Tier 1 Systems Administrator - Tuesday-Saturday & Holidays

About the role

Parsons is looking for a Tier 1 Systems Administrator to join our team in Boulder, Colorado. The TAP Lab is the U.S. Space Force’s premier Remote Sensing application development laboratory, featuring an extensive computer and network infrastructure with a complete computing environment at multiple levels of data classification. This role offers an opportunity to work in a collaborative team culture with exposure to new technologies.

Schedule

Tuesday – Friday: 6 AM – 2 PM Mountain Time
Saturday: 9 AM – 5 PM Mountain Time
Required to work Federal Holidays with overtime if it falls outside your normal work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite Tier I systems, hardware, network, application, and storage administration support in a primarily Red Hat environment with Active Directory.
• Monitor systems for anomalies or issues requiring attention or escalation.
• Perform initial troubleshooting of system issues.
• Augment current Tier 1 support by facilitating vendor onboarding, account creation, password resets, and software updates.
• Provide IT and Audio-Visual support for classified and unclassified lab events, demonstrations, meetings, and symposiums.
• Maintain, configure, and ensure reliable operation of computer systems, network servers, and virtualization-based hardware and software.
• Implement technical hardware and software solutions to meet system requirements.
• Generate, review, and analyze manual and automated cyber reports.
• Assist in system and equipment installation, verification, and check-out.

Requirements

• Active Secret DoD Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and/or maintain a TS/SCI.
• 0+ years of experience (Bachelor’s degree or additional years of experience may substitute for a degree, pending customer approval).
• Current Security+ Certification or equivalent IAT Level II or III certification.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems administration.
• Experience with administration and troubleshooting of virtualized and bare metal platforms (Virtual Machines, Containers, etc.).
• Experience with Windows Active Directory domains and Windows server administration.
• Familiarity with VMware vSphere/ESXi.
• Experience with adding, removing, and updating Red Hat RPMs.
• Understanding of network fundamentals (IP, Ethernet).
• Experience with virtualized operating system concepts and administration.
• Working knowledge of security assessment/compliance products (HBSS, ACAS, OpenSCAP, ePO, SCC).
• Ability to work in a production/operational environment.
• Strong troubleshooting and interpersonal skills.
• Strong customer service skills.

Desired Skills

• Two or Four-year Degree in IT discipline preferred.
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA).
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate Certification (MCSA).
• Experience with audio/visual systems and KVMoIP systems.
• Experience with a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool (Elastic preferred).
• Working knowledge of Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Kickstart, DHCP, Ansible, SDN, RPM, or equivalent technologies.
• Previous experience working on network devices.
• Working knowledge of automation tools (Chef, Puppet, Ansible, etc.).
• Experience within an Agile framework environment.
• Working knowledge of security assessment/compliance products (HBSS, ACAS, OpenSCAP, ePO, SCC, STIGs, STIG Viewer).
• Experience with system automation and configuration management.
• Familiarity with network administration of routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Experience with JIRA, DI2E, and Confluence.
• Working knowledge of complete hardware stack: rack, power, compute (CPU and GPU), storage (NAS, SAN, Scale-out, and Object), network (switches, routers, load balancers, and firewalls), workstation, and display.
• Intermediate knowledge of RHEL administration (RHEL 8 and above).
• Management of virtualization, cloud, and container technology (VMware workstation/vSphere/vCenter/ESXi, AWS EC2/S3/Glacier, Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift).
• Fluent in one or more scripting languages: Shell, Python, or Perl.

Pay

Salary Range: $74,800.00 - $130,900.00

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible work schedules and holidays.