Senior Enterprise Systems Administrator – Linux/Kubernetes

Erias Ventures, LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 205,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above market pay

401k with match

Spot bonuses

Professional development bonuses

Medical coverage

Vision & Dental coverage

Disability & life insurance

Wellness reimbursement

PTO and flexible schedules

Birthday off

Internet reimbursement

Equipment allowance

Company events

Professional development

Job summary

Erias Ventures in Annapolis Junction, MD is seeking a Systems Administrator to support IT systems, troubleshoot, and maintain infrastructure across UNIX and Windows. You will handle day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for servers, storage, and networks.

The role requires a current Top-Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph, and fifteen years of SA experience, plus a technical degree. Familiarity with Linux, Kubernetes, Ansible, Docker, and network devices is desired.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux background.
• Linux troubleshooting skills (tailing log files, restarting services).
• Independent, self-starter, takes ownership and drives tasks to completion.
• Comfortable navigating in a terminal and running Linux commands.
• SSHing to servers, port forwarding/SSH tunneling.
• Experience in supporting systems over high latency, low bandwidth, airgapped environments.
• Basic experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with network devices (firewalls, routers, switches).

Responsibilities

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) & Tier 2 escalation problem identification, diagnosis and resolution.
• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems.
• Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems.
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows OS and install/loads OS software; troubleshoot and maintain network components.
• Support design of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware.

Skills

Strong Linux background

Linux troubleshooting

Independent, self-starter

Terminal navigation

SSH to servers

Kubernetes

Networking devices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

5+ years SA experience substitute for degree

Tools

Ansible

Docker

Job description

Erias Ventures in Annapolis Junction, MD is seeking a Systems Administrator to support IT systems, troubleshoot, and maintain infrastructure across UNIX and Windows. You will handle day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for servers, storage, and networks.

The role requires a current Top-Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph, and fifteen years of SA experience, plus a technical degree. Familiarity with Linux, Kubernetes, Ansible, Docker, and network devices is desired.