Innovative Data Solutions, Inc.
Senior Systems Administrator (TS/SCI)
Innovative Data Solutions, Inc., Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States, 22060
Company OverviewInnovative Data Solutions (IDS) is a small business specializing in engineering and supporting mission critical IT infrastructure for the US Government Intelligence, Defense and Homeland Security communities.Established in 2008, IDS has over 15 years of experience delivering IT solutions to the Federal market.
We’re a small company of technology enthusiasts and we thrive on exceeding expectations.
We specialize in Hybrid CloudInfrastructure, Enterprise Storage, High Performance Computing, Cybersecurity and Data Analytics.
Across these technology areas we provide full lifecycle services: strategy, design, implementation and operations.IDS engineers are based in Washington, DC and St. Louis, MO and are experienced working with US Government installations across the US, Europe and Asia.Job SummaryInnovative Data Solutions is seeking to fulfill a Senior Systems Administrator position in support of a government customer in Fort Belvoir, VA. Primary responsibilities include providing Tier II support maintaining multiple large Enterprise environments. The supporting infrastructure includes multiple Microsoft based networks spanning multiple security enclaves within a hybrid (Windows & RHEL) operating environment.**TS/SCI required**Responsibilities:System Administrative Advisory duties to include management of both physical and VDI based Windows and Linux workstationsTroubleshoot user, workstation and application functionality, performance and incident resolution for both Linux and Windows based applicationsIdentifies, analyzes, and resolve incidents with both short-term workarounds and long-term solutionsProvide remote end user support and remotely work with geographically disperse Tier 2 and Tier 3 team membersCommunicate effectively (in oral and written form) with a variety of individuals and team members in both small and large team environmentsWillingness to participate in special projects as neededRequired Skills:A qualified candidate will have strong skills and working experience in:Active Directory AdministrationDNS, DHCP, DFS, LDAP in a Windows or Linux environmentWindows 10, Server 2012, Server 2016Application Troubleshooting such as Outlook, Excel, Word, JAVA, Internet Explorer, FirefoxLinux Operating system as a server or desktop (RHEL 6/7/8, CentOS 6/7/Stream, Scientific Linux 6/7, Fedora)Understanding of Samba and NFS file sharing protocolsUnderstanding of ServiceNow, NETS or other ticketing processITIL v3 or higherDesired Skills and Abilities:Knowledge and experience in the following areas are plus:Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)Microsoft System Center Configuration ManagerPowerShellVirtualization Environments (VMware, Citrix)Profile management utilizing the VMware User Experience Management (UEM) toolsetMicrosoft ExchangeTelephone/Video supportNetworkingFamiliarity with site specific customer and missionLinux scripting (Python, Perl, Ruby, Bash)Gnome and KDE desktop environmentsPuppet or Ansible experienceLinux KickstartRed Hat Satellite or Foreman/KatelloDell/EMC Isilon and Netapp storage appliancesExperience with monitoring tools like SCOM, Zabbix or NagiosDoD STIG hardeningContainerization (Docker, Podman)Required Education and/or Experience:BS in Computer Science or related field, plus 8 years of field experience; or equivalent combinationCompTIA Security+ certification before start dateBenefits and PerksCompensation
Industry competitive salary401K plan with 4% company match, immediately fully vestedReferral bonuses up to $5,000
100% company-paid benefits
Gold PPO Medical plan for employee + familyVision and Dental plan for employee + familyShort Term Disability for employeeLong Term Disability for employeeLife Insurance for employee
Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
180 hours (minimum) per year of PTO with additional time at manager discretion10+ Company Holidays per year6 weeks paid maternity and paternity leaveFlexible work environment to accommodate commuting, family and personal schedules
Career Growth
Company sponsored training and certificationsNo questions asked professional/business/technical book reimbursementCompany paid training and conference attendance and travel expenses
We’re a small company of technology enthusiasts and we thrive on exceeding expectations.
We specialize in Hybrid CloudInfrastructure, Enterprise Storage, High Performance Computing, Cybersecurity and Data Analytics.
Across these technology areas we provide full lifecycle services: strategy, design, implementation and operations.IDS engineers are based in Washington, DC and St. Louis, MO and are experienced working with US Government installations across the US, Europe and Asia.Job SummaryInnovative Data Solutions is seeking to fulfill a Senior Systems Administrator position in support of a government customer in Fort Belvoir, VA. Primary responsibilities include providing Tier II support maintaining multiple large Enterprise environments. The supporting infrastructure includes multiple Microsoft based networks spanning multiple security enclaves within a hybrid (Windows & RHEL) operating environment.**TS/SCI required**Responsibilities:System Administrative Advisory duties to include management of both physical and VDI based Windows and Linux workstationsTroubleshoot user, workstation and application functionality, performance and incident resolution for both Linux and Windows based applicationsIdentifies, analyzes, and resolve incidents with both short-term workarounds and long-term solutionsProvide remote end user support and remotely work with geographically disperse Tier 2 and Tier 3 team membersCommunicate effectively (in oral and written form) with a variety of individuals and team members in both small and large team environmentsWillingness to participate in special projects as neededRequired Skills:A qualified candidate will have strong skills and working experience in:Active Directory AdministrationDNS, DHCP, DFS, LDAP in a Windows or Linux environmentWindows 10, Server 2012, Server 2016Application Troubleshooting such as Outlook, Excel, Word, JAVA, Internet Explorer, FirefoxLinux Operating system as a server or desktop (RHEL 6/7/8, CentOS 6/7/Stream, Scientific Linux 6/7, Fedora)Understanding of Samba and NFS file sharing protocolsUnderstanding of ServiceNow, NETS or other ticketing processITIL v3 or higherDesired Skills and Abilities:Knowledge and experience in the following areas are plus:Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)Microsoft System Center Configuration ManagerPowerShellVirtualization Environments (VMware, Citrix)Profile management utilizing the VMware User Experience Management (UEM) toolsetMicrosoft ExchangeTelephone/Video supportNetworkingFamiliarity with site specific customer and missionLinux scripting (Python, Perl, Ruby, Bash)Gnome and KDE desktop environmentsPuppet or Ansible experienceLinux KickstartRed Hat Satellite or Foreman/KatelloDell/EMC Isilon and Netapp storage appliancesExperience with monitoring tools like SCOM, Zabbix or NagiosDoD STIG hardeningContainerization (Docker, Podman)Required Education and/or Experience:BS in Computer Science or related field, plus 8 years of field experience; or equivalent combinationCompTIA Security+ certification before start dateBenefits and PerksCompensation
Industry competitive salary401K plan with 4% company match, immediately fully vestedReferral bonuses up to $5,000
100% company-paid benefits
Gold PPO Medical plan for employee + familyVision and Dental plan for employee + familyShort Term Disability for employeeLong Term Disability for employeeLife Insurance for employee
Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
180 hours (minimum) per year of PTO with additional time at manager discretion10+ Company Holidays per year6 weeks paid maternity and paternity leaveFlexible work environment to accommodate commuting, family and personal schedules
Career Growth
Company sponsored training and certificationsNo questions asked professional/business/technical book reimbursementCompany paid training and conference attendance and travel expenses