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Akina Inc

System Administrator - 3 (Linux)

Akina Inc, Baltimore, Maryland, United States,


TS/SCI - Polygraph required

11-8356-SA

Description:

Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems. Manages IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems. Provides support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc. Provides Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems. Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers. Provides support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process. Configures and manages UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

The Level 3 Systems Administrator shall possess the following capabilities:

MUST have extensive background of LINUX

Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems

Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems

Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems

Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems

Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems

Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.

Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers

Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning

Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems

Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets

Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process

Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance

Support the design of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware

Possess a working knowledge and understanding of system administration interdependencies as part of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications and software integration

Minimum Requirements:

Strong Linux background

Linux Troubleshooting skills (tailing log files, restarting services)

Fiercely independent, self-starter, good at taking tasks and running them to ground until hitting actual roadblocks

Comfortable navigating in a terminal, running Linux commands

Comfortable SSHing to servers, port forwarding/ssh tunneling

Experience in supporting systems over high latency, low bandwidth, airgapped environments

Basic experience with Kubernetes

Experience with network devices (firewalls, routers, switches)

Desired Skills (at a minimum must possess some of the desired):

Basic experience using/troubleshooting ansible playbooks/roles

Basic understanding of system provisioning technologies

Basic Scripting experience (not language specific)

Basic experience administering/supporting Virtual Machine (VM) environments

Basic experience working with Linux central authentication technologies

Experience with Ansible, Docker

Qualifications:

Fifteen (15) years experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service-Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications. Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

www.akina-inc.com/careers

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