What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Admin position at SECURE RPO LLC?
Job Title: 2012 - System AdministratorProject Duration: 36 Months
Location: Lexington, MA (Hybrid 4 days a week)
Duration: Full-Time Contract
Location: Lexington, MA (Hybrid 4 days a week)
Duration: Full-Time Contract
Job Description
Seeking an IT Systems Administrator to support IT activities for end-users, high-performance computer environments as well as both classified and unclassified processing systems.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Install, configure, maintain and upgrade Linux (Red Hat and Ubuntu) workstations/servers, Windows 11 PCs, and macOS devices.
- Provide troubleshooting to a group of 50 staff for hardware, OS, and application issues; manage user accounts, group policy, and permissions via Active Directory/LDAP.
- Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts and tooling; contribute to configuration-management frameworks (Ansible, Puppet, etc.).
- Administer data-storage solutions, backup schedules, and disaster-recovery procedures; validate backup integrity and perform restoration testing.
- Evaluate new hardware/software, conduct proof-of-concept testing, and generate purchase recommendations.
- Participate in efforts that enhance research compute capacity, storage scalability, and network performance; utilize system-monitoring systems.
- Produce documentation and knowledge-base articles for technical staff and end-users on systems.
Qualifications
Must Have
Qualification | Assessment | Experience |
|---|---|---|
Degree Level — Bachelor's Degree | No | — |
Ansible Automation Platform to Support Linux systems | — | 3 years |
LDAP | — | 3 years |
Software Configuration Management (Puppet or Ansible) | — | 3 years |
Configuration of Distributed Environments, including NFS for Storage | — | 3 years |
Configure and Manage Centralized Logging and Audit Capabilities | — | 3 years |
Hardware: Intel/AMD, Cisco, Sun/Oracle, Dell, Apple, EMC, NetApp | — | 3 years |
Linux system administration (RedHat Ubuntu) | — | 3 years |
MS Active Directory, LDAP | — | 3 years |
Systems Administration | — | 3 years |
Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing | — | 3 years |
UNIX platform, OSX, Cisco IOS | — | 3 years |
Windows Patch Management | — | 3 years |
Nice to Have
Qualification | Experience |
|---|---|
Enterprise Backup Solutions | 0 years |
Macintosh and iOS platform(s) | 0 years |
Virtualization Technologies (VMware, including ESXi and VCenter configuration) | 0 years |
Virtualization Technologies to include VM management, Snapshots, SANs and iSCSI Storage Systems | 0 years |
VM Ware ESXi and Associated Management Systems | 0 years |
Other Information
Work Location: Onsite. Candidates should expect to be onsite 80% of the time.
Clearance: Eligible to obtain and maintain a SECRET level DoD security clearance (if not already). Willingness to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
Travel: Domestic travel to field sites (10% per year) may be required.
Interview Process: Initial interview (via Zoom) with the hiring manager. If the candidate advances to the next round, they will participate in a larger group interview with additional team members. There is a strong preference for the final interview to be conducted in person; therefore, local candidates are preferred.
Virtual/Work from Home: Onsite.
Salary : $80 - $85