Systems Administrator - LLJP00001611 - Secret - Softworld, a Kelly Company

Job Title 81231 - Systems Administrator - LLJP00001611 - Secret

Job Location Lexington MA 02420

Onsite Requirements

• Red Hat RHEL
• vSphere- VM Ware
• REQUIRES An ACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE

Job Description

• 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 will include providing technical support to users, which covers 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 OS's, including a strong Linux background.

Required skills:

• Experience in Linux system administration
• 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

Preferred skills:

• 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, VSAN, etc)
• Experience with the procurement of hardware and software, including writing requirements, deriving specifications, purchasing, delivery, and installation
• Experience implementing security measures/best practices

Skill Matrix:

Qualification

Assessment

Must Have

Experience

Currently holds a Secret Clearance (OR a higher clearance)

Yes

Systems

Configuration Management

2 years

Configure and Manage Centralized Logging and Audit Capabilities

5 years

Enterprise Backup Solutions

5 years

Hardware: Intel/AMD, Cisco, Sun/Oracle, Dell, Apple, EMC, NetApp

5 years

Linux Environment

5 years

Macintosh and iOS platform(s)

2 years

MS Active Directory, LDAP

2 years

Strong Backup Experience and Proven Ability to Protect Mission Critical Data

5 years

Systems Administration

5 years

Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing

5 years

UNIX platform, OSX, Cisco IOS

2 years

Virtualization Technologies to include VM management, Snapshots, SANs and iSCSI Storage Systems

5 years

VM Ware ESXi and Associated Management Systems

5 years

Windows Server Platform

2 years

Nice to Have

Certification

CompTIA Security+ Certification

Yes

Red Hat Linux Certification

Yes

Experience

Operating System (OS) platforms (Linux, Mac, Windows)

0 years

** 3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.

This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.

This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.

Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position **