Systems Administrator

4 weeks ago

Lexington, United States Softworld, a Kelly Company Full time

Job Title: Systems Administrator

Job Location: Lexington MA 02420

Onsite Requirements:

  • Ubuntu
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Ansible

Job Description:

  • The Linux Systems Administrator will support a wide variety of information technology (IT) tasks across a diverse set of network and computer resources specializing in Enterprise Linux.
  • The system administrator will be responsible for contributing to the IT team's efforts in maintaining and improving the group's computer resources and meeting government IT security requirements.
  • The position requires strong interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision.
  • The successful candidate will demonstrate a collaborative, service-based approach to IT.
  • Candidate will be a member of the Group's IT team and will need to be able to handle tasks with minimal or no guidance, but at the same time will need to be able to work well as part of a division wide IT team.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Linux Administration: Installing/Maintaining Linux systems, ensuring security compliance, responding to scan results, proactively remediating issues by patching and modifying systems and containers as needed.
  • Deploying and maintaining Desktops and Laptops for testing and development.
    Work closely with project teams and developers to provide expertise to solve technical problems.
  • Install, configure, and manage Linux desktops/servers, as well as some network infrastructure devices. Install and maintain commercial software as needed.
  • Maintain the integrity and security of systems, ensure security compliance, respond to scan results, proactively remediating issues by patching and modifying systems as needed.
  • Provide general IT user support for all staff members in the Group, interfacing and collaborating with central IT and Security departments to utilize enterprise provided services when possible.
  • Create documentation on IT systems and procedures to satisfy certification, technical staff, and end users.
  • Author and manage Data Security Plans (DSP) for unique system and operating requirements outside established security policies. Draw system and networking diagrams and concisely report system plans; act as the liaison to Security Department in implementing and maintaining DSPs.
  • Write scripts and use configuration management tools to automate repetitive tasks and manage complex deployments.

Required Skills:

  • A solid understanding of, and experience with managing Linux (Particularly Ubuntu and also RedHat)
  • Strong understanding and experience with practical implementation of Ansible with both Ubuntu and RedHat.
  • Must have highly effective verbal and written communication skills, proven experience working in a team environment, and the ability to complete assignments independently with minimal supervision
  • Ability to research, diagnose and resolve hardware, software, and networking problems.
  • Ability to respond quickly and professionally to all types of users and all type of user requests, always with a positive attitude and demeanor.
  • Excellent customer service skills, communication skills, comprehensive and troubleshooting skills are required
  • Comfortability dealing with highly technical end users
  • Install and maintain all commercial software
  • Remediate vulnerabilities by applying patches and configuration management to maintain compliance with policies and procedures
  • Coordinate with Information System Security Officer (ISSO) for all group Systems
  • Security Plans
  • Strong understanding for DoD RMF and STIG process
  • Document IT procedures
  • Familiarity with administrating and supporting GitHub and Programing environments
  • Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, MS Active Directory and LDAP.
  • Particularly with Binding Linux systems to AD

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, including ESXi configuration, and VCenter), networking, storage, and user access.
  • Skills and experience in IP Networking, including LAN, WAN, and a understanding of VLANs and firewall
  • Management of file shares, and SAN/NAS environments
  • Experience with containers and container orchestration tools, Docker, Ansible, Tanzu, or Kubernetes.
  • Experience installing and configuring routers and switches
  • General experience working with collaboration tools such as Confluence, Teams, Zoom and SharePoint, as well as with Microsoft Office Suite tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook).
  • Experience working directly with end-users such as developers in troubleshooting simple and complex environments.
  • Experience with Satellite, ACAS, Splunk and McAfee/Trellix ePO Server
  • Understanding of VMWare/vSphere virtual environments including virtual machine provisioning and resource management (disk, CPU, and RAM monitoring).
  • Prior work or understanding of CMMC compliance

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer and information science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience or equivalent will be considered, or a Master's degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or equivalent will be considered.

Qualification

Assessment

Must Have

Degree Level

Bachelor's Degree

Yes

Networks

TCP/IP

4 years

Security

Understanding for DoD RMF and STIG process

2 years

Software Tools

MS Active Directory

2 years

Software Configuration Management (Puppet or Ansible)

6 years

Systems

Linux system administration (RedHat + Ubuntu)

6 years

MS Active Directory, LDAP

3 years

System Administration

6 years

Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing

2 years

Nice to Have

Experience

Configure and manage Cisco/Juiper equipment (switches, routers and Call Managers)

0 years

Security

Cybersecurity Maturing Model Compliance (CMMC)

0 years

Systems

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

** 3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.

This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.

This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role **

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