The ideal candidate for this Level 3 System Administrator role must have extensive background using LINUX. Minimum Requirements include:
• Strong Linux background
• Linux Troubleshooting skills (tailing log files, restarting services)
• Fiercely independent, self-starter, good at taking tasks and running them to ground until hitting actual roadblocks
• Comfortable navigating in a terminal, running Linux commands
• Comfortable SSHing to servers, port forwarding/ssh tunneling
• Experience in supporting systems over high latency, low bandwidth, airgapped environments
• Basic experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with network devices (firewalls, routers, switches)
Desired Skills(at a minimum must possess some of the desired):
• Basic experience using/troubleshooting ansible playbooks/roles
• Basic understanding of system provisioning technologies
• Basic Scripting experience (not language specific)
• Basic experience administering/supporting Virtual Machine (VM) environments
• Basic experience working with Linux central authentication technologies
• Ansible, Docker
The Level 3 System Administrator Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems. Manages IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems. Provides support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc. Provides Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems. Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers. Provides support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process. Configures and manages UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
- Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems. Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
-Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems
-Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems
-Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
-Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
-Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
-Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning
-Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems
-Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets
-Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process
-Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
-Support the design of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware
-Possess a working knowledge and understanding of system administration interdependencies as part of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
-Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications and software integration
Required Skills: Fifteen (15) years experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.