Systems Administrator

Responsibilities

• Stewardship of systems and network infrastructure, ensuring network systems are operating in an optimal manner
• Expanding observability to improve decision making and reduce time to resolution
• Backups of systems and regular testing of backups
• Patching and hardening systems to meet compliance requirements
• Working in tandem with our Service Desk and Site Reliability Engineering teams to provide performant, reliable, and secure services
• Continual improvement of systems performance, reliability, and compliance
• Maintenance and improvement of system documentation
• Incident response handling and root cause analysis

Requirements

• 5 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other related field preferred
• Firm understanding of NIST 800-171/CMMC requirements
• Familiarity with one or more of the following scripting languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell
• Extensive experience configuring and maintaining network switches, routers, and firewalls
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and their corresponding applications e.g. 802.1x, vLANs, Dynamic Routing Algorithms, DNS, DHCP, etc.
• Linux Server Operating Systems
• Containers and container orchestration, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, etc.
• Expertise with Windows Server Operating Systems
• Able to troubleshoot problems through all layers of the OSI reference model
• Self-starter with interest in expanding existing knowledge of technical systems
• Desire to eliminate manual and repetitive tasks through automation

Preferred Skills And Experience

• NoSQL and SQL Databases
• Web servers, load balancers, and web application firewalls
• Virtual Machines, common hypervisors and their corresponding ecosystems
• Log management/aggregation platforms Splunk, Elastic Stack, etc.
• System automation/configuration management

Benefits

The annual pay range for the Systems Administrator position is $110,000 to $145,000. Toyon Research Corporation will consider the individual candidate’s education, work experience, applicable knowledge, skills and training, among other factors, when preparing an offer of employment.

We are Toyon. The application window for this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Ref #2638-L