Mid/Senior System Administrator

Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2019, runner up in 2020 and a finalist in 2021!

Belay Technologies seeks a Mid-Level and Senior System Administrator (SA) to join our intel team. The SA shall join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology to support a highly complex and fast-paced program. The selected candidate will be responsible for performing daily system administration and O&M support activities in support of a complex network environment with geographically distributed systems. The position entails supporting system engineering requests to meet operational needs, as well as engineering, deploying, and maintaining capabilities that are new to the environment. The multi-year program is focused on injecting new technology and adding advanced capabilities while continuing to support an on-going mission and operational system.

Candidates should have the following qualifications:

• TS/SCI with Full Scope poly is required.
• 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree.
• At least 6 years of experience with Linux server administration (RHEL) in an enterprise environment (including both hardware installs and virtual machines)

Candidates are required to have the following skills:

• Experience documenting and providing information for security accreditation and certification.
• Experience with Network Security Technologies (e.g. Multiple Domain, PKI, SSP, and Vulnerability Assessment).
• Experience specifying, installing, configuring, and maintaining Network Attached Storage systems, especially in VMware clustered environments
• Experience with Data Center design and configuration (e.g. rack and stack, power, placement, etc.).
• Experience in a System Administration role supporting a software configuration management and development environment.
• Must have experience in information technology and information security.
• Must have a solid understanding of advanced security protocols and standards and information security principles and practices.
• Must have experience with software and security architectures.
• Must have IAVA management experience.
• Must have direct, hands-on experience providing assistance to users, optimizing system operations, and monitoring IT enterprise systems.
• Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices including compliance with maintenance windows and change control procedures.
• Must have experience in or familiarity with the following systems: Windows/Linux operating systems, VMware, and Networking: Switches, Routers, LANs, & cabling.
• Candidates must possess strong analytic abilities and must be meticulous and careful in their work.
• Must be an independent thinker capable of working proficiently and independently, as well as within a team.

Primary Responsibilities

• This individual will be responsible for monitoring development and test infrastructure systems, applications, and processes, and for ensuring that all issues are identified, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner. She/he will provide support for server/router/firewall configuration, and will perform security management and application performance optimization functions. The environment includes Microsoft-based servers, databases, and workstations as well as VMware and Linux server instances.
• Additional responsibilities include:
  • Installation, configuration, and sustainment of Microsoft Windows and Linux server environments hosted by VMware-based clusters
  • Maintaining complex server-based enclaves, including analyzing system scans, vulnerability management activities, and active directory configuration.
  • Identifying and correcting hardware and software issues.
  • Utilizing enterprise monitoring solutions to identify alarms that have been triggered against the multiple infrastructure environments.
  • Proactively contacting customers when system infrastructure processes are significantly delayed or may impact their ability to complete a business function on time.
  • Providing technical assistance to companion work groups in support of overlapping projects, and maintaining good inter-departmental relations.
  • Executing the process for managing information assurance vulnerability alerts (IAVAs) and system security scanning for equipment suites in accordance with the System Security Plans for these systems in order to rapidly and accurately identify and remediate IAVAs.
  • Initiating IAVA responses and system security scans; completing remediation; extending IAVA patches and security updates to designated sites; and executing monthly security scans
  • Communicating with users and publishing status of any system outages, as needed.
  • Participating in the creation and ongoing maintenance of documentation to ensure clear, concise and accurate information is readily available to assist with incident resolution.
  • Providing support for calls and emails to ensure all interactions are timely and professional.
  • Planning and implementing IT enhancements and undertaking project work.
  • Responding to system administration, operations, and maintenance problems while off duty, on an on-call basis.

Perks and Benefits:

• 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday,11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program
• 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one
• $5,000 annual training/tuition
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• 100% company funded HSA
• Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
• Dental coverage including orthodontia
• Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded
• Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes
• Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!

Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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