A technology services company in Washington, DC is seeking a System Administrator to configure and maintain environments, install software, and provide troubleshooting support. Candidates should have a BS and relevant experience in System Administration or Systems Integration, including expertise in Linux OS scripting and automated deployment tools such as Ansible. The position requires being in office five days a week and offers comprehensive benefits including medical coverage and professional training.
Qualifications
Requires BS and 2-4 years of prior relevant experience in either System Administration or as a Systems Integrator.
Must be onsite 5 days a week.
Experience with automated deployment tools and updating deployment scripts.
Responsibilities
Configure new environments with necessary products.
Install software and updates in AWS and data centers.
Assist in troubleshooting operational issues.
Skills
Linux OS scripting with Shell and Bash
Strong communication skills
Automated deployment tools (Ansible, Chef)
Understanding of cloud infrastructures
High availability architectures
Education
BS in a relevant field
Tools
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Docker
Kubernetes
Atlassian Suite (JIRA, BitBucket, Confluence)
Job description
Responsibilities
Configure new environments with the baseline products and services required for that instance
Update and maintain baseline scripts and installers
Install software and configuration updates to test and production environments hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and data centers
Provide technical feedback to development team for installation and upgrade procedures
Assist in troubleshooting issues in operational and test environments
Required Qualifications
Required to be in office 5 days a week
Requires BS and 2-4 years of prior relevant experience in either System Administration or as a Systems Integrator.
Experience with Linux OS, including scripting in a Linux environment using Shell and Bash
Must demonstrate strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Experience with automated deployment tools (such as Ansible, Chef, etc.) and associated scripts or manual instruction-based software installation / deployment
Experience updating automated deployment scripts or manual deployment instructions for software baseline
Understanding of compute, relational database management systems, storage, networking, transport, load balancing, and security constructs as they relate to on-premise and cloud infrastructures
Knowledge of high availability architectures
Desired Qualifications
Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Security Protocols/Concepts (SSL/TLS, PKI etc.)
Familiarity with proxy servers, Oracle Weblogic, LDAPs, Ansible, Broadcom API Gateway