Systems Administrator Level 1

Grvty; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

GRVTY is seeking experienced Systems Administrators to support core Intelligence Community missions. You will work on the frontlines with a team to sustain HPC environments and tackle sophisticated cyber challenges, including high performance storage and low latency networks.

You will collaborate with government personnel and partner companies to transition systems into operations and improve mission readiness. Required TS/SCI with polygraph, a technical B.S.

Qualifications

• The candidate must hold an active TS/SCI with polygraph; polygraph must be within the last 7 years.
• B.S. in a technical discipline and 3 years of experience as a System Administrator in similar scope, or 8 years of experience in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.
• Provide Tier 1 Help Desk problem identification, diagnosis and resolution.
• Manage daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems.
• Assist users in accessing and using IT systems.
• Provide Tier 2 escalation for complex problems.
• Support day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for client/server/storage/network devices and mobile devices.
• Communicate status to agency management and internal customers; participate in capacity planning.

Skills

IT systems support

Tier 1 Help Desk

System administration

HPC systems

Network storage

Documentation

Education

B.S. in technical discipline

8 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Red Hat Linux

CentOS

SUSE

Lustre

GPFS

Infiniband

Slingshot

Job description

GRVTY is seeking experienced Systems Administrators to support core Intelligence Community (IC) missions. As a cyber professional in the intelligence community, you will work as part of a team on the frontlines against our cyber adversaries.

Description:

The System Administrator will provide High Performance Computing (HPC) services in the form of HPC enhanced sustainment capabilities to two geographically dispersed areas. These capabilities include:

• Systems running Red Hat, CentOS, SUSE and custom vendor-specific operating systems, with high-speed shared storage (lustre, and gpfs as examples), along with dedicated high-speed low latency network interconnects like Infiniband and Slingshot.
• Transitioning systems into Operations. This team works across organizations to provide for planning, delivery, and integration of new or additional HPC sustainment capabilities that include HPC systems, servers (cluster, SMP, MPP and SPD), and parallel file systems.
• System Administrators (HPC) must support The HPC and ABS (ABUNDANTSHIELD high speed shared parallel storage) SRE teams and follow Government designated policies and procedures, developed to enhance the teams’ ability to perform their sustainment responsibilities and to improve customer mission operations.

Proficient with the following (as specific position requires):

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems
• Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
• Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
• Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning

What You’ll be Owning:

• Conduct target development for use or decision by Government personnel.
• Analyze and produce intelligence information.
• Conduct computer/network security to provide advice to the Government.
• Create and maintain documentation of their analysis.
• Ensure to routinely follow oversight and compliance.
• Acquire/share job knowledge/skill.
• Partner with team members on the contract, including government personnel and other partner companies.

What You Must Have:

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance. Most recent poly in the last 7 years.
• B.S. in a technical discipline and 3 years of experience as a System Administrator in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity or 8 years’ experience in lieu of degree.

Pay Range:At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

• The pay range for this position is: $97,000.00 - $107,000.00