities for professional growth, and comprehensive benefits, including:

• Generous paid time off
• Health, vision, and dental benefits
• Long term/short term disability
• Life insurance
• 401(k) plan with match available immediately
• Employee referral incentive
• Remote or Hybrid telework arrangements are available for some positions

About Azusa

Azusa Solutions (Azusa) helps clients solve their toughest challenges in the area Enterprise Application Development and Maintenance. Azusa is an equal opportunity employer. Find out more about Azusa at www.AzusaSolutions.com .