System Administrator II

Rippling, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

HSA and FSA

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k Matching

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Lyntris in San Diego, CA is seeking a System Administrator II to support AWS services, IaC workflows, and enterprise IT operations onsite. You will configure, monitor, and secure systems while collaborating with security and development teams to meet mission requirements.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years of system admin experience, familiarity with STIG/ACAS, and hands-on scripting in Bash, Python, or PowerShell. U.S. citizenship or clearance eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. national security clearance or able to obtain one.
• CompTIA Security+ certification or able to obtain.
• 2–5 years system administration experience.
• Experience with Windows Server 2020/2022.
• Experience with virtualization (VMware/VirtualBox/Hyper-V).
• Automation and scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell).

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and sustain AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, EventBridge).
• Monitor assets within AWS VPC and report findings.
• Develop and run IaC using Ansible Playbooks.
• Create clear documentation for configurations and projects.
• Perform Build Test Frameworks to validate environment functionality.
• Maintain patches and STIG compliance for systems.
• Remediate vulnerabilities with ACAS and security tooling.
• Administer Windows and Linux workstations and servers.
• Support CI/CD deployment for production applications.
• Manage user access, permissions, and group policies.

Skills

Automation & Scripting

Windows Server 2020/2022

ACAS/STIG compliance

Information Assurance

User support

Education

CompTIA Security+ Certification

Tools

VMware

VirtualBox

Hyper-V

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Lyntris is a defense technology company that connects sensing to action across the connected battlespace. Lyntris brings together the talents of Accelint and Vitesse teams under one mission, with each contributing deep expertise within their domain. Combining differentiated hardware, software and mission expertise, Lyntris helps customers sense threats, make sense of complex conditions and act with greater speed, precision and confidence in contested environments.

Lyntris supports U.S. and allied defense organizations across every branch — including Navy, Army, Air Force, Space Force and allied partners — spanning strategic, operational and tactical missions and every domain: Space, Air, Land, Sea and Cyber. With more than 200 active defense programs, Lyntris works at every level of the mission, from national command authority to the tactical edge.

Solutions are designed by operators who understand the mission, engineered for the conditions that degrade or defeat standard systems, and built on an open, modular architecture that integrates into existing programs without requiring them to start over. Lyntris moves faster than the traditional defense cycle — with integrated design, build and test capabilities in-house — and delivers systems that sustain and endure long after initial fielding.

Job Description

• System Administrator II
• Full time
• Onsite

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for provisioning, configuring, and sustaining AWS services such as but not limited to EC2, S3, VPC, and AWS Event Bridge.
• Utilizing resource monitoring tools to manage and report on assets within AWS VPC.
• Experience developing and executing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), primarily using Ansible Playbooks
• Create and maintain clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation for technical work performed, including system configurations, troubleshooting steps, and project implementations
• Execute baseline BTFs (Build Test Frameworks) to validate environmental functionality and ensure system performance aligns with specified requirements
• Maintain system patches, as well as operating system, in accordance with Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance.
• Scan systems and assist the team in remediating vulnerabilities using ACAS.
• Administrate, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain Window or Linux-based workstations, enterprise IT servers, systems software requirements, and analytical support.
• Provide guidance, assistance, coordination, and follow-up on complex problems and ensure resolution.
• Familiar with automated deployment and CI/CD workflows to assist with application developers and operations to support production applications.
• Perform server administration tasks, including user/group administration, security permissions, group policies, research event log warnings and errors, resource monitoring and resolution, while ensuring system architecture components work together seamlessly.

Required Qualifications

• Currently holds an active U.S. national security clearance OR can obtain one (process is facilitated through the company upon hire; to learn more about the security clearance process, please access this link ).
• CompTIA Security+ Certified (or able to secure certification upon hire)
• 2-5 years system administration experience related to:
• Windows Server Operating Systems (i.e., 2020, 2022)
• Virtual machines (i.e., VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V)
• Information Assurance Compliance (i.e., STIGs, ACAS, ENS/HBSS)
• Automation and Scripting (i.e., Bash, Python, PowerShell, etc.)
• Experience with providing user support

Preferred Qualifications

• Infrastructure-as-Code (i.e., Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Identity management administration (i.e., Active Directory, AWS IAM, OpenAM, Keycloak)
• Cloud infrastructure management tools (i.e., AWS Systems Manager, Azure Monitor)

Clearance Requirements

Some positions will require access to U.S. National Security information. Positions that require this access will be required to receive and maintain a U.S. government personnel security clearance (PCL). In order to qualify for this position, the candidate must be a US Citizen and either currently possess this National Security eligibility or be able to complete the investigation application process with a favorable determination and maintain that eligibility throughout their employment. To learn more about the security clearance process please access this link .

EEOC & Know Your Rights

Lyntris companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, and local law. We ensure that all employment decisions, including hiring, promotion, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment, are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. For more information about your rights, please review the "Know Your Rights" poster from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Know your Rights: English Spanish

Pay Scales & Benefits

The listed pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this position for the location for which it has been posted and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Other compensation considerations may include, but are not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or other applicable factors.

Benefits include…

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Company Holidays
• Optional HSA and FSA
• Base and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Employee Assistance Program

The pay range for this role is:

110,000 - 140,000 USD per year (San Diego, CA (FSI))