Systems Administrator

Lexington

Job Description Job Description Systems Administrator

Clearance: None

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. The Systems Administrator focuses in a combination of research and system engineering/application efforts focused on the goals of enhancing the capacity and the flexibility of future generations of communications satellites.

There are a few requirements for the position:

Must be a U.S Citizen (Green Cards / Visas do not qualify)

Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance. (Aquila would sponsor you for the security clearance.)

Must be within commutable distance of Lexington, Massachusetts.

Responsibilities:

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.

What You'll Bring:

Linux systems administration

Administering work stations on in a testbed/lab environment

Virtualization experience

DNS, DHCP, Load balancing

LAN and VPN experience

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances

Must Have

Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree Yes

10 years - Configuring and maintaining Firewall/VPN configurations

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 - Linux system administration (RedHat + Ubuntu)

10 years - MS Active Directory, LDAP

10 years - SCCM, and Active Directory

10 years - Strong Backup Experience and Proven Ability to Protect Mission Critical Data

10 years - System Administration

10 years - Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing

10 years - UNIX platform, OSX, Cisco IOS

10 years - Virtualization Technologies to include VM management, Snapshots, SANs and iSCSI Storage Systems

10 years - VM Ware ESXi and Associated Management Systems

10 years - Experience with network test bed systems

Desired Certifications/Nice to Have:

Windows Patch Management

Windows Server Administration (SCI classified enviornment)

Windows Server Platform

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:

PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year's, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire

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 - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences

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.

By 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: Candidate will be onsite 4 days/wk with one remote day.

Travel: Candidate will travel to field sites (domestic) 6-7 times/year to perform system upgrades.

Clearance: ACTIVE TOP SECRET

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.