*Systems Administrator 3

Systems Administrator***Position is 100% on site.***
Location: Buffalo, NY
Duration: 6+ Months
Rate: Up to $50.00/hr BOE

MUST Have Secret Clearance

What You'll get to Do:
• Maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network administrators.
• Apply security measures and hardening to computing systems.
• Installing, hardening and patching Linux/Windows operating systems.
• Implement recovery procedures to include backup and potential restoration.
• Maintain the plan of action and milestones (POA&M) for cybersecurity vulnerabilities; create and maintain installation, maintenance, and upgrade procedures.
• Perform security content automation protocol (SCAP) test, perform checks to verify compliance with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide.
• Conduct systems security audits against requirements with Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS).
• Interact with users and evaluate vendor products.
• Make recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinate installation and provide backup recovery procedures.
• Develop and document technical processes and procedures as needed.
• The Systems Administrator may also set up administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, tune system performance and install system wide software.
• The successful candidate will be strong in Linux/Unix administration and will preferably have experience with Windows Administration.
• Design, develop, automate, and maintain productivity tools using programming, database or scripting languages to improve software configuration management release process
• Perform configuration management and release engineering tasks to ensure new software product operating parameters are documented
• Work with containerization technologies such as Docker and provide container orchestration and management.
*This position may be filled as a Systems Administrator or a Principal Systems Administrator based on the qualifications listed below.
Basic Qualifications for a Systems Administrator:
• Bachelors degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant IT experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Red Hat or CentOS Linux System Administration.
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment.
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance.
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Systems Administrator:
• Bachelors degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant IT experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Red Hat or CentOS Linux System Administration.
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment.
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
• SELinux configuration experience
• PAM Module experience
• Vulnerability scanning experience using SCC/openSCAP/ACAS/Nessus
• RMF STIG / JSIG
• Virtual Machine management - VMware
• Experience with Windows Operating Systems/System Administration
• Experience in computer/network hardening
• Experience with CISCO network switches
• Experience with Red Hat Linux Operating Systems
• Experience generating and installing software applications
• Experience with tools such as GitHub, JIRA, Jenkins, SonarQube, Confluence, and Docker
• Experience working on Department of Defense (DOD) software configuration management efforts
• Experience working on business or engineering full life-cycle projects from project inception through launch

Comments
***Manager will consider qualified candidates over the bill rate.***
***Position is 100% on site.***

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