System Administrator
System Administrator
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Job Title: System Administrator
- Location: Lexington MA
- Job Type: W2 Contract
Background/Need:
The Groups mission is Technology in support of National Security. We in the CyberPhysical Systems group support the mission through research analysis and development of operational prototypes that address mission criticalneeds spanning the CyberPhysical world. We support a broad range of organizations including our nations cyber forces the intelligence community and a variety of other federal agencies.
The Group is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator to expand and maintain a heterogeneous network of Linux Windows OS X VMware ESX platforms and computerdriven test equipment in support of research into cyberphysical systems research.
Candidates will need to be able to work in a fastpaced and challenging environment. They must also possess a love for technical challenges a desire to constantly learn and be able to establish themselves as a critical player within a team.
The position is responsible for scoping planning/designing delivering and maintaining systems based on needs/requirements of the group. The Systems Administrator will play an active role in the Groups IT infrastructure on the enterprise network within the organization. Attention to detail and completeness of work (e.g. documentation) will be expected. This person will also be called on for consultation and support of different group projects often with interesting and challenging computing constraints.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities will include providing technical support to users which cover general desktop support to advanced system configuration. Additional responsibilities include: provisioning new research systems updating system configurations solving user problems with application compatibility installation operating system upgrades and in general maintain a very heterogeneous computing environment. The ideal candidate should be experienced in a variety of OSs including a strong Linux background.
Must Have:
Experience in designing building and supporting virtualized environments VMware preferred.
Comfortable troubleshooting servers and storage of various platforms.
Solid understanding of networking (e.g. switching routing and firewalls) and networking services/protocols (e.g. DNS DHCP HTTP etc).
Experience in VMware vSphere 5.0 6.5.
Design software and hardware requirements that meet program specifications.
Plan expected computer upgrades and new infrastructure hardware procurement.
Troubleshoot software and hardware issues in dynamic environments.
Experience with server room equipment installation and cabling.
Understand and operate within established internal IT policies as appropriate.
Strong interpersonal skills are required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Nice to Have:
Broad System Administrator experience in diverse OS/network environments (Windows Linux Macintosh) (5 years).Experience with Linux system configuration and patch management tools.
Experience with integrating Linux within an enterprise environment.
Experience with enterprise storage systems (iSCSI/NFS EqualLogic/NetApp VSANetc).
Experience with the procurement of hardware and software including writing requirements deriving specifications purchasing delivery and installation.
Experience implementing security measures/best practices.
Education & Experience: Bachelors OR Associates with 5 Years of relevant work experience.
Work Authorization: US Citizenship with Active Secret Clearance is required due to the nature of the work.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employment Type
Full Time
