Senior System Admin – DoD TS, Linux & VMware

AM Pierce & Associates, Inc.; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Life and AD&D Coverage

Traditional 401(k) and Roth 401k

Job summary

AM Pierce & Associates is seeking a System Administrator Journeyman/Senior to support PMA-231, E-2/C-2 Airborne C2 Systems. On-site at Patuxent River, MD with Top Secret clearance. Responsibilities include deploying VMs/containers, maintaining hardware, backups, security posture, and DoD-compliant practices.

Requires 6–8 years in system admin, Linux/Windows, and DoD 8570 certifications. Competitive compensation with full benefits and travel as needed. On-site work environment.

Qualifications

• Six (6) to eight (8) years of experience in system administration.
• Top Secret clearance.
• Operating System certificate (Windows or Linux).
• COMPTIA Security+ or other DoD INST 8570 compliant qualification.
• Bachelor's degree in Technical Discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering solutions for government software hosting facility.
• Deploy and maintain physical and virtual hardware infrastructure, to include virtual machines and containers.
• Perform routine maintenance and configuration changes to various physical and virtual hosts.
• Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of hardware and software issues on servers, workstations, and IT equipment.
• Maintain system backups and disaster recovery plans.
• Manage user accounts and permissions.
• Deploy and maintain software applications.
• Troubleshoot technical issues.
• Maintain documentation to include knowledge base and system configurations.
• Provide technical support to customers and guidance on best practices.
• Secure information systems and applications to current DoD guidance.
• Maintain configuration and security posture through continuous monitoring and security events/reporting.
• Participate in project planning using Agile methodology.

Skills

VMWare/vSphere Enterprise

Windows Server

Networking

STIGs

ACAS

Linux

Education

Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in Technical Discipline

Tools

VMware/vSphere

Windows Server

SAN

ACAS

STIGs

Job description

AM Pierce & Associates is seeking a System Administrator Journeyman/Senior to support PMA-231, E-2/C-2 Airborne C2 Systems. On-site at Patuxent River, MD with Top Secret clearance. Responsibilities include deploying VMs/containers, maintaining hardware, backups, security posture, and DoD-compliant practices.

Requires 6–8 years in system admin, Linux/Windows, and DoD 8570 certifications. Competitive compensation with full benefits and travel as needed. On-site work environment.