Systems Administrator - Senior

Systems Administrator - Senior

Would you like to live and work in a community outside the hustle and bustle of a large metropolitan area but yet close enough to all the big city amenities? The quaint, coastal town of Elizabeth City, NC with plenty of southern charm will make you feel at home in no time! With its unique location in Northeastern North Carolina, it is a short drive full of waterways and woodlands to the beaches of the Outer Banks, the nearby big cities of Hampton Roads, and the entertainment and recreation opportunities of the Virginia Peninsula. Also, Richmond, VA and Raleigh/Durham, NC are three hours away and the Washington, DC metropolitan area is four. Come live the Southern coastal life and experience the satisfaction of supporting the vital and life-saving work of the US Coast Guard.

Position Requirements:

• Supervise and manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of systems which may be mainframe, mini, or client/server based.
• Plan and monitor the optimizing of system operation and resource utilization and perform systems capacity analysis and planning.
• Plan and monitor assistance to users in accessing and using business systems.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and use configuration management tools to streamline administration tasks.
• Manage virtualization platforms and ensure efficient resource utilization.
• Design and implement advanced system security measures, including firewalls, SELinux, and secure SSH configurations.
• Create and maintain detailed system documentation, including configurations, procedures, and change management logs.
• Commensurate experience and education.
• Perform the daily activities of configuration and operation of systems which may be mainframe, mini, or client/server based.
• Perform the optimizing of system operation and resource utilization and perform system capacity analysis and planning.
• Provide assistance to users in accessing and using business systems.
• Commensurate experience and education.

Education/Qualifications for Senior:

• Bachelor's or associate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Math, or related field or at a minimum IT Certification.
• Five (5) years' experience is equivalent to two (2) years of education.

Certification:

• This is an IAT-I Level, or higher IAT- II level certification.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Five (5) years of experience in current Linux, Windows, VMware and SAS.
• Five (5) years of performing security remediation to systems with vulnerabilities based on security scans.
• Two (2) years of experience in an Agile DevSecOps software and engineering environment and Methodologies.
• Two (2) years of experience with Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket or equivalent.
• Two (2) years of experience with managing, configuring, deploying, and troubleshooting web applications in IIS and Apache web servers.
• Two (2) years of experience with installing, configuring, and maintenance of RHEL servers.
• Two (2) years of designing, building, implementing application servers to support business environment.
• Two (2) years of experience of server installation and upgrade with GOTS and COTS software.
• Must be able to obtain a favorable Tier 1 for unclassified systems.