Cloud & System Administrator II — TS/SCI Cleared

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision

401(k) retirement savings with company

Generous PTO and federal holidays

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement for ongoing cert

Life, AD&D, and disability insurance

Job summary

J&T Business Consulting in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Cloud Administrator 1 / System Administrator 2 to support enterprise Linux environments, physical hardware, and multi-node networks. You will stand up, maintain, and decommission platforms, coordinate hardware refreshes, and ensure patching across Linux and Windows servers.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph clearance and involves vendor coordination, virtualization, and automation using Ansible in a mission-critical setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field plus 5 years of relevant experience, or 9 years of direct systems administration experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with an active polygraph.
• Strong hands-on Linux system administration and troubleshooting.
• Proven experience with rack installations, hardware maintenance, and cabling.
• Experience deploying and managing hypervisors/virtual platforms (VMware, Xen, Nutanix).

Responsibilities

• Linux Administration: Administer, configure, and troubleshoot enterprise Linux environments to maintain uptime.
• Physical Hardware Management: Manage rack installations, equipment swaps, and cable management.
• Network & Connectivity: Configure server network interfaces and routing for multi-node environments.
• Automation & Orchestration: Build Ansible playbooks and scripts to standardize tasks.
• Virtualization Support: Deploy and support VMware, Xen, Nutanix virtualization.
• Security & Compliance: Work with ISSO/ISSE to harden systems and patch vulnerabilities per STE/STN.
• Vendor & Lifecycle Coordination: Obtain hardware quotes and plan scalable refreshes.

Skills

Linux Admin

Physical Infra

Virtualization

Security Frameworks

Ansible

Windows Server

Jira/Confluence

Education

Bachelors Degree in CS or related field

9 years experience without degree

Tools

VMware

Xen

Nutanix

Ansible

Jira

Confluence

Job description

J&T Business Consulting in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Cloud Administrator 1 / System Administrator 2 to support enterprise Linux environments, physical hardware, and multi-node networks. You will stand up, maintain, and decommission platforms, coordinate hardware refreshes, and ensure patching across Linux and Windows servers.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph clearance and involves vendor coordination, virtualization, and automation using Ansible in a mission-critical setting.