Systems Administrator (Top Secret/SCI Clearance Required)

Job # : 26-00942

Job Title : Systems Administrator

Job Location : North Charleston, SC 29406

Travel Required : No

Overtime Required : No

Position Type : Contract

Job Description :

DPP is seeking a Systems Administrator for an opportunity with our client in the Defense Research and Development industry.

Work location: Fully onsite in Charleston, SC

Duration: 6 months with possibility of extension

Terms: W2 Contract

Work Authorization: US Citizen; must hold a current & active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Fulfill common tasks that facilitate the user account life cycle (Creation, Password Resets, Account Auditing, Off-Boarding).
• Perform installation of diverse types of software packages, troubleshoot installation errors, and create documentation for future use.
• Troubleshoot user issues related to access to environment, trouble using tools in environment, or possible bugs with tools in environment.
• Troubleshoot user issues related to CI/CD processes (Artifactory/Jenkins/Bitbucket).
• Develop custom scripts or small compiled applications based on internal and external customer requests.
• Support the program, including multitasking, working several complex and diverse tasks with simultaneous deadlines.
• Software tracking to include usage rates and expiration dates.
• Troubleshoot automation issues related to deployment of environment (Ansible and CloudFormation).

Required qualifications:

• Available after hours as needed.
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in related technical field OR equivalent work experience
• Must currently hold a DoD 8140-compliant IAT II certification (Security CE or higher).
• 2-5 years of System Administration experience to include 2-5 years of Linux Operation systems.
• Experience navigating the Linux CLI.
• Experience managing system services (systemctl).
• Experience reviewing system logs.
• Basic knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, firewall rules, SSH).
• The ability to self-start, and finish tasks with little supervision needed.
• The ability to receive and respond to trouble tickets via email, chat, and Jira, ensuring timely resolution or escalation.
• Must possess the ability to document processes needed to complete job functions.
• Introductory knowledge of Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).
• Experience with ticketing systems (Jira preferred).

Preferred qualifications:

• Familiarity with administrating/operating Atlassian suite of tools (Jira/Bitbucket/Confluence).
• User and group administration experience.
• Experience with project and space configuration under supervisor guidance.
• The ability to perform routine maintenance tasks.
• Be able to apply updates following documented procedures.
• Experience creating/modifying Jira resources (Projects, Workflows, Fields, Screens).
• Familiarity with AWS Cloud resource concepts (EC2, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudFormation).
• A working understanding of networking principles.
• Experience troubleshooting system issues with product vendors.
• Familiarity with JFrog Products:
• Artifactory
• Xray
• Distribution
• AWS certification