Systems Administrator/Cloud Platform - Expert

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a qualified candidate for a system administration role in Sterling, Virginia. Responsibilities include general system administration activities and providing tier 1 technical support to users. A broad knowledge of hardware and cloud services is essential.

The successful candidate must have strong skills in automation, troubleshooting, and system maintenance. Additionally, a TS/SCI with Polygraph is required from day one. Nightwing promotes an inclusive workplace and values diversity.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and independent worker within a team environment.
• Broad knowledge of hardware maintenance and care.
• Knowledge of security and accreditation practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform user account creation and implement security policy.
• Provide tier 1 technical support to approximately 20 users.
• Maintain and repair digitization hardware.

Skills

General system administration

Cloud provider services

Technical support

Scripting

Hardware maintenance

Automation

Backup and Restoration procedures

Understanding of Certificates and PKI infrastructure

Understanding of network devices

Job description

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, independent worker who can also work in and contribute to a team environment. The candidate will be part of a team that supports the hardware and software infrastructure, to include cloud infrastructure, for an enterprise team. This position requires a broad knowledge of hardware maintenance and care, system administration, knowledge of automation technologies, and scripting. This position also requires a knowledge of security and accreditation practices and procedures and the ability to work with several enterprise resources and teams in the operation of an enterprise digitization infrastructure.

The position will include a variety of activities, including:

• Performance of general system administration activities: user account creation, implementation of security policy, hardware installation, driver installation, software patching, monitor activity logs, and creation of automation scripts.
• Provide tier 1 technical support to a group of approximately 20 users.
• Maintenance and care of digitization hardware, to include: installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair.
• Knowledge of cloud provider services (VPC, Subnet, EC2, AWS services, etc.).
• Knowledge of cloud provider scripting language.
• Knowledge and understanding of Backup and Restoration procedures.
• Understanding of Automation (CloudFormation).
• Understanding of Certificates and PKI infrastructure.
• Understanding of network devices.
• TS/SCI with Polygraph Required Day 1

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.