Systems Administrator 4

Position Summary

Seeking a highly qualified Systems Administrator to join a mission-focused team that maintains applications, services, microservices, Platform as a Service (PaaS), and support services. The effort requires the maintenance and enhancement of an application and its underlying services/microservices while identifying future capability needs and eliminating overlaps. The team will continuously improve sustainment and development in order to reinvest resources to provide new capabilities and improve the effectiveness, quality, and robustness of the underlying technology. Our applications are focused on intelligence analysis and collection management directly supporting intelligence analysts and operators across the intelligence community and Combatant Commands. The Systems Administrator is responsible for the design and implementation of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware. The candidate will possess expert working knowledge and understanding of system administration interdependencies as part of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), and will be able to analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications, and software integration.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform systems administration of desktop and server systems connected to local and wide area networks, including account monitoring, security, OS installation, and other local area system administration functions.
• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems.
• Participate in developing and delivering training as requested by the government to support applications.
• Review documentation for completeness and accuracy; present IV&V results; troubleshoot technical issues; and recommend quality improvements.
• Provide day-to-day operational support for IT systems, including monitoring and problem resolution for client/server/storage/network and mobile devices.
• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution.
• Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
• Provide support for the dispatch of system and hardware issues and remain involved through resolution.
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems.
• Install and load operating system and application software.
• Isolate and resolve hardware and software problems involving the applications, the operating system, the hardware, the communications infrastructure, or any combination thereof.
• Troubleshoot, maintain integrity of, and configure network components; implement operating system enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems, including the transition and migration of corporate systems.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
• DoD 8570 compliant at IA Technical (IAT) Level II and IA Management (IAM) Level II.
• Experience supporting systems under DoD/DIA RMF.
• Understanding of Linux (CentOS) environments.
• Understanding of Oracle environments.
• Expert working knowledge of system administration interdependencies within a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Preferred Qualifications

• IC experience preferred.
• 10+ years program/application ops experience preferred.
• Strong prioritization/analytical skills.
• Strong risk management, communication, teamwork, conflict management.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency
Education Years of Experience High School Diploma/ GED 16 Associates Degree 14 Bachelors' Degree 12 Masters' Degree 10 PhD 8 Required Certifications

DoD 8570 compliant at IA Technical (IAT) Level II and IA Management (IAM) Level II.
Required Security Clearance

Active TS/SCI with a CI polygraph.

Pay & Benefit Highlights
Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Base-2 Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.