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Seeking a Linux / Windows - System Administrator to provide critical support to MITRE Labs. Grow your system administration skills by operating core infrastructure components. Perform Linux and Windows troubleshooting and configuration, account management, software installation and system monitoring support for dynamic lab environments. Interact and collaborate directly with senior-level IT system architects on new designs and processes. The ideal candidate will be highly energized by the opportunity to work on a world-class team designing and operating advanced server, network, Cloud, and Big Data analytics architectures in support of MITRE labs. The candidate best suited for the position will thrive in a highly dynamic environment, easily performing independent work, as well as working comfortably in team settings.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Working knowledge of VMWare (Server configs, troubleshooting, configurations, performance tuning, security, and compliance)

• Provision virtual machines and perform bare-metal OS installations with Linux / Windows

• Knowledge and administration of cloud services (AWS / Azure)

• Lab customer and end user support

• Add, remove, and modify local and centralized user accounts/identities

• Acknowledge, categorize, and provide basic triage for incoming tickets

• Provide data center operations support: server tagging and racking, network patching and cable management

• Monitor compute systems (up/down, threshold) and network resources and perform basic troubleshooting

• Provide senior level Linux and Windows OS support: user environments, dotfiles, configs, ssh, routing software installs/updates.

• Ensure on-site and remote backup and restore systems are operational (VEEAM)

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• 2+ years of experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS 6/7/8, Ubuntu, Windows Server, and general system administrations tasks administering VMware ESX 6/7 instances of Linux and Windows hosts / VMs.

• Must be able to lift 50 lbs, work independently and as member of a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Network Attached storage- NFS, CIFS is a plus (NetApp, Pure, Synology)

• CompTIA Security + Certified

  This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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