Senior Systems Administrator (LinuxCloud)
Job Location:
Reston, VA - USA
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Job Summary
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Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work additional information on remote work at Penn State seeNotice to Out of State Applicants.
POSITION SPECIFICS
We are searching for a Systems Administrator to join the Reston VA location of the Digital Engineering Department in the Cyber Modeling and Simulation Division of the Information Advantage Office at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn will maintain the integrity of various high-performance computing (HPC) systems including operating systems physical servers/workstations and applications; administer install and troubleshoot a variety of Cloud tooling and applications perform systems maintenance tasks such as troubleshooting and performance evaluation as well as back-up and recovery; perform configuration changes to address customer needs; schedule install and test system software upgrades; monitor and maintain software licensing.
ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.
You will:
- Install configure maintain upgrade and support systems and software with a focus on Linux (Red Hat) Ansible scripting and GitLab pipelines
- Develop plans schedules and requirements for deployment of systems
- Create or improve existing scripts and tooling to aid in systems management
- Diagnose troubleshoot and resolve server workstation and audio-visual (A/V) issues and/or respond to outages during normal working hours
- Resolve service-related issues; determine immediate economic and financial consequences of an incident
- Test and implement upgrades and patches to installed operating systems software container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes) and modeling & simulation (M&S) applications
- Maintain reliability of systems by monitoring running tests and troubleshooting
- Monitor backups and plans for installed systems
- Monitor maintain and execute automation processes and CI/CD pipelines
- Evaluate and recommend new or existing system improvements and/or solutions
- Create and maintain system documentation of our processes procedures plans and configurations
- May supervise staff members including hiring development and performance management
Required Skills/Experience areas to include:
- Ability to install configure maintain upgrade and support systems and software with a strong focus on Linux (Red Hat) Ansible scripting and GitLab pipelines
- Skilled in diagnosing troubleshooting and resolving server workstation and audio-visual (A/V) issues including responding to system outages during normal business hours
- Proficiency in testing and implementing upgrades and patches for operating systems Kubernetes-based container orchestration platforms and modeling and simulation (M&S) applications
- Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility if required
Your working location will be fully onsite located in Reston VA.
MINIMUM EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS
If filled as IT Platform Administrator (ARL) - Senior Professional this position requires: Bachelors Degree 6 years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted Required Certifications: None If filled as IT Platform Administrator (ARL) - Advanced Professional this position requires: Bachelors Degree 3 years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted Required Certifications: NoneARLs purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific engineering and technology problems in support of the Navy the Intel Community (IC) and other federal government customers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL visit our website at.
BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES
Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.Notice regarding employment at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL): Employees must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance participate in the ARL drug testing program and comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors. ARL operates in a secure information environment involving Unclassified Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Classified information. Personal electronic devices brought onsite must be registered and may be restricted from certain areas. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
SALARY & BENEFITS
The salary range for this position including all possible grades is $80100.00 - $152004.00.Salary Structure - Information on Penn States salary structure
Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional addition to comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage employees enjoy robust retirement plans and substantial paid time off which includes holidays vacation and sick time. One of the standout benefits is the generous 75% tuition discount available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children. For more detailed information please visit our Benefits Page.
CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988 Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security such as those concerning alcohol and drug use crime prevention the reporting of crimes sexual assault and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.
EEO IS THE LAW
Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability please contact .
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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