Systems Administrator Job Location: Onsite - Arlington, VA
Job Type: Full time, 10% travel
Salary Target: $160,000 - $170,000
Minimum Clearance:
US Citizen holding an active Top Secret/SCI clearance Xenith Solutions is a small mission-focused business serving Federal / Civilian, Defense and Intelligence organizations with superior service. If you want to be a part of a rapidly growing business with an exceptional culture, then you want to be a part of the Xenith Solutions family.
Xenith Solutions is seeking a Systems Administrator to join our team in support of a government contract for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) focused on the Joint Fires Network (JFN).
Job Description: We are seeking a highly skilled Systems Administrator to join our team and provide essential development and support to strategic initiatives.
Skills & Requirements
Required Qualifications: - Minimum 5 years' system administration experience (server and desktop security implementation and management and software development IT infrastructure setup and management)
- Knowledge of U.S. Government computers, networks, and security
- Past experience administering server-side technology and networked computing systems.
- Ability to prioritize a wide range of workloads with critical deadlines.
Duties and Responsibilities, but not limited to: - Responsible for asset installation/configuration, operation and maintenance of systems hardware, software, and related infrastructure.
- Configure and manage operating systems (Windows and Linux), applications (commercial and government), networks (IPs, subnets, etc.), and network equipment (switches)
- Configure and manage DOD and IC standard distributed authentication services
- Build up systems from "bare metal" in alignment with accredited baselines
- Ensure that system hardware, operating systems, software systems and related procedures adhere to government policies.
- Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
- Perform daily backup operations.
- Perform regular file archival and purge, as necessary.
- Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.
- Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades and resource optimization, as required.
- Repair and recover from hardware or software failures for multiple sites.
- Establishes, documents, and monitor the government's cyber security program implementation plan.
- Maintain facility video distribution system and displays.
- All other tasks and duties as assigned
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Patient and professional demeanor, with a can-do attitude.
- Familiarity with DNS / DHCP / Kickstart / LDAP / Kubernetes / Red Hat 7&8 / Windows 10 / ACAS / Rancher / Grafana / Cloud Security Gateway
- Maintain and create system documentation.
- Willingness to learn new technologies.
- Ability to surge hours worked through events
- Able to create simple scripts (i.e. powershell or bash)
- Ability to automate installation, configuration, and provisioning using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and Chef.
- Ability to configure and manage operating systems (Windows and Linux), applications (commercial and government), networks (IPs, subnets, etc.), and network equipment (switches)
- Ability to configure and manage DOD and IC standard distributed authentication services
- Advantageous to have knowledge of DOD and IC network infrastructures
- Knowledge of Joint IO Range, Defense Research and Engineering Network, and other similar environments beneficial
- Cybersecurity Management Certification (CISSP, CISM), Cybersecurity IAT-2 level Technical Certification (Security+, GSEC, etc.)
- Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation experience
Qualifications
Xenith Solutions LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business founded in 2019. We provide comprehensive, timely and relevant Solutions and Business Consulting support to our customers as a key partner. Our leadership brings over a century of combined experience in Defense and Civilian markets. Our employees possess experience in all aspects of solution development from requirements creation, development, test and evaluation, fielding, and sustainment. At the core of our offerings, we provide strategy and technology solutions, giving our customers valuable insights and thought leadership on the best application of information technology to drive business objectives.
Xenith focuses on solving complex business challenges facing our customers. Our "
Success Through Achievement" work ethic means our customer receive quality solutions through our commitment. We pride ourselves on tackling some of the most difficult operational requirements our customers have - ensuring an appropriate match between the mission requirements, financials, schedule, and security.
EEO
Xenith Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
EEO IS THE LAW - If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Xenith Solutions.
E-Verify
As a Federal Contractor, Xenith Solutions is required to participate in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.
Affirmative Action Plan As a federal government contractor, and based on Executive Orders and applicable laws and regulations,
Xenith Solutions develops and maintains annual written Affirmative Action Plans and endeavors to hire and advance qualified minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.
