Systems Administrator

Company:  ICONMA, LLC
Location: Lexington
Closing Date: 18/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Systems Administrator

Location: Lexington, MA

Duration: 36 months

Description:

Maintains operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination of infrastructure and cloud responsibilities.

Develops and designs core operating system builds. Responsible for coding, virtualization, and automation of systems.

Sets up administrator and service accounts, maintains an active directory of users and system documentation, tunes system performance, installs system-wide software, and allocates mass storage space.

Assesses and resolves user access problems related to security controls to minimize business impact and risk exposure.

Identifies and evaluates vendor products and establishes vendor monitoring and tracking processes.

Performs capacity planning and monitors/tunes systems.

Recommends appropriate platforms for purchase, coordinates installation, and provides backup recovery.

Serves as a point of escalation for major incidents that are unresolved at the helpdesk level.

Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.

May draft general IT communications to end-users including notifications of outages/downtimes.

May serve as the primary liaison for mergers, acquisitions, and divesture activities as it relates to user access, network, security, and support.

Linux systems administrator with some Solaris experience.

Domains: IT Infrastructure, Networking, system architecture design, system configuration management, system troubleshooting

Responsible for management, administration, and support of all Client/LL IT systems’ infrastructure in Group.

Responsible for configuring and maintaining (physical and virtual) servers and researcher workstations in a secure RMF compliant and documented manor.

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, Solaris and VMware

Hardware: a Consumer Electronics company

Software/applications: RedHat IDM, McAfee; Enterprise Central Logging, LDAP, Splunk, NetApp, VMware vCenter/ESXI/vSAN, Github, ACAS

Networking applications and protocols: TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, NTP, SSH

Programming Languages: Ansible, Shell Scripting, PowerShell.

Skilled at centralized authentication (SSSD, IDM, Active Directory) and centralized sudo administration via IDM

Preferred Technical Skills:

Linux Realtime Kernel support experience is a bonus

Juniper and/or Cisco experience is a plus

Python/PyPI experience is a plus

Docker and/or Podman is a plus

Non-Technical Skills:

Candidates must be, team oriented, enthusiastic, innovative and motivated self-starters able to work independently, or with a group, to achieve program requirements.

Candidates must possess strong oral and written communications skills, and must be able to present findings/results to internal and external organizations.

Adhere to Laboratory policies and procedures

Ability to work with researchers to troubleshoot diverse and custom written applications in a secure environment.

Applicable Education and Professional Accreditation:

Degree in one of the following disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or a related technical discipline

Certification(s) in one or more of the following disciplines: Solaris administration, Red Hat, VMWare, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); CompTIA Security+; Linux Professional Institute Certification

Any prior military experience is a plus. They will modify the years of experience or the required Bachelor's Degree if someone has the majority of the technical skills and a military background.

As an equal opportunity employer, ICONMA provides an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or express, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability status, political affiliation, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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