Systems Administrator / System Engineer

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• *Aquila Technology**

to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.* • *Systems Administrator

• *Location:

This position is 100% on-site

• *Clearance Level:**

Must be able to obtain an Active Secret Clearance-

• *Must Be US Citizen to apply**

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

• *About The Role**

Aquila Technology is seeking a

• *Systems Administrator**

to join our team in supporting one of the country’s premier defense research organizations. This role will be to help support the IT demands of the team including working directly with the team members to solve problems, maintaining the teams IT infrastructure including some classified systems, and supporting a variety of programs that are not supported by the central IT organization. This position is a combination of Linux Systems Administration and Windows Systems Administration. The role will be approximately 65% Linux and 35% Windows. Candidates should have significant Linux experience. This role needs a well rounded Systems Administrator.

• *Must Have
• Certification: CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
• 5 years - Desktop and Server Support (installation, patching, auditing, configuration, security, AD, etc.)
• 5 years - Operating System (OS) platforms (Linux, Mac, Windows)
• 5 years - Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain desktop and server-grade hardware
• 5 years - Networking Applications and Protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, DHCP, SSH, FTP and HTTP/S.
• 5 years - Powershell and Ansible (or other programming languages)
• 5 years - Scripting Languages: Perl, Python, Shell Scripting, Powershell.
• 5 years - Diagnose and Troubleshoot Issues
• 5 years - Linux system administration (RedHat + Ubuntu)
• 5 years - MS Active Directory, LDAP
• 5 years - Strong Backup Experience and Proven Ability to Protect Mission Critical Data
• 5 years - Systems Administration
• 5 years - Virtualization Technologies (VMware, including ESXi and VCenter configuration)
• *Nice to Have
• Software Tools
• Ansible
• Macintosh and iOS platform(s)
• Real Time Kernels
• Red Hat Satellite to support Linux systems

The individual will be part of a team who provide installation, configuration, maintenance, repair, and upgrades of computer workstations, servers, and network infrastructure. The individual will also manage and maintain the Group’s stock of computer/IT supplies and spares. The individual will also be responsible for providing direct-end user support in a mixed OS environment which includes imaging, software installs, printer maintenance and general troubleshooting. The individual’s responsibilities include off-loading and expediting the Group’s support requests from the Information Services helpdesk. The individual will also be responsible for complying with the security policies set forth by the Information Security Services Department.

• Domains: IT Infrastructure, networking, system architecture design, system configuration management, system troubleshooting and database management.
• Responsible for management, administration, and support of all MIT/LL IT systems and infrastructure for the group
• Responsible for configuring and maintaining (physical and virtual) servers and researcher workstations in a secure (RMF/CMMC), compliant and documented manner.
• Support additional technologies as they are adopted by the Laboratory.
• Responsible for vulnerability remediation on secure and unclassified Laboratory systems. Addressing Cat 1, 2, 3 issues in a timely manner
• Recognizing and troubleshooting issues with developer’s machines as they occur across a variety of Operating Systems. Windows, Linux, Solaris, etc.
• Perform all related duties as assigned.
• *Required Technical Skills
• Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Mac OSX, Windows, VMware/ESX
• Hardware: Dell, Juniper switches
• Software/applications: Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, Splunk, SQL, VMware (vCenter/ESXI/vSAN), Github, Gitlab, NoMachine, RDP, Yum/DNF/RPM
• Networking applications and protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, SSH, FTP, DHCP and HTTP/S.
• Programming Languag

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