Cloud Administrator — Linux, VMware & Automation (TS/SCI)

J T; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 153,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vis

401(k) retirement savings plan with ER

Generous PTO and paid federal holidays

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement for ongoing cert

Basic Life, AD&D, and Disability

Job summary

J T in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Cloud Administrator 1 / System Administrator 2 to provide critical systems support for an enterprise software stack handling audio ingest, storage, query, playback, analysis and transcription.

You will stand up, maintain, optimize, and decommission platforms, coordinate vendor quotes, and manage patching across STE/STN initiatives with ISSO/ISSE involvement.

Qualifications

• Experience & education as stated in the job posting.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Strong Linux system administration and troubleshooting background.
• Rack installations, cabling, hardware maintenance, and verification.
• Ability to lift and rack equipment up to 50 pounds.
• Hands-on virtualization with VMware, Xen, Nutanix, etc.
• Know-how on vulnerability remediation and STE/STN compliance.

Responsibilities

• Linux Administration: manage enterprise Linux environments for uptime and performance.
• Physical Hardware Management: rack, install, replace, and troubleshoot gear.
• Network & Connectivity: configure server networks and routing in multi-node setups.
• Automation & Orchestration: build Ansible playbooks to standardize tasks.
• Virtualization Support: deploy and manage VMware/Xen/Nutanix environments.
• Security & Compliance: align with STE/STN; patch Linux and Windows updates.
• Vendor & Lifecycle Coordination: obtain quotes and plan hardware refreshes.

Skills

Linux Administration

Virtualization

Automation

Security Frameworks

Network & Connectivity

Physical Infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

9 years of direct systems administration without a degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

J T in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Cloud Administrator 1 / System Administrator 2 to provide critical systems support for an enterprise software stack handling audio ingest, storage, query, playback, analysis and transcription.

You will stand up, maintain, optimize, and decommission platforms, coordinate vendor quotes, and manage patching across STE/STN initiatives with ISSO/ISSE involvement.