ECS is seeking an experienced Sr. System Administrator to work remotely providing scientific computing support for the work performed under this contract for NIH NIAID Enabling and Advancing Technologies (NEAT). This engagement supports the Scientific Computing Services program area which includes Program Management, Scientific Instrumentation Support, and High Performance Computing.
Please Note: This position is contingent upon [contract win].
The NIAID NEAT Sr. System Administrator will support day-to-day infrastructure sustainment activities across the scientific computing environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support account provisioning, access control management, operational maintenance, software deployment, endpoint coordination, compliance documentation, and backup validation across the Scientific Computing environment.
- 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.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field.
- Active Public Trust or higher security clearance.
- Minimum 6 years experience supporting IT infrastructure, systems, and applications, including HPC environments, support teams, and ensuring quality of service operations.
- Experience with scientific instrumentation and HPC and knowledge of working in a scientific research organization, with an emphasis on biomedical research.
- Experience supporting commercial scientific instrumentation, and the integration of this instrumentation in a federal government IT environment.
- Experience supporting infrastructure sustainment activities, software deployment, and activities of configuration and operation of systems.
- Have documented experience with FISMA and system authorization processes.
- Practical experience with industry best practices as articulated by, but not limited to, the Project Management Institute (PMI), Lean IT, Agile practices, DevOps and ITIL, as appropriate.
- Reside within the Washington DC Metro area
- Travel within the Washington DC Metro Area, and CONUS as needed.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field
- Active Public Trust or higher security clearance
- Minimum 6 years experience supporting IT infrastructure, systems, and applications including HPC environments
- Experience with scientific instrumentation and HPC in a biomedical research environment
- Experience supporting commercial scientific instrumentation and integrating it in federal government IT environments
- Experience supporting infrastructure sustainment activities, software deployment, and system configuration/operation
- Documented experience with FISMA and system authorization processes
- Practical experience with PMI, Lean IT, Agile practices, DevOps and ITIL
- Reside within the Washington DC Metro area
- Travel within the Washington DC Metro Area and CONUS as needed
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
