Riptide Technology has a great opportunity for a Senior Systems Administrator II - Generalist to support our government customer based in Springfield, VA. This position is required to be onsite.
This position will require U.S. citizenship and an active DoD TS/SCI clearance, with a CI Poly preferred. The ability to obtain a CI poly is required.
This position is required to be onsite.
The Senior Systems Administrator II supports the information technology (IT) Operations and Maintenance (O&M) server team by managing enterprise-level, high performance, highly available server technology solutions (systems, applications, and services).
Responsibilities:
The Senior Systems Administrator II is responsible for the following activities:
Configuring, troubleshooting, administering, and maintaining the organization's Windows, Linux, and Citrix server environments.
Monitoring and administering the departments access and transfer cross domain solutions (CDS).
Developing and deploying automated mechanisms to enhance operational efficiency and streamline activities across a variety of technologies, applications, and services.
Maintaining and utilizing system configuration and monitoring tools to analyze performance and remediate concerns (ex: Active Directory, MECM, SolarWinds, etc.).
Drafting requests for change (RFC) and analyzing submissions from other departments.
Developing technical documentation including diagrams, standard operating procedures, workflows, and run books.
Qualifications:
Shall have 5 or more years of progressive, hands-on experience maintaining Enterprise information systems as a systems administrator or systems engineer.
Demonstrated expertise in the following areas:
Deploying, troubleshooting, and maintaining Windows, Linux, and Citrix environments across an enterprise.
Operating and maintaining access and transfer cross domain solutions (ex: Secureview, Trusted Thin Client, Trusted Gateway System, X-ARBITOR, high speed guard, etc.).
Automating deployment maintenance actives utilizing custom scripts and automation tools (ex: Ansible Automation Platform, PowerShell, Bash, Python).
Applying and maintaining Government-standard security configurations based on Security Requirements Guides (SRGs) and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) .
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate new idea and concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences as well as senior-level executives.
The position shall meet the minimum credential requirements for a Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) position as defined in Section 6, Table 3. System Administrator (451); Intermediate Level for SECNAV M-5239.2 compliance. (See Navy Cool WebSite).
Required Education OR Certifications:
Education:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited University; or
Certifications:
CompTIA Security+ ce; or
GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC); or
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
Required Security Clearance:
The position requires U.S. Citizenship and an active DoD Top Secret with SCI clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
Desired Qualifications:
Experience engineering or administering a variety of IT devices, applications, and technologies (ex: Cisco, Nutanix, VMware, Splunk, Trellix, Ivanti, ACAS, Rapid7, etc.)
Understanding of ServiceNow functionality, capabilities, and integration points
Familiarity with the concepts, implementation, and operations associated with DevSecOps in an enterprise environment
Riptide Technology does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.
