Senior System Administrator

GIGATEC Engineering; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Paid Healthcare

10% 401k in every paycheck

100% Fully Vested!!!

Job summary

GIGATEC Engineering seeks a seasoned System Administrator to manage the Agency's HPC infrastructure and development environment. You will handle Linux cluster administration, scripting, and automation using Ansible, SaltStack, and Red Hat Satellite, ensuring high availability and security.

The role requires a Top Secret clearance, completion of a polygraph, and full authorization to work in the United States. Experience with big data tooling and virtualization is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Fifteen (15) years of experience in systems administration or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance with favorable polygraph.
• Authorized to work in the U.S.; visa sponsorship not provided.
• Extensive experience with large-scale Linux clusters and virtualization.
• Experience with Linux storage, networking, load balancing, and security compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide network management and systems administration for HPC infrastructure and development environment.
• Automate deployment, provisioning, and patching using Red Hat Satellite and IaC tools.
• Install, configure, and support COTS/GOTS/FOSS software on Linux environments.
• Troubleshoot issues, engage with customers, generate reports and metrics.
• Maintain security compliance with corporate policies and accreditation processes.
• Manage VMware ESXi environments and related virtualization components.

Skills

Linux CLI

Bash/Python

System Administration

Large-scale Linux cluster

Red Hat Satellite

VMware ESXi

Security+

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Ansible

SaltStack

Elastic Stack

Splunk

Docker

HPE OneView

Nagios

NetBackup

Job description

Perks and Benefits

• 100% Paid Healthcare
• 10% 401k in every paycheck
• 100% Fully Vested!!!

NOTE

Our positions require a Top Secret clearance , as well as the favorable completion of a polygraph. Applicants must beauthorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor an employment Visa.

What You'll Be Doing (We don't love the bullet points, but we love the work!)

As the System Administrator, you'll get to be responsible for providing network management and systems administration support to maintain the Agency's High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure and HPC development environment. The Systems Administrator shall require SYS1 access and must have the Security+ certification.

Requirements

• Fifteen (15) years' experience
• Bachelors in Technical discipline,or an additional 5 years' experience

Required Skills

• Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux Tools
• Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
• Experience performing System Administration including installation, configuration, and support of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software in a large-scale Linux cluster environment
• Experience with Network Appliance clustered servers and applicable software with direct attached FC San storage
• Experience using Red Hat Satellite to automate the deployment, provisioning, and patching of REL Linux systems across physical, virtual, and cloud environments
• Experience with hands‑on troubleshooting, customer interfacing, issue resolution, discrepancy tracking, and report generation
• Familiar with software frameworks used for searching, monitoring, and analyzing big data such as Splunk and Elastic Stack
• Experience with Linux configuration regarding Storage, Networking, Load Balancing, Memory Management, VMs, Firewalls, and System Monitoring
• Experience with corporate STE/STN security compliance policies, procedures, and tools
• Experience with corporate SSP accreditation processes
• Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as Ansible and SaltStack
• Experience configuring and sustaining VMware ESXi/Virtualization environments

Desired Skills

• Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Experience using system monitoring tools such as HPE One View and Nagios
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
• Experience with sanitization of hardware, firmware, and / or software removed from computing environment in accordance with USG policies and procedures
• Experience with NetBackup and/or tape backup systems and archiving
• Experience with ePolicy Orchestrator and McAfee