Systems Administrator – Government IT (Secret)

Augustine Consulting Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 75,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Professional Development Reimbursement

Job summary

Augustine Consulting Inc. seeks a Systems Administrator to support ARTRANS global C4ISR and distribution operations from Scott Air Force Base. The role maintains Windows/Linux environments, ensures security compliance, and works with engineers to meet application requirements.

Requires DoD-type clearance, related degrees, and scripting skills. Travel to customer locations is possible; fortunate candidates will join a dynamic, dispersed team offering comprehensive IT services to the U.S.

Qualifications

• Due to the sensitive nature of this work, a US Government security clearance is required, and all applicants must provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Must currently possess or have the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
• Related degree fields include Computer Science, Cyber Security, Data Science, Information Systems Technology, and Software Engineering.
• Security+ certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days of employment.
• Experience in virtualization and containerization (VMware).
• Scripting skills using PowerShell and Python.
• Fundamental networking knowledge, including TCP/IP and OSI network layers.
• Working experience installing and configuring Unix/Linux-based environments.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience working with stakeholders and development teams.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to convey IT technologies.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and contributing to technical documentation.
• Ability to travel to customer locations and support customer engagement locations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support the integrity of the operating system environment and various computer systems across multiple domains.
• Administer, install, and troubleshoot a variety of operating systems.
• Perform systems maintenance tasks, such as system back-up, recovery, and file maintenance on both Windows and Linux systems.
• Schedule, install, and test system software upgrades.
• Configure software and resolve technical problems.
• Monitor and maintain software licensing and maintenance agreements.
• Contribute to moderately complex aspects of a project.
• Work with Software Engineers to ensure that the architecture will meet requirements of the proposed applications.
• Provide support for troubleshooting and administration.
• Ensure security compliance in deployed architectures.
• Conduct audits of customer current architecture solutions and recommend changes as needed to meet requirements.
• Provide expertise in high availability, contingency planning, and automated provisioning.
• Support and advise the customer on initiatives including assessment, migration, and modernization.
• Write and edit scripts to increase system efficiency using PowerShell or another scripting language.
• Work within a collaborative, geographically dispersed team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Skills

PowerShell

Python

Scripting

Security clearance

Written communication

Oral communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree (related field)

Master’s degree (related field)

Tools

VMware

Unix/Linux

Atlassian tools (Confluence/Jira)

Job description

Augustine Consulting Inc. seeks a Systems Administrator to support ARTRANS global C4ISR and distribution operations from Scott Air Force Base. The role maintains Windows/Linux environments, ensures security compliance, and works with engineers to meet application requirements.

Requires DoD-type clearance, related degrees, and scripting skills. Travel to customer locations is possible; fortunate candidates will join a dynamic, dispersed team offering comprehensive IT services to the U.S.