Cloud System Administrator

This is a full-time position, and requires a TS/SCI/Full Scope Polygraph Clearance.2HB Incorporated is seeking a System Administrator in order to support its government customer in Annapolis Junction, MD. Senior Linux System Administrator to perform functions in a dynamic and operational environment supporting cloud-based repositories. A successful candidate for this position has experience working with large Hadoop and Accumulo based clusters and interfacing with hardware, software, security, and network teams. Experience with Bash, Python, and configuration management tools such as Puppet preferred. Responsibilities include monitoring systems and resolving or escalating network and data flow alerts for cloud systems hardware, software or network issues. Experience with large Hadoop and Accumulo based clusters sustaining a strong background in troubleshooting operational system issues as they arise required. Performance in a fast-paced mission environment where requirements change on a daily basis due to operational and world events.Required Experience:

• Three (3) years experience is required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics is highly desired and will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of experience.
• Hadoop/Cloud System Administrator Certification or comparable Cloud System/Service Certification is required.
• Shall have at least three (3) year of experience performing system administration and monitoring large  distributed system consisting of Multiple clusters; Clustering implemented across at least 3 racks of equipment; Minimum of 60 nodes per site.
• Shall have experience diagnosing and troubleshooting large scale cloud computing systems including familiarity with distributed systems for storage and retrieval of data e.g. Hadoop, CASSANDRA, SCALITY, SWIFT, Gluster, Lustre, GPFS, Amazon S3, or another other comparable technology for big data management or High performance computing.
• Shall have five (5) years experience writing software scripts using scripting languages including bash, perl, or python.
• Shall have seven (7) years experience demonstrating a fundamental understanding and working knowledge of core components of the Linux operating system including the management of user and group accounts in LDAP configuration of DHCP, DNS, and TFTP.

Additional responsibilities include the following:

• Monitor system health
• Troubleshoot system problems
• Maintain storage systems
• Interface with external teams for hardware, network, and infrastructure support
• Provide after-hours on-call/call-in support
• Ensure system security requirements are satisfied
• Participate in engineering discussions
• Create/maintain system scripts
• Patch/upgrade system
• Administer user accounts
• Maintain hardware inventory

This is a full-time position, and requires a TS/SCI/Full Scope Polygraph Clearance.