System Administrator L2 (Linux/Unix)

System Administrator Level 2

Summary

• Job Title: System Administrator L2 (Linux/Unix)
  
• Openings: 1
  
• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) required.
  
• Work Type: Onsite at Fort Meade, MD
  
• Job Type: Full-time
  
• Benefits: Our client provides full benefits.
  
• Program: Intelligence Community mission support
  
• Start Date: Upon offer acceptance and clearance transfer
  

BizFirst is assisting our client with recruiting an experienced System Administrator for an Intelligence Community mission support role in Fort Meade, MD. This full-time, onsite position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.

Our client is a Woman Owned Small Business that has supported U.S. defense and intelligence missions since 2012. Founded by two engineers, its systems, software, and hardware engineering teams model, analyze, design, integrate, develop, and deploy complex mission systems side by side with government customers, and the company also builds rugged RF hardware for specialized SIGINT applications. It works alongside many of the largest national security integrators and operates from Columbia, Maryland, near Fort Meade.

What will you do

Join a front-line engineering team supporting system administration, configuration, installation, maintenance, and customer troubleshooting. You will use the Linux/Unix command line and shell/Bash scripting to support the team’s systems and customers.

Responsibilities

• Perform system administration tasks for a front-line engineering team.
  
• Configure and install systems.
  
• Provide customer support and troubleshoot system issues.
  
• Maintain systems and support ongoing operations.
  

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
  
• Bachelor's degree in Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Information Systems and 10 years of experience in system administration, or 15 years of experience in system administration without a degree.
  
• Proficiency with the Linux/Unix command line.
  
• Shell/Bash scripting skills.
  
• Experience performing system administration, configuration, installation, customer support, troubleshooting, and maintenance tasks.
  
• Ability to work onsite at Fort Meade, MD.
  

Desired Skills

• Kubernetes experience.
  

Benefits provided by our client

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and family, 100% employer-paid (HMO HSA Silver plan), plus a Health Savings Account
  
• Five weeks (200 hours) of paid leave per year
  
• Eleven (11) paid federal holidays per year
  
• 401k with an employer contribution equal to 10% of salary
  
• Reimbursement for approved training, up to three days (24 hours) per year, including books and related conference or class travel
  
• Reimbursement of professional fees, such as IEEE membership and licenses
  
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  
• Term life insurance equal to annual salary, up to $100K
  
• Referral matching bonus program