Job Description - Systems Administrator

Gridiron IT is seeking a Systems Administrator * with an ACTIVE TS/SCI CI POLYGRAPH* . Position is on-site in Chantilly, VA 5 days a week!

Responsibilities:

• Windows\Linux System Administrator working with a focused and fun team to engineer, build, deploy, and maintain multiple environments for the purpose of development, testing, and production hosting of custom enterprise business applications on behalf of a Government customer.
• Contribute to application and database migration activities.
• Develop scripts for automation of build-out, maintenance, and configuration of virtualized systems.
• Deployment of updates, IAVA patches, and Anti-Virus updates.
• Troubleshoots and resolves hardware, software, and communications problems.
• Maintains web application hosting systems to include web servers, database servers, and associated development systems (e.g. Team Foundation Server)
• Maintains system reliability and uptime of production applications by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Contributes to system configuration management in accordance with contract inventory and customer requirements.
• Create, update, and maintain technical documentation including process diagrams, standard operating procedures, and system documentation.
• Coordination with customer ISSE to ensure security accreditation of all project IT systems. This includes writing documentation and plans to successfully navigate ICD 503 and customer’s unique security requirements.

Required qualifications:

• TS/SCI security clearance eligible
• CI polygraph eligible
• Security Certification (IAT level 2 or higher)
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) (C2S) systems administration.
• Microsoft Active Directory
• Microsoft Windows Server
• Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Understanding of Linux operating systems (e.g. Red Hat, Centos, Ubuntu, Fedora, Scientific Linux, Debian, Amazon L2 etc.).
• Ability to manage multiple priority tasks
• Self-motivated task identification
• Time Management
• Hours 7am – 3pm

Desired qualifications:

• AWS Certification (AWS Solutions Architect – Associate or AWS SysOps
• Deploying AWS features (Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancer, CloudWatch, Lambda, Elastic Container Service).
• Experience with scripting tools (PowerShell, JSON, BASH and PYTHON).
• Microsoft Team Foundation Server
• ICD 503 familiarity

Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.

Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) company specializing in IT Infrastructure, Cyber & Cloud Security, Software Development, and Enterprise Support. Gridiron is an Inc. 5000 2022 recipient and Washington Business Journal Fastest Growing Companies in the Greater Washington Area for 2022. Gridiron offers a competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, disability insurance, and pet insurance.