Sr Systems Administrator Level 2 - Poly clearance Required bei Praxis Engineering

System Administrator

We have an immediate need for a System Administrator to maintain critical IT systems and orchestrating novel and efficient baseline configuration management.  Typical duties will include health and status monitoring of hardware and software components, automated deployments of baselines, patches, services, and configuration.  Defect and problem resolution, communication with stakeholders, and scheduling system events for inventory of client/server/storage/network/mobile/support devices.

What you will be doing:

The Senior System Administrator is responsible for all operational aspects of the development & test environment(s) associated with an exciting and important capability contributing to our national defense.  He/she will manage all aspects of the relative Information Technology (IT) system(s) accounts, baselines, compliance, availability, and performance. 

Specific and specialized tasks include proficiency in Linux commands and navigation, virtualized/containerized hosting designs and implementations, to include but not limited to VMware/ESXi, Docker, etc., and automated deployment and baseline configuration tools such as Ansible.  Additional tasks as required include Windows/Active Directory, customer/stakeholder presentations, interfacing with ISSO and Enterprise Security repository/policy representatives, and executing request/service trouble-ticket systems. 

CI/CD implementations using Gitlab, proficiency with Atlassian Suite (Confluence, JIRA, etc) a plus.  

What you need:

• Twenty (10) years’ experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.
• Excellent planning and communication skills and ability to professionally interact with software developers, policy stakeholders, and leadership
• System Security Assessment process familiarity
• Tools expertise with Gitlab, VMWare, Linux (RHEL, Rocky Ubunto), Ansible, Active Directory, Security compliance applications such as Nessus
• Knowledge of network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles
• Familiarity with BISCOTTI, XACTA and Latte-Arte requirements
• Security design and review experience
• Microsoft products to include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Sharepoint
• Ability to identify, gather, and report key performance and compliance metrics 
• Knowledge of disaster recovery continuity of operations plans
• Knowledge of enterprise incident response program, roles, and responsibilities
• IAT II compliance (Sec+, etc)

Clearance: Active TS/SCI with an appropriate current polygraph is required to be considered for this role; Ability to receive privileged access rights.

Salary range:
$129,021.00 - $243,986.00 (Annually)*

Req ID PRX 25-765