AMERICAN SYSTEMS · 18 hours ago
NAVAIR Systems Administrator, Senior - TOP SECRET
Patuxent River, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$92K/yr - $153K/yr
5+ years expAMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through strategic solutions in Information Technology. As a Systems Administrator supporting NAVAIR, you'll collaborate with professionals to create mission-critical solutions that enhance national security and drive technological advancement.
GovernmentInformation Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Installing, configuring and managing the Linux operating systems and related toolsets
Gathering requirements, developing and conducting design reviews
Maintaining servers to be compliant per NAVAIR and DISA policies
Functional knowledge of backup and disaster recovery technologies
Strong understanding of system security principles and experience executing hardening techniques
Documentation – updating and maintaining documentation and knowledge base, including system descriptions, procedures, events and processes
Building new infrastructure servers
Maintaining, administering and patching systems for optimum performance and security
Migrating or updating systems
Participating in weekly routine maintenance tasks
Responding to system failures promptly to bring applications back online
Installing and troubleshooting common industry COTS and GOTS applications
Performing Continuous Monitoring actions for systems and infrastructure including scanning, DoD STIG application and other Cyber compliancy actions
Work in an Agile scrum methodology to track and report on tasking
A background or working knowledge of scripting and automation tools
Qualification
Required
Five (5) years' or more of hands-on experience working with UNIX/Linux and Windows
Experience in DoD Information Assurance/Cyber policy and procedures to include hardening of systems, implementing Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and scanning
Experience with Linux Server to include the build, maintenance, and troubleshooting, as well as addressing, service requests, routine server maintenance (firmware, failures, hardening, etc.), and server consolidation
Experience with UNIX/Linux, Red Hat, CentOS (Linux)
DoD 8140 & 5239 compliant (Security + certified and OS certificate/certification) (formerly 8570)
Working knowledge of supporting software development
Critical thinking skills and the ability to 'think-outside-the-box' to solve complex technical issues is essential
Candidate must have a current Top Secret Clearance
Preferred
Familiarity with containerization concepts and tools
Understanding of container orchestration and management (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications
Experience with Ansible
Benefits
Healthcare benefits
Paid leave
Retirement plans
Insurance programs
Education and training assistance
Company
AMERICAN SYSTEMS
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the US.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
John Steckel
President & CEO
Peter Whitfield
Chief Financial Officer
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