Aquila Technology Lexington , MA 02421
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Systems Administrator
Clearance: Top Secret
At Aquila Technology, you will see our team's passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.
About the Role:
Aquila is seeking a Systems Administrator to join our team in supporting one of the country's premier defense research organizations.A System Administrator is needed in the Communication Systems and Cyber Security to support the development of new technologies.
There are a few requirements for the position:
What You'll Do:
Maintains operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination of infrastructure and cloud responsibilities. Develops and designs core operating system builds. Responsible for coding, virtualization, and automation of systems. Sets up administrator and service accounts, maintains an active directory of users and system documentation, tunes system performance, installs system-wide software, and allocates mass storage space. Assesses and resolves user access problems related to security controls to minimize business impact and risk exposure. Identifies and evaluates vendor products and establishes vendor monitoring and tracking processes. Performs capacity planning and monitors/tunes systems. Recommends appropriate platforms for purchase, coordinates installation, and provides backup recovery. Serves as a point of escalation for major incidents that are unresolved at the helpdesk level. Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources. May draft general IT communications to end-users including notifications of outages/downtimes. May serve as the primary liaison for mergers, acquisitions, and divesture activities as it relates to user access, network, security, and support.
Responsibilities:
Domains: IT Infrastructure, Networking, system architecture design, system configuration management, system troubleshooting
Responsible for management, administration, and support of all IT systems' infrastructure in the group.
Responsible for configuring and maintaining (physical and virtual) servers and researcher workstations in a secure RMF RMF-compliant and documented manner.
Support additional technologies as they are adopted by the Laboratory.
Responsible for vulnerability remediation on secure and unclassified systems. Addressing Cat 1, 2, and 3 issues in a timely manner
Recognizing and troubleshooting issues with developer's machines as they occur across a variety of Operating Systems. Windows, Linux, Solaris, etc.
Perform all related duties as assigned.
What You'll Bring:
Must Have:
Bachelor's Degree
Currently holds a Top Secret Clearance
10 years Networking experience (routers/switches/firewalls/servers)10 years Configure and Manage Centralized Logging and Audit Capabilities
10 years Enterprise Backup Solutions
10 years Hardware: Intel/AMD, Cisco, Sun/Oracle, Dell, Apple, EMC, NetApp
10 years MS Active Directory, LDAP
10 years Strong Backup Experience and Proven Ability to Protect Mission Critical Data
10 years Systems Administration
10 years Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing
10 years UNIX platform, OSX, Cisco IOS
10 years Virtualization Technologies (VMware, including ESXi and VCenter configuration)
10 years VM Ware ESXi and Associated Management Systems
Education and Professional Accreditation:
Degree in one of the following disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or a related technical experience.
Certification(s) in one or more: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); CompTIA Security+
Our interview process is designed to let you get to know us as much as for us to get to know you!
You'll meet with someone from our Recruiting team so we can learn more about you and answer some of your questions.
You'll meet with the Hiring Manager to learn more about the team, and the role, and get to tell us more about what you'd bring to the team
You'll meet team members who will be your peers to help you get a feel for a "real day in the life" at Self.
Benefits and Perks:
Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.
Our Perks Include:
1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
Tuition & Training Reimbursement
401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6%.
Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.
Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.
Location: Lexington, MA
Work Schedule: This role is 100% onsite and will be working in closed spaces. Must be within commutable distance of Lexington, Massachusetts.
Travel: None
Clearance: Top Secret
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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