- Salary
- $104k – $166k
- Location
- , US
- Workplace
- Remote
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Education
- PhD
- Clearance
- Required
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking a System Administrator.
This position is 100% Remote.
The position will perform the following duties, but not limited too:
- Maintains smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network engineers.
- Monitors and manages system resources, including CPU usage, disk usage, and response times to maintain operating efficiency.
- Performs systems security administration functions, including creating user profiles and accounts.
- Other duties may include setting up administrator accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocating mass storage space.
- Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products.
- Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provides backup recovery.
- Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
- U.S. Citizenship
- Ability to obtain Public Trust or higher (Secret, Top Secret clearance)
- Security+ certification is required, must be current
- UNIX System Administrator certification is preferred
- Hands-on experience with the UNIX operating system as a Systems Administrator; preference is that the experience be with Solaris but any Unix OS experience is acceptable. Experience must include system startup/shutdown, backups, vulnerability management, and Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) product upgrading/loading/troubleshooting.
- Experience working with middleware products such as WebLogic, Tomcat, Apache, Redhat JBoss-EAP, and Java is preferred
- Handle the replacement of certificates in the infrastructure
- Be able to STIG configure and patch all our components
- Ability to assist with developing procedural and technical documentation
- Ability to follow project plans (system migrations and software release upgrade)
- Ability to work evening and weekend hours on a rotational basis for production deployments, take support calls/JIRA for Test/MO help
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience in supporting software developers in development environments
- Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills
- Knowledge of UNIX and web-related security postures, skills and best-practices
- Must be able to effectively articulate complex, technical concepts to on-site clients, non-technical management and co-contractors
- Must demonstrate a strong sense of self-motivation and direction
- A team player
- Understanding of application development lifecycle processes is a plus
- Common office software skills (Word, Excel, Visio)
- Strong motivation to make a difference
- Familiarity with Department of Defense personnel security issues is a plus
- Above and Beyond: Hardware Security Module, Log4js2, Audit Logging, Key Management.
Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
