System Administrator (SA3) [D.26.0157]

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain high performance compute hardware, including NVIDIA H100, H200, and B300 class accelerator platforms.
• Uninstall and relocate existing equipment to a government data warehouse while ensuring configuration integrity and proper tracking.
• Lead installation and sustainment efforts for new and legacy hardware within the warehouse environment.
• Document installation procedures, configurations, and lessons learned to create repeatable, scalable deployment playbooks.
• Develop strong working relationships with onsite System Administrators at the warehouse to streamline troubleshooting and escalate priorities when mission timelines require it.
• Identify gaps in onsite support coverage and recommend improvements to reduce downtime and response time.
• Partner directly with contract engineering teams to optimize system performance and user workflows.
• Maintain detailed technical documentation, diagrams, and standard operating procedures with a level of clarity that allows another engineer to step in seamlessly.
• Support virtualization efforts and contribute to long term IT modernization strategies.
• Adapt as mission requirements evolve, including future support for AWS, cloud integrations, and Large Language Model infrastructure.

Requirements

• Strong Linux systems administration experience in operational environments.
• Experience installing and maintaining GPU accelerated or high performance compute systems, particularly NVIDIA enterprise class hardware.
• Demonstrated ability to document technical processes clearly and professionally.
• Experience working within structured data center or warehouse environments.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies and hypervisors.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software issues across networked systems.
• Strong communication skills and experience interacting directly with mission users.
• Proven ability to operate independently while coordinating effectively with distributed support teams.

Skills

• Forward leaning mindset with enthusiasm for improving user experience.
• Comfort working hands on with hardware in a warehouse environment.
• Relationship builder who understands that mission success depends on strong coordination with onsite support teams.
• Flexible and growth oriented, with interest in expanding into cloud, AWS, and LLM support over time.
• Commitment to building documentation and processes that make tomorrow’s installs faster than today’s.