Location: Annapolis Junction, MD and Alexandria, VA
Category: Systems Administrator
Travel Required: No
Remote Type: No
Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Job Summary:
The selected individual will be responsible for maintaining system administration support activities for a large complex network environment with geographically distributed systems. The position entails supporting solutions for system engineering requests that meet operational needs as well as upgrading and maintaining capabilities. The selected candidate must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple air-gapped systems which have individual domains and supporting infrastructure, and with maintaining a complex IT environment with multiple logins and associated supporting storage and network infrastructure. The role requires an energetic, focused, and driven individual who can adapt well to a changing environment. The selected candidate must possess strong system administration and troubleshooting skills and must adapt quickly in working with the team to undertake various system administration network-centric tasking.
Responsibilities Include:
The selected individual will be responsible for installing and administrating systems, applications, and processes, and for ensuring that all issues are identified and resolved in a timely manner. She/he will be responsible for ensuring server and desktop configurations are optimized and running continuously and efficiently. The individual will also perform security management and application performance optimization functions. Additional responsibilities may include:
- Administration/sustainment of a system that provides a web-based application for storing, sharing, and distributing information.
- Creating and maintaining complex server enclaves, including analyzing system scanning reports, patching, cert renewals, vulnerability management assessments, and active directory configurations.
- Identifying and correcting hardware and software issues.
- Responding to system administration, operations, and maintenance problems, and developing re-work solutions.
- Creating and maintaining documentation of complex server/network environments to ensure that clear, concise and accurate information is readily available for incident resolution.
- Communicating with users and external support personnel regarding system outages and upgrades and conferring with upper management regarding recommended resolution options.
Basic Qualifications:
- Must have at least 8 years of relevant experience.
- Must have experience as a systems administrator providing direct support to end users and technical staff (developers, testers, engineers, etc.).
- Must be proficient with Windows Server 2012R2, 2016, 2019, and Active Directory.
- Must have experience with Linux and Microsoft-based servers and workstations.
- Must have experience with Windows 2019.
- Must have experience with OS and Application Hardening to include DISA, Best Practices, and High Assurance environments.
- Must have experience with software/hardware deployment, patches, and operating systems, and basic system backup and restore functions.
- Must have experience with and/or be familiar with SALT, Ansible, Splunk, Puppet, SolarWinds, Nessus.
- Must have experience with and/or have knowledge of Red Hat 7 and 8, and VMWare.
- Must have experience with Apache Tomcat, IIS, and/or SQL server database.
- Must have experience documenting and providing information for security accreditation and certification.
- Must have a solid understanding of advanced security protocols and standards.
- Must have experience with Network Security Technologies (e.g. Multiple Domain, PKI, SSP, and Vulnerability Assessment).
- Must have experience with High Assurance platforms and application integration testing methods.
- Must have experience with both Client and Server virtualization environments.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Must have experience with installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and reimaging hardware.
- Must have experience with disk arrays, PowerShell and PowerCLI, KVMs,
- Must have knowledge of PKI systems which use HSMs to validate key and NTP for synchronization.
- Must have experience optimizing system operations.
- Must have a solid understanding of information security principles and practices.
- Must have experience with or familiarity with software and security architectures.
- Must have experience or familiarity with the following systems: Windows/Linux operating systems, VMware, and Networking: Switches, Routers, LANs, & cabling.
- Must be able to support occasional day or short duration travel, if needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or Master's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related technical field.
- Proficiency with SQL Server desired.
Who We Are
Sunayu, LLC serves as a premier technology partner to the Defense and Intelligence communities, delivering mission-critical engineering solutions across the nation. Our operations are anchored in a commitment to trust, accountability, and ethical transparency, ensuring the high-performance outcomes necessary to protect our country's most vital interests.
Culture
Our strength lies in our community: Our team prioritizes collaboration, professional growth, and encourages open communication. At Sunayu, we don't just secure the mission—we grow together.
Career Development
We support and encourage our team members to continue their professional growth by providing company-reimbursed training and continuing education of up to $5,000 per year. We also participate in many industry conferences and events where we share our expertise and experiences.
Pay Rate
Salary range considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits
- 3 Medical Plan Options
- Dental and Vision
- FSA, DCFSA, HSA
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Training and Educational Assistance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 11 Federal holidays
- 401k plan with up to a 6% match (100% immediate vesting)
Equal Opportunity Employer
Sunayu, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Top Skills
What We Do
Sunayu is the catalytic agent of engineering change helping company’s, both large and small mature and evolve their technological footprint to resolve their most complex and enduring obstacles.
We focus on a DevOps culture to implement and enhance infrastructure as code with specialties in cyber security and big data development. This methodology allows us to provide world class service to all of our customers. We foster a culture of innovation, hard teamwork, perseverance, balance and family.
Sunayu delivers innovative creativity using bleeding edge technology. We will re-envision and remodel your infrastructure by focusing on automation, deployment, system engineering, analytics development, configuration management, and information security.
