Systems Administrator II (Big Data)

Summary

The Systems Administrator II at the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC) manages and maintains IT infrastructure, ensuring its availability, reliability, security, and stability. This role involves planning for future infrastructure needs and serves as a focal point for support.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluates, configures, and maintains systems including installing and testing new releases.
• Maintains operating efficiency, analyzes performance, and tunes systems.
• Analyzes system problems to identify problem areas.
• Mitigates application and operating system vulnerabilities to ensure security of information systems.
• Follows established procedures for efficient management of the infrastructure.
• Maintains appropriate records including statistical reports, inventories, and technical documentation.
• Installs new or enhanced applications and/or hardware; assists in the installation of servers.
• Serves as a subject matter expert within one's area of responsibility regarding information systems infrastructure.
• Has broad technical knowledge of information systems and recommends solutions based on current infrastructure components.

You Must Have

• 2+ years of systems administration experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, with a minimum of 24 semester hours of computer-related courses, or two additional years of direct work experience.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Ability to work remote, hybrid, or on-site as directed by management.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this job.
• United States Citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain, if required for position, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance (some positions require additional DOE designations).

We Value

• Working knowledge of specific operating systems (Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Windows Server).
• General knowledge and experience in scripting tools (like PowerShell, Puppet, Perl, Python) to support database, web and application administration.
• General understanding of installation, configuration and administration of enterprise web services, application servers, databases, clustering backup and recovery systems, portals, firewalls, virtual private networks, terminal services, authentication and authorization, collaboration, and load balancing.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Industry leading 401(k) match.
• Generous paid time off.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Professional Certification & License Programs.
• Mission driven culture.

Additional Information

• Job ID: 4070
• Category: Engineering
• Level of Experience:
• Posting Location: KCNSC North 9221 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO, 64114
• Remote Eligibility: On-Site
• Travel Required: 0-10%
• Approved Work States: MO; KS; NM
• Hourly/Salary: Salary
• Division: A00
• Department: A70