Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Work Arrangement: 100% onsite
Employment Type: Full-time
Openings: Three
Salary: $160,000–$250,000 per year
Clearance: Active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph through the Maryland customer; last polygraph within six years; no CCAs
Relocation: Assistance available
Visa Sponsorship: Not available
The Opportunity
Three Systems Administrator opportunities are available for cleared professionals to support a highly complex, mission-critical network environment. You will join a high-performing Agile team and provide daily administration, operations and maintenance across geographically distributed and air-gapped systems.
Key Responsibilities
Administer and sustain secure server, desktop, network and storage environments.
Install and manage applications, operating systems, patches and hardware deployments.
Maintain complex server enclaves, including vulnerability remediation, certificate renewals and Active Directory configuration.
Monitor performance, optimise configurations and resolve hardware and software issues.
Support system backup, restore, security management and application-performance activities.
Analyse scanning reports and coordinate timely corrective action.
Create and maintain clear documentation for complex server and network environments.
Communicate outages, upgrades, risks and resolution options to users, technical teams and leadership.
Support occasional short-duration travel and lift equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
Required Qualifications
Active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph through the Maryland customer, completed within the past six years, with no CCAs.
Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, computer science, information systems or a related technical discipline with at least eight years of relevant experience; additional experience may substitute for a degree.
Direct systems-administration support for end users, developers, testers and engineers.
Strong Windows Server 2019 and Active Directory experience.
Experience with hardware and software deployment, patching, operating systems, backup and restore.
Working knowledge of Salt, Ansible, Splunk, Puppet, SolarWinds and Nessus.
Experience with Red Hat Linux, VMware and client/server virtualisation.
Strong understanding of security protocols, standards and information-security practices.
Hands-on hardware installation, configuration, troubleshooting and reimaging experience.
Preferred Experience
SQL Server, Python, Salt, PowerShell or PowerCLI.
Software configuration-management and development environments.
SAFe or Agile delivery teams.
PKI, HSM and NTP technologies.
Security accreditation, certification and compliance documentation.
Benefits
The package includes three weeks of paid time off, two weeks of holiday pay, medical and dental coverage, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, a 401(k) with up to 4% match, and year-end profit sharing paid into the 401(k).
Apply
Please submit your CV with confirmation of your current clearance and polygraph status, relevant systems-administration experience, current location and availability.