System Administrator

John Galt Staffing; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

John Galt Staffing is seeking an IT Systems Administrator to support end-user IT activities and high-performance compute environments, including classified and unclassified processing systems. You will administer Linux, Windows 11, and macOS devices and perform installation, maintenance, and upgrades.

You will design scripts and automation (Ansible) for configuration management, backup, recovery, and network monitoring, and collaborate with enterprise IT and security teams to improve reliability

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain and upgrade Linux (Red Hat and Ubuntu) workstations/servers, Windows 11 PCs, and macOS devices.
• Provide troubleshooting to a group of 50 staff for hardware, OS, and application issues; manage user accounts, group policy, and permissions via Active Directory/LDAP
• Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts and tooling; contribute to configuration-management frameworks (Ansible, Puppet, etc.)
• Administer data-storage solutions, backup schedules, and disaster-recovery procedures; validate backup integrity and perform restoration testing
• Evaluate new hardware/software, conduct proof-of-concept testing, and generate purchase recommendations
• Participate in efforts that enhance research compute capacity, storage scalability, and network performance; utilize system-monitoring systems
• Produce documentation and knowledge-base articles for technical staff and end-users on systems

Job description

Team is seeking an IT Systems Administrator to support IT activities for end-users, high-performance computer environments as well as both classified and unclassified processing systems. As a Systems Administrator in the group, you will administer Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Apple Macintosh desktop environments (including Windows 11 and macOS/iOS 26 or later). You will be responsible for the support, installation, maintenance, repair and upgrade of computer and network equipment; reviewing and testing new hardware and software applications; as well as make purchase recommendations. You will design and implement scripts and automation tools (such as ansible) to perform configuration management and monitoring of systems and networks; collect and processes capability requirements from technical research staff to inform and provide IT support to new and ongoing research by improving data storage, backup and recovery, network bandwidth throughput, and service application installation and management. The role requires regular collaboration with enterprise-level IT and security personnel and resources to enhance technology support practices in addition to maintain regular contact with enterprise-level teams to rapidly reconfigure systems, report, and remediate performance and security issues.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain and upgrade Linux (Red Hat and Ubuntu) workstations/servers, Windows 11 PCs, and macOS devices.
• Provide troubleshooting to a group of 50 staff for hardware, OS, and application issues; manage user accounts, group policy, and permissions via Active Directory/LDAP
• Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts and tooling; contribute to configuration-management frameworks (Ansible, Puppet, etc.)
• Administer data-storage solutions, backup schedules, and disaster-recovery procedures; validate backup integrity and perform restoration testing
• Evaluate new hardware/software, conduct proof-of-concept testing, and generate purchase recommendations
• Participate in efforts that enhance research compute capacity, storage scalability, and network performance; utilize system-monitoring systems
• Produce documentation and knowledge-base articles for technical staff and end-users on systems

Required & Preferred Skills

• Please see qualification table for full list of skills

Other

• Work Location: Onsite. Candidates should expect to be onsite 80% of the time.
• Clearance: Eligible to obtain and maintain a SECRET level DoD security clearance (if not already). Willingness to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Travel: Domestic travel to field sites (10% per year) may be required.
• Interview Process: Initial interview (via Zoom) with the hiring manager. If the candidate advances to the next round, they will participate in a larger group interview with additional team members. There is a strong preference for the final interview to be conducted in person; therefore, local candidates are preferred.