Senior Systems Administrator

Overview

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Senior System Administrator to support the IT program at a major national laboratory.The candidate will be part of a Decision Support Systems to develop innovative unique-in-class tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination systems for real-time national security missions. This includes the design, development, deployment, and continuous improvement of large, networked computing systems for detecting, tracking, classifying targets of interest, and expanding into new areas or exploring new methods. Specially support will be for Global Satellite (GS) Platforms, Infrastructure, & Integration department.

Responsibilities

• Support the administration of  Windows and Linux servers
• Support the sub-teams successfully on networking, storage, and system O&S
• Utilize software diagnostic tools to troubleshoot issues and perform upgrades
• Support practical solutions that incorporate industry practices and meet regulatory requirements
• Participate in project Agile planning processes and meetings to develop, estimate and refine features and user stories.
• Deliver functional infrastructure as outlined in features and user story acceptance criteria.
• Support and deliver in accordance with the team's schedules, processes and other engagements necessary to accomplish long and short-term deliverables.
• Provide progress reports or other deliverables related to the performance of the statement of work

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science or related degree plus 2 years of relevant experience or total of 8 years of relevant experience without a degree.
• Must be a US Citizen. Must have an active U.S. Department of Energy Q clearance and must be willing to take a polygraph.
• Work is 100% onsite.
• Windows Server System Administration & UNIX experience at least 1-3 years
• Linux Server System Administration & UNIX experience at least 1-3 years
• Familiarity with network protocols and network management technologies
• Ansible Playbook creation and design, also skilled in database and cyber
• RHEL-certified System Engineer (V8)
• AWS Certified, Certified Kubernetes Admin, CompTIA Security+, and skilled in delivering in CI/CD pipeline
• Skill utilizing software diagnostic tools and the ability to conduct appropriate troubleshooting processes and conduct appropriate upgrades
• Ability to understand the application and utilization of software packages, maintain accurate records
• Ability to research, assemble, and evaluate information or data regarding industry practices or applicable regulatory changes and recommend sound, practical solutions to complex issues.
• Ability to define systems requirements based on user/client needs, cost, and required integration with existing applications, systems, or platforms.
• Ability to define technical standards and functionality tests, and to develop specifications, prototypes, or initial user guides.
• Computer and network troubleshooting
• Excellent customer service and communication skills with customers, vendors, and database administrators
• Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment

Desired:

• Windows system administration experience at least 1-3 years
• Automation platforms such as Ansible, VmWare, Python at least 1-3 years
• Experience leading and implementing large technical solutions
• RHCE/CCNA
• Experience in Bash, PowerShell, or other scripting language for automating System Admin tasks or troubleshooting existing processes
• Experience with container technology, such as Kubernetes, RKE, Docker, etc.
• Virtualization, servers, storage, and networking equipment experience
• ESXI experience

About Us: 

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2024.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.