Senior SA-3 System Administrator: Linux, Kubernetes, DoD

CTRL + LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Dependent Care FSA

Tech reimbursement

Life/AD&D insurance

401(k) contribution

Sign-on & retention bonuses

Flexible PTO

Training hours

Referral bonus

Job summary

Ctrl+ is seeking a System Administrator (SA) 3 to own mission-critical IT systems in Columbia. You will troubleshoot, maintain, and enhance IT infrastructure, supporting client/server/storage/network and mobile devices.

The role emphasizes Tier 3 troubleshooting and change control, with hands-on experience in Linux/Unix, Ceph storage, and Kubernetes orchestration, plus automation tools like Puppet/Ansible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• 15 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 2 years of relevant experience.
• An active Top Secret clearance with CI polygraph within the last 7 years.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT system infrastructure and all related processes.
• Support day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution across client/server/storage/network devices and mobile devices.
• Provide Tier 3 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution.
• Escalate and communicate status updates to agency management and internal customers.
• Support the dispatch system and hardware problem resolution process from start to finish.
• Oversee change control processes.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

15 years of relevant experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Puppet

Ansible

Linux/Unix

Ceph

Job description

Ctrl+ is seeking a System Administrator (SA) 3 to own mission-critical IT systems in Columbia. You will troubleshoot, maintain, and enhance IT infrastructure, supporting client/server/storage/network and mobile devices.

The role emphasizes Tier 3 troubleshooting and change control, with hands-on experience in Linux/Unix, Ceph storage, and Kubernetes orchestration, plus automation tools like Puppet/Ansible.