Systems Administrator

Overview

MUST BE US CITIZEN

REQUIRES TOP SECRET CLEARANCE

ONSITE - WASHINGTON, DC (Required to report ONSITE 4 times a week with option for 1 day remote.)

SALARY IS DEPENDENT UPON THE CANDIDATE’S SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONSSALARY RANGE: HIGH END OF THE SALARY RANGE IS CONSIDERED FOR THOSE WHO EXCEED QUALIFICATIONS IN A REQUIRED AREA

Soft Tech offers competitive BENEFITS in the areas of: MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, 401K, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, PTO, AND PAID HOLIDAYS

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed individual to fill the role of a Systems Administrator. The designated candidate will join a collaborative team environment, providing support necessary toward the successful delivery of the project deliverables, and provide effective communication to all levels of staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage a Linux and Windows based cloud environment, including virtual resources for applications in development and production.
• Design solutions to improve performance and security for the client’s Red Hat Linux servers and configure enterprise services such as Email, Single Sign-On (SSO) and DNS.
• Install, configure, and maintain Windows servers and services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues reported via Service Desk systems and automated monitoring is required.
• Perform patch management across all environments and monitor system performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in any related field.
• 5+ years experience with Windows Server administration, networking, and system administration background.
• 5+ years of experience with Linux operating systems (RHEL) including patching and maintenance
• Experience with leveraging version control systems on team-based projects (GitLab)
• 2+ years of experience with Amazon Cloud Services
• Experience with Active Directory (Windows AD, ADFS, Kerberos, and SAML)
• Experience with Gitlab (Intermediate)
• Experience with Microsoft Windows Server Administration (Intermediate)
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) (Advanced)
• Experience with Active Directory (AD) (Intermediate)
• Experience with Shell Scripting (Intermediate)

PREFERRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to architect enterprise solutions including data, display, and information architecture
• Thorough understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle and exposure to Agile or iterative SDLCs
• Comfortable working with automation tools by writing/modifying scripts for development, maintenance and system monitoring using Python and other scripting languages
• Experience deploying open-source and custom applications (Drupal, React, and NodeJS)
• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
• Certification: AWS Solutions Architect - Associate

About Us

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is a woman and minority-owned business headquartered in Chantilly, VA. With contracts in both the public and private sectors in the DC metro area and across the country, Soft Tech is an organization made up of highly successful and talented Information Technology professionals offering enterprise class solutions for any size organization at great value. Soft Tech’s mission is to help government organizations design, implement, and maintain mission critical Information Technology solutions. By focusing jointly on our employees and our customers, we are able to achieve our mission by providing each and every one of our customers with continuous quality customer support. Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.