System Administrator 3 - (Kubernetes, Ansible, Puppet)

Akina, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 224,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 PTO days

11 federal holidays

401k vesting

Healthcare coverage for employees

Dependent coverage 50%

Educational assistance

Training cost coverage

Job summary

Akina, Inc. is seeking a senior SA to join our Fort Meade team, supporting IT systems deployment, troubleshooting and maintenance within a TS/SCI-Polygraph environment.

The role emphasizes Tier 3 problem resolution, infrastructure management and coordinating status with agency leadership. Salary ranges from $224k to $274k annually, with full benefits including 24 PTO days, holidays, 401k vesting and health coverage.

Qualifications

• Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.
• IT system infrastructure management.
• Day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for client/server/storage/network devices and mobile devices.
• Tier 3 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution.
• Escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
• Support for the dispatch system and hardware problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.
• Manage IT system infrastructure and related processes.
• Handle day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for client/server/storage/network devices and mobile devices.
• Identify, diagnose and resolve Tier 3 problems.
• Escalate and communicate status to agency management and internal customers.
• Support for dispatch system and hardware问题.

Skills

Support for IT systems

IT infrastructure management

Operations & monitoring

Tier 3 problem ID/diagnosis

Status escalation/communication

Dispatch system & hardware support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Kubernetes

Puppet

Ansible

Ceph

Job description

• Fort Meade, Maryland

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 06-08-SA3
Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description:

Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems.

Manages IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems.

Provides support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.

Provides Tier 3 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution of problems.

Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.

Provides support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process.

Experience with Container Technology: Administering large software deployments on LINUX/UNIX systems, administering clustered storage solutions (e.g. storage appliances, Ceph), Kubernetes orchestrated containers, system configuration management software (e.g. Puppet, Ansible) and change control.

Position Required Skills:

• Support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
• IT system infrastructure management
• Day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for client/server/storage/network devices and mobile devices
• Tier 3 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution
• Escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
• Support for dispatch system and hardware problems

SA3 Qualifications:

Fifteen (15) years of experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Experience with Container Technology: administering large software deployments on LINUX/UNIX systems, administering clustered storage solutions (e.g. storage appliances, Ceph), Kubernetes orchestrated containers, system configuration management software (e.g. Puppet, Ansible), and change control.

Salary Range: $224k-$274k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.