System Administrator II - TS/SCI w/poly clearance

CyberTrend Engineering LLC; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off & holidays

Full benefits for employees

SEP-IRA contribution

Educational assistance

Training assistance

Job summary

CyberTrend Engineering LLC seeks a System Administrator II to support IT systems across UNIX/Windows environments from Annapolis Junction, MD. The role requires TS/SCI with poly clearance and involves monitoring, troubleshooting and maintaining server, network and storage devices.

You will implement CI/CD pipelines, automate tasks with Ansible and Terraform, and collaborate with development teams to enhance reliability and security.

Qualifications

• Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.
• Manages daily configuration and operation of IT systems.
• Offers Tier 1 and Tier 2 support and escalation.
• Configures UNIX/Windows systems and loads OS software.
• Participates in system security, reliability and performance improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage/monitor IT infrastructure (servers, networks, cloud).
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot system issues for high availability.
• Collaborate with Dev teams on deployment strategies.
• Automate tasks with Ansible and Terraform.
• Ensure system security and maintain documentation.

Skills

Linux

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps

Automation tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

System Administrator II - TS/SCI w/poly clearance

• Annapolis Junction, MD

Description
CyberTrend’s leadership has 40 years of experience in the industry, and the company continues to serve as a technology leader on many defense projects and programs. Formed in 2010, CyberTrend has long-standing partnerships and clients, including partners like AWS and IBM, government agencies, the intelligence community, and defense contractors. We provide talented and exceptionally qualified IT, architectural, system, and software engineering personnel.
Requires TS/SCI with Poly Clearance
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 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) 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. Configures and manages UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Ten (10) years 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.

Qualifications

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
• Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems
• Provide 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.
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
• Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning
• Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process
• Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
• Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets

Requirements:

Candidate must have strong Linux experience. Key responsibilities:

• Manage/monitor IT infrastructure (servers, networks, cloud)
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Troubleshoot system issues for high availability
• Collaborate with Dev teams on deployment strategies
• Automate tasks with tools like Ansible/Terraform
• Ensure system security (firewalls, antivirus, access controls)
• Maintain documentation
• Stay current on DevOps trends

Benefits:

• Generous and competitive paid time off, scaled based on time in service, plus eleven paid annual holidays.
• CyberTrend pays 100% of the cost for the following benefits for its full-time employees: including medical (base plan), dental, vision, disability, life, EAP, and more.
• CyberTrend contributes 10% of your monthly gross salary to a SEP-IRA account. This retirement plan is non-contributory for the employee, has no vesting period, and is 100% owned and managed by the employee.
• Educational assistance up to $5,250 annually for work-related acitivies upon prior approval
• Training assistance up to $3,000 annually for work-related activities upon prior approval

CyberTrend provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.