Systems Administrator 3

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 202,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Paid time off

Health, dental, vision plans

Flexible work weeks

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Systems Administrator to support a large-scale Linux system, including installation of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, daily operations, monitoring, and issue resolution for compute, network, memory, and storage components.

The role emphasizes security, reliability, and performance enhancements. You will need a TS/SCI w/ Polygraph clearance, 15+ years of related experience, and technical training or certification.

Qualifications

• Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
• Experience: 15+ years of related experience
• Security clearance required: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Responsibilities

• Provide support for a large-scale Linux system including installation of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for all compute, network, memory, and storage components
• Maintain system security integrity and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
• Sustainment and support of large Linux clusters including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution
• Configure and sustain VMware ESXi/Virtualization environments
• Utilize IaC principles and automation tools such as SaltStack and Ansible
• Adhere to corporate STE/STN security compliance policies and procedures
• Monitor systems using tools like HPE One View and Nagios
• Work with containerization technologies such as Docker
• Container orchestration knowledge with Kubernetes (nice-to-have)
• Experience with distributed file systems (Weka, CEPH, GPFS, HDFS) (nice-to-have)
• Experience with Atlassian Jira/Confluence (nice-to-have)

Skills

Bash scripting

Linux CLI

Python programming

COTS implementations

Scripting languages

Linux system administration

VMware ESXi/Virtualization

SaltStack

Ansible

Splunk

Red Hat Satellite

Docker

Kubernetes

Nagios

HPE OneView

Scripting automation

Education

Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree

Tools

Linux

Jira

Confluence

SaltStack

Ansible

VMware ESXi

Red Hat Satellite

Splunk

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Bash (Scripting Language), COTS Implementations, Linux Command, Python (Programming Language) Certifications: None Experience: 15 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description:

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Systems Administrator and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

Meaningful Work and Personal Impact

The System Administrator shall be responsible for providing support for a large-scale Linux system including installation of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for all the compute, network, memory, and storage system components. In addition, the System Administrator shall maintain the system security integrity and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

What you’ll need to succeed

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Administrator must have:

• Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
• Experience: 15+ years of related experience
• Security clearance required: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Position Required Skills

• Experience using the Linux CLI
• Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
• Experience in performing System Administration including installation, configuration, and support of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software in a large-scale Linux cluster environment
• General technical knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage system components
• Experience with Red Hat Satellite systems management solution
• Familiarity using Splunk for ingesting, indexing, searching, monitoring, and analyzing big data
• Experience with the sustainment and support of large Linux clusters including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution
• Experience configuring and sustaining VMware ESXi/Virtualization environments
• Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as SaltStack and Ansible
• Experience with corporate STE/STN security compliance policies and procedures
• Experience using system monitoring tools such as HPE One View and Nagios
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker

Position Desired Skills

• Experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
• Experience with distributed files systems such as Weka, CEPH, GPFS, and HDFS
• Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.

The likely salary range for this position is $202,300 - $273,700. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Work Location & Hours

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Travel Required: None
Telecommuting Options: Onsite
Work Location: USA MD Annapolis Junction
Additional Work Locations:

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