Systems Administrator 3 - Linux/STE/STN/Virtualization/Ansible/Python/Kubernetes/Docker
Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country.
Captivation Software is looking for a mid level systems administrator who will be assisting with daily responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- You will work on large mixed Contractor/Civilian, SA/SE team supporting DevOps and Live systems.
- Supported systems are Linux and Windows hard boxes and VM’s.
- You will come in look at your monitoring, catch up on emails and your team Skype chat room for mission critical updates and hot issues then go to JIRA and start working off tickets.
- The team supports 3 (diff classifications) of backend environment with Mission and Operations users and desktops so authentication, DNS, share drives and home directories and communications between all of it.
- As this team is large and does a lot of Dev Ops work as well as live systems sustainment you will need to communicate well with lots of other SA’s, SE’s and NE’s spanning multiple contracts and with direct Civilian tasking and leadership.
RequirementsSecurity Clearance:
- Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen
- Bachelor's Degree in related technical discipline required.
- Fifteen (15) years of experience providing System Administration support
- LINUX Administration (to meet the years for the LCAT)
- Solid experience with STE/STN, DISA STIG compliance work on Linux systems
- Storage Management (CFS/DFS, NetApp..)
- Virtualization (Proxmox, RH KVM, VMWare…..)
- IP networking and Firewall exp.
- Some experience with Containers/Cloud environment
- Automation tools (Ansible, salt ..)
- Scripting (bash, python, perl ..)
- Backup tools (Rubrik, NetBackup….)
- Hyper Converged Infrastructure exp (Harvester, Nutanix, Cisco HyperFlex…)
This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.
- Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)
- Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)
- Above Market Hourly Rates
- $3,600 HSA Contribution
- 6 Weeks Paid Time Off
- Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D
Skills Required
- Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable polygraph
- U.S. citizenship
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline
- Fifteen years of experience providing system administration support
- Linux administration experience
- STE/STN experience and DISA STIG compliance on Linux systems
- Storage management experience, including CFS/DFS or NetApp
- Virtualization experience with Proxmox, Red Hat KVM, VMware, or similar technologies
- IP networking and firewall experience
- Experience with containers or cloud environments
- Automation tools experience, such as Ansible or Salt
- Scripting experience with Bash, Python, Perl, or similar languages
- Backup tools experience, such as Rubrik or NetBackup
- Hyperconverged infrastructure experience with Harvester, Nutanix, or Cisco HyperFlex
What We Do
Build something to be proud of. Captivation is focused on engineering digital solutions for mission makers. We deliver software engineering expertise across a broad spectrum of disciplines, collaborating to solve problems with the agility and efficiency of a small business. Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is a small, developer-oriented company that embraces the progressive attitude you would expect at a tech startup. We value transparency in the employer-employee relationship, and aim to empower our team through a flattened company structure. We actively pursue the most interesting work the Intelligence Community has to offer. Our team works with leading software technologies to create awesome solutions for happy clients.








