Senior Systems Administrator (DevOps Lead)

Steel Thread Software, Inc.; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Health coverage

Training time off

Team events

Beverages & snacks

Casual dress code

Quarterly outings

Lunch & Learn

Happy hours

Bonuses

Job summary

Steel Thread Software, Inc. in Virginia is seeking a Senior System Administrator to join a fast-paced software development team. You will lead DevOps efforts, collaborate with engineers and clients, and optimize CICM infrastructure to scale deployments for web-based applications.

The ideal candidate has recent DevOps leadership experience, strong communication skills, and a customer-focused mindset. The role emphasizes on-site work with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bash, Perl, Python, Ruby, Shell scripting proficiency.
• Linux system administration experience (Red Hat/CentOS/Ubuntu).
• Experience with Puppet, Ansible, Chef or similar CM tools.
• Ability to work with agile development teams (Scrum/Kanban).
• Proven leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead DevOps efforts and manage the DevOps team.
• Collaborate with engineers and clients to develop and implement end-user solutions.
• Understand development tools with CICM infrastructure to optimize and scale."
• Lead efforts to improve processes, solutions, and configuration management.
• Support application administration for development, UAT and production systems.
• Provision virtual machines using cloud management solutions (VMware, vCenter, OpenStack, Red Hat).
• Monitor internal and production hosts using Nagios, Cacti, and other monitoring systems.
• Troubleshoot production issues with developers and engineers.
• Perform network and operational tasks in internal/production systems.
• Script operational tasks for faster execution.
• Maintain evolve internal development and QA environments.
• Improve automated software deployment with Operations and Product Development teams.
• Maintain security infrastructure in internal and production environments.

Skills

Scripting (Bash/Python/Perl/Ruby)

Linux Admin

CM Tools (Puppet/Ansible/Chef)

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Tools

VMware vCenter

OpenStack

Nagios

Cacti

Red Hat/CentOS/Ubuntu

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

Steel Thread Software, Inc. is a privately-held, certified small business headquartered in Dulles, VA. Since 2008, we have consistently delivered quality Information Technology services to leading US Federal Government agencies. Our history has been to provide best practices and offer emerging technologies that meet the mission objectives of a diverse customer base.

Job Description

Steel Thread Software, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated Senior System Administrator who is looking to join a fast-paced software development team. This is an excellent opportunity to bring your talent to a thriving software company.

A successful fit for this role would be someone with recent experience leading DevOps efforts, proven team lead experience, and great communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Lead all DevOps efforts and manage our current DevOps team.
• Work directly with Engineers and client to development and implement new end-user solutions that address current business needs.
• Have a clear understanding of the application development tools with the CICM infrastructure that can help optimize and scale it out accordingly.
• Lead all efforts to improve processes, solutions, and configuration management.
• Responsible for application administration activities in support of development, user acceptance test and production systems supporting web-deployed applications
• Provisioning virtual machines using cloud management solutions (VMWare, vCenter, OpenStack, Red Hat, etc.)
• Monitoring internal and production hosts using Nagios, Cacti, and other application performance monitoring systems.
• Working with Developers and other Engineers in troubleshooting internal production issues.
• Performing network and operational tasks in the internal and production systems.
• Scripting operational tasks for faster and less error-prone execution.
• Helping maintain and evolve the company’s internal development and quality assurance environments.
• Working with the Operations and Product Development teams in continually improving the company’s automated software deployment process.
• Maintaining and evolving the security infrastructure on both internal and production environments.

Qualifications

Necessary Skills:

• Demonstrated proficiency with scripting languages (bash, Perl, Python, Ruby, shell)
• Linux System Admin experience (preferably RedHat/Centos/Fedora/Ubuntu)
• Demonstrated proficiency with automated configuration management tools (Puppet, Ansible, Chef)
• Ability to work with agile development teams (e.g. Scrum, Kanban)
• Proven leadership experience

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience.
• Strong client focus, business acumen and results orientation.

Additional Information

We urge qualified candidates to apply for this position and experience the rewards of working for a progressive, dynamic, and forward-thinking organization that values the development of success of its employees. Steel Thread offers an excellent benefits package and a truly exciting work environment that encourages individual growth, cooperation, and innovation.

What We Offer for Full Time Employees:

• 6 weeks of paid time off
• Immediate eligibility to participate in a matched 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Full Health/Dental/Vision/Life benefits
• Paid time off for training
• Corporate events with paid lunches
• Company provided beverages and snacks
• Casual dress code
• Quarterly company outings
• Lunch & Learn programs
• Company sponsored happy hours
• Recognition and rewards bonuses

Equal Opportunity Employer

Steel Thread Software provides equal employment opportunity and services to all individuals without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, or any other reason prohibited by law. It is the intention that all applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.