Systems Administrator - Aquila Technology

REMOTE SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Clearance: Secret

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 is seeking a Remote Systems Administrator to join our team in supporting one of the country’s premier defense research organizations.The Remote Systems Administrator

There are a few requirements for the position:

• Must be a U.S Citizen (Green Cards / Visas do not qualify)
• Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance. (Aquila would sponsor you for the security clearance.)

What You'll Do:

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.

Responsibilities:

• Systems and network engineering skills
• In-depth hands-on experience with Microsoft Windows Server and Linux Enterprise Red Hat
• Understanding of core network protocols (DNS, DHCP, SNTP, SNMP)
• Troubleshooting (packet capture and analysis) 
• Cyber security operations best practices including systems vulnerability scans and remediation, bastion / jump hosts and multi-factor authentication are key 
• Configuring systems for enterprise monitoring and alerting 
• Privileged access management (BeyondTrust, CyberArk)

Working Knowledge of the Following:

• Experience with security controls including NIST 800-53 / 171 including audit compliance
• Familiarity with cloud-based directories and identity solutions (e.g. Okta, Ping, Azure).
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Networking Access (ZTNA).
• Knowledge / and or technical certification of the following may prove very beneficial to the successful candidate: MCSE, CISSP or Security Plus, AWS. 
• Familiarity in working with ITSM best practices and modern tools like ServiceNow are very helpful.
• An understanding of ITIL v3/4 is also useful.

• 10 years Systems Engineering
• Currently holds a Secret Clearance (OR a higher clearance)
• 10 years Troubleshooting (packet capture and analysis)
• 3 years Core network protocols (DNS, DHCP, SNTP, SNMP)
• 10 years Network Engineering
• 5 years Cyber security operations systems best practices
• 3 years Privileged access management (BeyondTrust, CyberArk)
• 5 years Configuring systems for enterprise monitoring and alerting
• 5 years Redhat Linux Systems Administration
• 5 years Windows Server Platform

• Technical certification (MCSE, CISSP or Security+, AWS)
• ITIL v3/4
• IT Service Management (ITSM)
• Zero Trust Networking Access (ZTNA).
• NIST 800-171
• NIST 800-53
• ServiceNow
• cloud-based directories and identity solutions (e.g. Okta, Ping, Azure)

Our interview process is designed to let you get to know us as much as for us to get to know you!

1. You’ll meet with someone from our Recruiting team so we can learn more about you and answer some of your questions.
2. You’ll meet with the Hiring Manager to learn more about the team, and the role, and get to tell us more about what you’d bring to the team
3. You’ll meet team members who will be your peers to help you get a feel for a “real day in the life” at Self.

Benefits and Perks:

Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

Our Perks Include:

• PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire
• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
• Tuition & Training Reimbursement - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences

• 401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 100% the first 3%, then 50% on the next 2%. It ends up calculating to be total 4%, company matches when an employee at least contributes at 5%.

• Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.
• Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.

Location: REMOTE ANYWHERE 

Work Schedule: This position is REMOTE. The candidate is able to work remotely from any location. They may be asked to take up to 4 trips per calendar year to Lexington if the program/project requires it.

Travel: None - They may be asked to take up to 4 trips per calendar year to Lexington if the program/project requires it.

Clearance: Secret - Candidates should have an active clearance (secret/top secret, etc.) in order to be considered for this position due to the nature of the work being done. Do not submit candidates if they do not meet this requirement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.