The Role
The Systems Administrator will design, deploy, and maintain virtualized infrastructure, ensuring security and compliance, with responsibilities in technical documentation and monitoring.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Swift Group is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.
We are looking for a Systems Administrator to join our high-performing team on a dynamic, mission-focused program. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining virtualized enterprise infrastructure across a distributed multi-site environment. This involves translating complex customer requirements into robust, secure, and scalable solutions. The role is in Laurel, MD.
Responsibilities:
- Administer and maintain the Enterprise Linux infrastructure, ensuring high availability and operational continuity.
- Support the design and implementation of information security system requirements applicable to Linux hosts.
- Contribute technical expertise to the development and maintenance of system administration documentation, security policies, and standard operating procedures.
- Document system configurations in full, including dependencies to external services, Authentication/Authorization/Accounting (AAA) parameters, allocated system resources, and standard procedures for startup, shutdown, backup, and upgrades.
- Ensure ongoing compliance with the Customer’s security requirements and accreditation standards.
- Provide strategic technical input to inform the cloud hosting direction of the system.
- Configure, upgrade, and troubleshoot Configuration Management tool components, including Linux systems and database administration.
- Develop and maintain monitoring dashboards that provide real-time visibility into software operational status and alert on anomalies.
Requirements:
- 5+ years’ experience with virtualization technology, such as VMware, Proxmox, or Cisco.
- Demonstrated experience with vCenter and ESXi, or Horizon and Citrix, in a distributed network environment to enable Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) communications.
- Proven ability to translate customer requirements into deployed virtualized solutions.
- Demonstrated experience supporting distributed, multi-site networking environments.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise storage technology, including Network Attached Storage (NAS) via Network File System (NFS).
- Experience using VMware PowerCLI with Microsoft PowerShell for automation and administration tasks.
- Demonstrated experience with Omnissa/VMware App Volumes.
- Solid understanding and hands-on experience with VDI environments.
- Demonstrated experience with Windows system administration.
- Experience administering Microsoft Exchange Server.
- Proficiency in SQL commands and relational database management systems.
- US citizenship with an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
Desired Experience:
- Familiarity with the Customer’s security requirements, with demonstrated ability to implement strong data protection measures.
- Working knowledge of basic project management principles.
- Experience integrating with customer applications via web services.
- Familiarity with the Customer’s security and accreditation processes.
Do you know anyone for this position, or other positions open at The Swift Group? We offer a $5,000 bonus for any referral candidate we hire, paid out at the new hire’s 90-day mark.
We are not working with outside staffing agencies to fill this position, and we will not be accepting unsolicited resumes. All inquiries must go through the recruiting team.
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The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are 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, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00
Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.
At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.
Top Skills
Cisco
Citrix
Esxi
Horizon
Linux
Microsoft Powershell
Network Attached Storage
Nfs
Proxmox
SQL
Vcenter
VMware
Vmware Powercli
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What We Do
The Swift Group is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers, across the country and around the globe.
