Linux Systems Administrator – VMware, Cloud & 24/7 Operations

Via Logic LLC; Town of Ossining (NY); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Competitive compensation

Paid Leave

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a System Administrator to support a large enterprise IT contract for the DoD. The role requires administering Linux and Windows servers within a VMware environment and 24/7 operations.

Candidates must meet DoD 8570.11 IAT Level II and have TS/SCI with polygraph eligibility. The position offers challenging, mission-focused work and opportunities to collaborate across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of prior relevant experience or a master's degree with 6 years of prior relevant experience, associate's with 10 years, or high school diploma with 12 years.
• DoD 8570.11- IAT Level II certification requirements (Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, or SSCP).
• Certification relating to VMware (VCA/VCP), Microsoft Server Administration (MCSA), Linux Administration (Linux+), or Mac Administration (ACSP) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Experience with interacting with customers to handle service inquiries and problems.
• Provide technical support, administration, and monitoring of Linux, Microsoft, and Mac systems within a VMware virtual environment.
• Provide support for the implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems. Rapidly distinguish isolated user problems from enterprise-wide application/system problems.
• Coordinate with customers and stakeholders to collect data, conduct analysis, develop, and implement solutions associated with incident tickets and requirements.
• Develop solutions to complex technical issues.
• Provide follow-up reports (technical findings, feedback, resolution steps taken) for Root Cause analysis, engineering technical assessment and process improvement initiatives.
• Support customer requirements in a 24/7/365 environment and be able to provide on-call support during outages occurring after hours.
• Update operations and monitoring documentation for 24/7/365 Operations Watch personnel.

Skills

Customer interaction

Linux/Windows administration

VMware vSphere

Scripting (PowerShell, Bash)

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8 years relevant experience

Master's degree with 6 years relevant experience

Tools

VMware

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

PowerShell

Shell scripting

Job description

Leidos is seeking a System Administrator to support a large enterprise IT contract for the DoD. The role requires administering Linux and Windows servers within a VMware environment and 24/7 operations.

Candidates must meet DoD 8570.11 IAT Level II and have TS/SCI with polygraph eligibility. The position offers challenging, mission-focused work and opportunities to collaborate across teams.