Systems Administrator

System Administrator

Clearance Level: Must have an Active Secret Clearance: Must be US Citizen

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team's passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

About the Role:

Aquila is seeking a System Administratort o join our team in supporting one of the country's premier defense research organizations. The System Administrator will support along side a team end-to-end system architecture design, decision support, and advanced analytics to enhance the protection of the homeland and U.S. interests overseas.

There are a few requirements for the position:

• Must be a U.S Citizen - Must a Active Secret Clearance (Green Cards / Visas do not qualify)
• Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance. (Aquila would sponsor you for the security clearance.)
• Must be within 100 miles Lexington, Massachusetts.

Responsibilities:

• Administer GNU/Linux desktop/server environments, including Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Centos distributions
• Administer Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh desktop environments, including Win 10 and OS X
• Support installation, maintenance, repair, and upgrade of computer and network equipment -Review and test new hardware and software applications and make recommendations for purchases
• Design and implement shell scripts and other tools to automate processes and provide needed capabilities to technical staff
• Contribute to projects to improve aspects of the computing and network infrastructure: data storage, backups and recovery, network bandwidth and throughput, application installation and management
• Support design and implement configuration management and monitoring of systems and networks
• Collaborate with other personnel within the organization to enhance technology and support practices
• Maintain regular contact with organization and security resources and to rapidly reconfigure systems to report and remediate performance and security issues

Required Skills:

• Linux Administrator including scripting
• Netapp Administrator, setup and troubleshooting
• An understanding of network setup at the system level (i.e. IPTables and firewalls)
• LDAP proficient administration, setup and maintenance
• JIRA
• Configure and Manage Centralized Logging and Audit Capabilities
• Strong Backup Experience and Proven Ability to Protect Mission Critical Data
• Systems Administration
• Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing
• UNIX platform, OSX, Cisco IOS
• Virtualization Technologies (VMware, including ESXi and VCenter configuration)

Must Have

• Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
• Clearance Level: Must have an Active Secret Clearance (OR a higher clearance)
• 5 years - Networks
• 5 years - Network setup at the system level (i.e. IPTables and firewalls)
• 5 years - Software Tools
• 5 years - Jira
• 5 years - Configure and Manage Centralized Logging and Audit Capabilities
• 5 years - Hardware: Intel/AMD, Cisco, Sun/Oracle, Dell, Apple, EMC, NetApp
• 5 years - Linux Environment
• 5 years - MS Active Directory, LDAP
• 5 years - Strong Backup Experience and Proven Ability to Protect Mission Critical Data
• 10 years - Systems Administration
• 5 years - Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing
• 10 years - UNIX platform, OSX, Cisco IOS
• 5 years - Virtualization Technologies (VMware, including ESXi and VCenter configuration)

Nice to Have

• Enterprise Backup Solutions
• SCCM, and Active Directory
• Windows Patch Management
• Windows Server Administration (SCI classified environment)
• Windows Server Platform

Our interview process is designed to let you get to know us as much as for us to get to know you!

You'll meet with someone from our Recruiting team so we can learn more about you and answer some of your questions.

You'll meet with the Hiring Manager to learn more about the team, and the role, and get to tell us more about what you'd bring to the team

You'll meet team members who will be your peers to help you get a feel for a "real day in the life" at Self.

Benefits and Perks:

Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.


Our Perks Include:

• PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year's, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire
• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
• Tuition & Training Reimbursement - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences
• 401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6%.
• Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.
• Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.

Clearance Level: Candidates must have a secret clearance in order to be considered for this role. Must be US Citizen

Work Location/Onsite requirement:
Minimum of 2 days in the office and 3 at home. Additional onsite may be required based on program needs

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.