By Light Professional IT Services · 1 day ago
Systems Administrator
Orlando, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expBy Light Professional IT Services LLC is a company that supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide. They are seeking a motivated technical candidate to manage an IT lab environment for the US Department of Defense, focusing on system management, user access, and help desk support.
GovernmentInformation ServicesInformation Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The candidate will ensure that authorized users have system accounts and the ability to access the appropriate system resources, specifically utilizing Red Hat IdM and Keycloack SSO products
Manage an operating system and core application environment based on Kubernetes
Provides help desk support to internal and external users
Candidate must have an ability to rapidly triage user issues and resolve issues directly or when necessary, seek the appropriate engineering support to come to a resolution
Analyzes real world problems and implements solutions according to corporate guidelines and procedures, and industry best practices
Provides professional-level IT, virtual environment, and network support functions
Must be a self-starter in a fast-paced environment and able to work with/manage a range of engineers holding a diverse set of skills at differing levels of experience
Be sensitive and flexible to the needs and requirements of the customer
Strong oral and written communication skills are a must due to the high-level of user interaction
Ability to function effectively within a team environment
Ability to configuration manage, version control, and backup various scripts and work products created to execute and maintain the environment
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and demands
Interact with vendors/users/customers and developers to understand needs and operational requirements changes that will impact development and testing activities, examine any relevant change implementation, then report the changes to developers and testers welcoming feedback for future improvements
Ability to solve technical problems involving a variety of integrated software and hardware platforms
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as information technology, computer science, systems or software engineering from an accredited college or university
Minimum 2+ years applicable systems administrator experience solving complex technical challenges
IAT Level II or greater. Security+ or other equivalent certification
Demonstrated experience with the administration of software systems within virtual machine and container-based cloud infrastructure
Competence with Kubernetes, containers, networking and Linux technologies
Environment is primarily built with Linux, Kubernetes and opensource software products
Familiarity with computing hardware infrastructure tasks, such as iDRAC patches, troubleshooting servers, UPS maintenance, etc
Basic familiarity with managing physical networking hardware and understanding network protocols (e.g. login and configuration of network switches)
Experience managing and troubleshooting networked storage systems
Analyzes real world problems and implements solutions according to corporate guidelines and procedures, and industry best practices
Provides professional-level IT, virtual environment, and network support functions
Must be a self-starter in a fast-paced environment and able to work with/manage a range of engineers holding a diverse set of skills at differing levels of experience
Be sensitive and flexible to the needs and requirements of the customer
Strong oral and written communication skills are a must due to the high-level of user interaction
Ability to function effectively within a team environment
Ability to configuration manage, version control, and backup various scripts and work products created to execute and maintain the environment
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and demands
Interact with vendors/users/customers and developers to understand needs and operational requirements changes that will impact development and testing activities, examine any relevant change implementation, then report the changes to developers and testers welcoming feedback for future improvements
Ability to solve technical problems involving a variety of integrated software and hardware platforms
U.S. Citizenship status and the ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance if requested
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
Wellness Program
401(k) Matching
Disability (Short Term & Long Term)
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Education & Training
Generous Leave Policy (11 Federal Holidays, PTO, Military Leave, Bereavement and Jury Duty)
Company
By Light Professional IT Services
BY LIGHT Professional IT Services is a provider of IT, cloud, cyber and infrastructure solutions to the US Federal Government.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2017-05-31Acquired
Leadership Team
Bob Donahue
CEO By Light
Mike Bowser
Chief Operating Officer
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