Onsite IT Systems Administrator — Automation & Security

John Galt Staffing; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

John Galt Staffing is seeking an IT Systems Administrator to support end-user IT activities and high-performance compute environments, including classified and unclassified processing systems. You will administer Linux, Windows 11, and macOS devices and perform installation, maintenance, and upgrades.

You will design scripts and automation (Ansible) for configuration management, backup, recovery, and network monitoring, and collaborate with enterprise IT and security teams to improve reliability

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain and upgrade Linux (Red Hat and Ubuntu) workstations/servers, Windows 11 PCs, and macOS devices.
• Provide troubleshooting to a group of 50 staff for hardware, OS, and application issues; manage user accounts, group policy, and permissions via Active Directory/LDAP
• Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts and tooling; contribute to configuration-management frameworks (Ansible, Puppet, etc.)
• Administer data-storage solutions, backup schedules, and disaster-recovery procedures; validate backup integrity and perform restoration testing
• Evaluate new hardware/software, conduct proof-of-concept testing, and generate purchase recommendations
• Participate in efforts that enhance research compute capacity, storage scalability, and network performance; utilize system-monitoring systems
• Produce documentation and knowledge-base articles for technical staff and end-users on systems

Job description

John Galt Staffing is seeking an IT Systems Administrator to support end-user IT activities and high-performance compute environments, including classified and unclassified processing systems. You will administer Linux, Windows 11, and macOS devices and perform installation, maintenance, and upgrades.

You will design scripts and automation (Ansible) for configuration management, backup, recovery, and network monitoring, and collaborate with enterprise IT and security teams to improve reliability