The Role
As a Systems Administrator, you will support critical infrastructure, end-user hardware, and software, alongside system administration tasks for various operating systems and environments.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a Systems Administrator at Kitware, you will play a vital role on the Systems Administration team, working closely with teammates in supporting critical infrastructure used by Kitware's research and development engineers and support staff across a diverse range of projects.
In This Position You Will:
- Support end-user hardware and software (Windows, Linux, macOS)
- Participate in the support of Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows server infrastructure
- Support regulated and customer-sponsored computing environments, including environments subject to security clearance, as needed
- Assist in administering device management systems (Active Directory, JAMF, Puppet)
- Provide support for virtual infrastructure (VMware), cloud-computing services (AWS), and various cloud service providers
- Maintain backup infrastructure (Veeam)
- Configure networking, including firewalls, wireless networks, VPN tunnels, and VLANs
- Make recommendations on new system purchases (end-user and infrastructure)
- Maintain documentation in support of new technologies and applications
Required Qualifications:
- Due to contractual requirements, U.S. citizenship is required, along with the willingness and ability to obtain, use, and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain a CI polygraph
- Bachelor's or associate's degree in an IT-related field, with 2 to 5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent amount of education and experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Security+ or willingness to successfully obtain required certifications
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Linux system administration and Active Directory management
- Experience working alongside software development teams
- Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks
Company Description:
Kitware is a research and development software solutions provider with a mission to advance science, make a positive impact, and share our results all within a collaborative, employee-focused work environment that is friendly, fair, and flexible. Our work is improving healthcare outcomes, increasing national security, and advancing our national computing infrastructure. Our customers and collaborators include top universities from around the world, government organizations, national research labs, medical device manufacturers, car manufacturers, financial institutions, and many others.
Kitware is proud to be 100% employee-owned, and Great Place to Work-Certified™.
Additional Information:
Our team members enjoy a small company environment, flexibility in work assignments, and high levels of independence and responsibility. Besides a great work environment, our comprehensive benefits package includes a competitive compensation plan, tuition reimbursement program, flexible working hours, six weeks paid time off, 401(k), health insurance, life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, bonus plan, and free coffee, drinks, and snacks.
For more information on our benefit offerings please visit: https://www.kitware.com/careers/.
Kitware actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Any unsolicited resume sent to Kitware, including to Kitware's mailing addresses, fax machines or email addresses, whether directly to Kitware employees or to Kitware's applicant tracking system, will be considered Kitware property. Kitware will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, and will consider any candidate submitted by a recruitment agency without a fully executed contract with Kitware to have been referred free of any charges or fees.
If you need assistance with applying or interviewing for a role due to a disability or special need, please reach out directly to our HR team at [email protected] at any time during the hiring process.
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship is required
- Willingness to obtain TS/SCI security clearance
- Bachelor's or associate's degree in IT-related field
- 2 to 5 years of relevant experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Security+ certification or willingness to obtain
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The Company
What We Do
We are a small company that has a big impact on the world. We are global leaders in artificial intelligence and scientific research and development solutions. We advance science and technology to empower global innovation and solve the world’s challenges. We do this by developing innovative open source software platforms and integrating them into research, processes, and products. CMake, ParaView, the Visualization Toolkit (VTK), and the Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit (ITK) are among the platforms that complement our expertise in computer vision, data and analytics, scientific computing, medical computing, and software process management. From meaningful work, to flexible hours, to collaboration, to a hardware budget, to tech lunches, to a clothing stipend, to family outings, there are many reasons to join us and make an impact.
