System Administrator 2

About the role

Columbia Technology Partners is seeking a System Administrator 2 to support the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of IT systems across enterprise environments. This role emphasizes mission operations sustainment, including advanced troubleshooting, system monitoring, and maintaining reliable performance across Linux-based infrastructure. The ideal candidate will support escalated issues, manage system stability, and contribute to ongoing infrastructure improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance support for IT systems
• Perform Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution
• Manage day-to-day system operations, including monitoring, maintenance, and updates
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Linux operating systems (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, SLES, Ubuntu)
• Support OS installation, file systems, TCP/IP networking, and software lifecycle activities
• Troubleshoot system, application, and infrastructure issues across mission environments
• Utilize automation and configuration management tools (Salt, Ansible)
• Monitor systems using tools such as Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk
• Collaborate using Jira, Confluence, Git, and Slurm for workload and system management
• Support performance optimization and capacity planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (5 additional years of experience may substitute)
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a System Administrator in similar environments
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (or equivalent)
• Strong experience with Linux system administration, networking, and troubleshooting
• Experience with monitoring, automation, and scripting tools (e.g., Nagios, Prometheus, Ansible, Bash)

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a security background investigation and polygraph
• This position requires an active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification required

About Us

Founded in 2007, Columbia Technology Partners is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business specializing in technology and management consulting committed to solving intricate and sensitive technology issues facing corporations and federal agencies. Since its inception, CTP has been instrumental in the technical design, engineering development, operational deployment, and support of key systems. With a proven track record in information security, project management, systems/network engineering, security risk management, vulnerability assessments, and mobile security implementation, our employees have the experience, expertise, and innovative thinking our customers need for results that exceed expectations. CTP staff have worked closely with both government engineers and management to gather mission requirements, develop the architecture to deliver the needed functionality and assess tools available to meet or exceed the needs of the mission.

Benefits

• Medical: 3 superior plans with in-network and out-of-network options
• Vision and Dental: Covered 100% by CTP
• Retirement: 401k with 6% company contribution
• PTO and Leave: Customizable leave plans including Jury Duty, Bereavement, and Military Leave
• Career Growth: Up to $10,000 for approved career-related learning, training, education, and/or tuition
• Life and AD&D Insurance and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability: Provided at no cost
• Profit Sharing Bonus: End-of-year cash bonus
• Referral Bonus Program: Tiered bonuses ranging from $7,000–$20,000 for successful referrals