Sr IT Infrastructure

Job Title : Sr IT Infrastructure & DevOps Administrator Location: Scottsdale, AZ Wage Range: 60-64 depending on years of experience and qualifications Job Number: 24-00721 Job Description: Our client, a large defense contractor, has an immediate opening for a Sr IT Infrastructure & DevOps Administrator to work from their Scottsdale, AZ facility. As a Sr. IT Infrastructure & DevOps Administrator (Sr Adv Sys Admin Spec), you'll serve as a front-line interface to users with technical issues by conducting systems analysis and development to keep systems current with changing technologies. Your duties will include maintaining and advancing DevOps infrastructures which are used by numerous Programs at our client. Your duties may include installing new software, troubleshooting, granting permissions to applications. You'll also be responsible for the day-to-day support of server services by performing server administration for physical and virtual server operating systems and configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting of physical and virtual hardware and network related interfaces on servers. You will also perform OS and vendor software patching on servers and monitor physical and virtual servers performance using monitoring tools. The Limited Access Area (LAA) - Sr IT Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer is the link between our customers and engineering teams. In this role you will help define requirements, architectures, and engineer for our IT systems. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience is required plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience. *Applicant must meet DoD 8570.1 certification requirements for IAT-II or higher. You must complete CompTIA Security+ certification minimum within 6 months of hire.* CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required. What you bring to our team: * An advanced knowledge of VDI, RedHat Linux, Windows Server, VMware vSphere, application environments and related technologies. * Proficient knowledge of software tools supporting Integrated Development Environments (IDE), version control, defect reporting and scripting. * Proficient with developer tools/concepts/scripting/methodologies/infrastructure - Jira, Confluence, GitLab, CI/CD, HELM, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Kubernetes Manifests, Ansible, Vault, Python, Powershell, Bash. * Proficient with Tenable Nessus, Splunk. * Define and build different development, testing, and production environments. * An ability to architect, deploy and continuously maintain secure, reliable and flexible best practice infrastructures and systems. * Experience with implementing Linux/Windows security controls to maintain system compliance. * Subject Matter Expert in researching and troubleshooting complex technical issues. What sets you apart: * Familiarity with compliance controls: STIGs/CIS Benchmarks, NIST SP 800-171/800-53, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), System Security Plans. * Ability to engineer with system security as number one priority. * Ability to quickly grasp and adopt new technologies while continuously developing yourself. * Handle all levels of support with ability to collaborate and communicate with those of varying levels of technical skill. * Ability to multi-task, attention to detail, and strong motivational skills. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills from a variety of viewpoints. What else you should know: * Applicant must meet DoD 8570.1 certification requirements for IAT-II or higher. You must complete CompTIA Security+ certification minimum within 6 months of hire. What you'll experience: * Technologies that aren't just top-notch, they're often top-secret * A team of bold thinkers committed to exploring what's next * Opportunities to gain new knowledge - as it's discovered Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled * While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. 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