Enterprise - Systems Administrator - Linux, Ansible, VMs

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value creative problem-solving, open communication, and empowering our employees to make decisions and put forth new ideas. Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines, bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of a technically strong and growth-oriented company focused on bringing innovative solutions to the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

About the role

We are seeking a System Administrator to be part of the Secure the Enterprise initiative. The project will develop capabilities to shift from the current manual system security evaluation and authorization process to a new model that emphasizes automation, streamlined processes and approvals, continuous monitoring and assessment, and network data gathering across the entire life cycle of a project. This position may allow for partial telework.

A current Top-Secret/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required. Candidates cannot be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance under this position.

Responsibilities

• Server Certificate life cycle management
• Monitoring VM health status
• Updating software on VMs (manually and through YUM repos)
• Ensuring VMs satisfy latest security requirements set by the Enterprise
• Monitoring and managing production Linux VMs – stand-alone VMs and those integrated in a Kubernetes cluster – across multiple hosting platforms
• Working with customers and development team to support product needs including trivial changes (e.g., VM name changes) to significant efforts (e.g., new cluster builds)
• Performing DevOps tasks including running and maintaining Ansible playbooks to push out changes to VMs
• Monitoring Kubernetes clusters through Rancher or kubectl commands to ensure cluster nodes and pods are healthy and running smoothly

Requirements

• Fifteen (15) years experience as a System Administrator in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university (five years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree)

Skills

Required

• Strong Linux skills including troubleshooting
• Ansible experience or exposure
• Experience managing and securing VMs (STE/STN)
• Active Security+ Certification

Desired

• CentOS or RHEL Experience
• PKI Certificate/Server Certificate Setup
• Kubernetes experience
• AWS Experience (e.g., EC2, RDS, etc.)
• OpenStack Exposure
• VMWare Exposure
• Team player but can work on tasks independently
• Git Experience – push, pull, commit changes to a repo

Benefits

Wealth Benefits

• Above Market Hourly Pay
• 11% Roth or Traditional 401k with Immediate Vesting and Deposit
• Spot Bonuses for Assisting with Business Development and Company Growth
• Professional Development Bonuses for Certificates and Degrees

Health Benefits

• Company subsidized Medical Coverage
• 100% Company Paid Vision and Dental Coverage
• 100% Company Paid Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, and Group Life Insurance
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement

Happiness Benefits

• Paid Time Off with Flexible Work Schedules and Birthday Off
• Amazon Prime Membership and Monthly Internet Reimbursement
• Technology and Productivity Allowance for Equipment and Supplies
• Morale Building and Company Events to Celebrate Successes and Build Community
• Onboarding and Annual Swag
• Company Paid Professional Development and Training

Pay

The expected salary range for this position is $215,000 - $260,000, depending on education and years of experience.