Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Xcelerate Solutions is an award-winning GovCon organization seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to support secure, scalable infrastructure. The role focuses on Linux and Windows administration, DevOps, infrastructure automation, cloud operations, security compliance, system integration, and customer support.
Responsibilities
- Clear devotion to the DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) mindset
- Perform Linux and Windows builds, installs, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Linux and Windows servers to include base configuration, security and system patching, performance monitoring, etc
- Implement and enforce DISA STIG compliance across all systems and networks
- Develop server builds for virtual and physical environments
- Manage, maintain, configure, and deploy system integration tools such as Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm
- Develop scripts to support patching, configuration, and other infrastructure team tasking using languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure to include physical and virtualized environments
- Utilize configuration management tools like Salt and Ansible for infrastructure automation and orchestration
- Set up administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, tune system performance, install system-wide software, validate and implement system patches, including fast turnaround time security critical patches
- Working knowledge of COTS and FOSS storage solution
- Improve existing infrastructure to incorporate latest technology best practices and cross application integrations
- Administer cloud environments, particularly AWS, including provisioning, monitoring, and optimization
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and maintain agile practices and workflows
- Provide support to customers in a professional, knowledgeable manner to maintain excellent customer relationships
- Manage and administer accounts to include account creation, password resets, troubleshooting, and termination/deletion
Skills
- Education: Bachelor's Degree relevant experience
- At least 7+ years of relevant professional experience
- Must have an active Secret clearance
- Experience in system integrations testing through a full system development life cycle, including implementing test plans, test cases and test processes
- Working in an Agile project management environment
- Experience with security requirements derivation
- Experience documenting test results for corrective actions, reporting and audits
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a team and also a self-starter who can work on their own
- Expertise in configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Linux (RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu)
- Experience with Patching: yum repositories, APT repositories
- Experience with Server builds: virtual and physical
- Experience with Cloud Service Providers and cloud operations
Benefits
- Remote work
- Growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth
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