System Administrator (TS SCI Clearance Required)

North Point Technology; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent compensation

Flexible work-life balance

Close-knit team atmosphere

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Chantilly, VA, is seeking an experienced System Administrator to support a mission-critical program. Applicants must possess an active TS/SCI clearance and a Security+ certification. Responsibilities include designing cloud initiatives, user account management, and maintaining applications like JIRA. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 2-4 years of experience. Join a company that values employees, offering excellent compensation and benefits with a focus on innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of professional experience as a Systems Administrator or similar technical role.
• Security+ Certification is required.
• Proactive self-starter demonstrating strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support cloud initiatives.
• Responsible for user account management and infrastructure requirements.
• Maintain program-owned applications and network requirements.

Skills

User account management

Cloud initiatives

Linux support

Agile collaboration tools

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

JIRA

Confluence

RocketChat

Job description

North Point Technology is seeking an experienced System Administrator to support a mission critical program based in Chantilly, VA. This program requires employees to have an active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph. A current Security+ certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support cloud initiatives to support customer driven needs
• Responsible for user account management and infrastructure requirements.
• Maintain program owned applications in support of a collaborative environment (JIRA, Atlassian, BitBucket, RocketChat)
• Work as a SME to define network requirements, user metrics, maintenance of our PPSM, and support to development needs.
• Responsible for infrastructure patching and OS baseline hardening
• Manage several environments as a Linux SME providing overall support to the program and working with Enterprise Services to ensure compliance with security services and applications.
• Position requires a panama day shift schedule

Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline plus 2-4 years of professional experience as a Systems Administrator or similar technical role.
• Security+ Certification
• Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Two or more years of experience with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.)
• Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs, network diagrams, data flows, etc.)
• Experience working with Agile Team Collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, RocketChat
• Strong Linux background and familiarity with best practices of infrastructure management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS and other cloud vendors.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services technical performance versus cost management
• Experience with cloud-based architectures
• Familiar with cross domain architectures at various levels
• Experience with automated testing and monitoring
• Experience with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management

North Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions! We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.

At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first! We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members.

Come join us! Apply with North Point Technology today!

For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.