System Administrator Level 2

System Administrator Level 2
Position Summary
DarkStar Intelligence is seeking System Administrators to provide Cross Domain Service Solutions to over 40 system domains.
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
FLSA Status: Full-Time
Security Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Poly
Citizenship: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
Position Type: On-Site
Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems.
• Manage IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems.
• Provides support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
• Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
• Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process.
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems.
• Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems.
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization and perform system capacity analysis and planning.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Top Secret/SCI w/Polygraph
• Eligibility requires meeting the specified experience and education criteria for each level.
• Required Experience Level 2:
  • Fourteen Twelve (12) years' experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
  • Ten (10) years' experience in the design, plan, installation, configuration, and sustainment of a Red Hat Linux (RHEL) environment.
  • Ten (10) years' experience in the creation of automation scripts for configuration, backup, and restoration using well know scripting languages (for example bash/Perl).
  • Three (3) years' experience in implementing OS level clustering.
  • Five (5) years' experience performing Puppet system administration.
  • Five (5) years' experience installing software from YUM repositories, RPM Files, tar-balls, or source code.
  • Ten (10) years' experience in researching, acquiring, and applying IAVA patches.
  • Eight (8) years' experience in using Unix/Linux command line.
  • Five (5) years' experience with VMWare architecture, Installation and configuration. Experience with facilitating failover with VMotion, VMWare template library, and VMWare monitoring capability.
  • Required Education Level 2:
    • Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
    • Twelve (12) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.