System Administrator (Level 2)

What’s Upstate; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Employer paid health insurance

7% 401k contribution

Job summary

A leading cyber security firm is seeking a Level 2 System Administrator for an onsite position in Fort Meade. This role requires a TS/SCI w/FS Poly and entails supporting IT systems implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with 10 years of experience as a System Administrator, including 5 years in Red Hat Linux environment and automation scripting. The position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience as a System Administrator or equivalent.
• 5 years' experience in design, installation, and configuration of RHEL.
• 3 years' experience in implementing OS-level clustering.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems.
• Manage daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems.
• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem diagnosis and resolution.

Skills

Red Hat Linux (RHEL)

Bash/Perl scripting

Puppet system administration

VMWare architecture

Unix/Linux command line

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Assured Information Security (AIS) has an opening for a Level 2 System Administrator. This is an onsite position located at Ft. Meade and requires a TS/SCI w/FS Poly.

This position is responsible for supporting the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems. This role manages system infrastructure and related processes, including daily operations, monitoring, and issue resolution across client/server, storage, network, and mobile environments. The role provides Tier 1 and Tier 2 support by diagnosing and resolving technical issues and communicating updates to management and users. Additional duties include supporting dispatch systems and hardware, configuring and maintaining UNIX and Windows operating systems, installing system software, and updating network components to enhance reliability and performance.

What You'll Do:

• 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) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization and perform system capacity analysis and planning.
• Support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process.
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and install/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Education/Experience/Skillset Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 10 years of experience as a System Administrator or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years’ experience with the following:
  • Design, plan, installation, configuration, and sustainment of a Red Hat Linux (RHEL) environment.
  • Creation of automation scripts for configuration, backup, and restoration using well known scripting languages (Bash/Perl)
  • Performing Puppet system administration
  • Installing software from YUM repositories, RPM Files, tar-balls, or source code
  • Researching, acquiring, and applying IAVA patches
  • Unix/Linux command line
  • VMWare architecture, Installation and configuration. Experience with facilitating failover with VMotion, VMWare template library, and VMWare monitoring capability
• 3 years’ experience in implementing OS level clustering.

Clearance Required:

Active TS/SCI w/FS Poly

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on several factors including location, skills, and experience. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package which includes employer paid health insurance and a 7% contribution to your 401k, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation.

AIS is a leading cyber and information security company supporting mission critical operations across the DoD, intelligence community, commerce and beyond. Founded in 2001, AIS is a privately-owned company committed to excellence in all facets. We pride ourselves on offering some of the best benefits seen in the industry. We celebrate the unique backgrounds and experiences of our people and encourage new ideas, innovation, and the autonomy to create the future and career they want with our support.