Systems Administrator - Abacus Technology : Job Details

Abacus Technology is seeking a Systems Administrator to provide technical support for the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) at Aberdeen Proving Ground. This is a full-time position.

Perform system administration duties on a variety of data systems.
• Design, develop, install, maintain, and administer complex devices and systems.
• Analyze, design, develop, install, configure, operate, maintain, and administer IT hardware and software components and systems.
• Design, develop, modify, test, and implement software programming applications including web applications.
• Participate in technical test reviews and analysis of developed and implemented systems.
• Follow and enforce system administration best practices.
• Contribute to the best practices effort by documenting new standards as needed.
• Follow and monitor project/maintenance schedules and meet project/maintenance deliverables.
• Meet with team leads to ensure coordination of project/maintenance goals, objectives, priorities, status, and concerns; reporting also required.

7+ years experience in systems administration including at least 5 years in a lead or supervisory role. Bachelor's degree in a related field. Must be Security+ certified (or hold an equivalent certification in compliance with DoD 8570 IAT Level II). Must hold a computing environment (e.g. Microsoft, Red Hat). Experience in the management of Microsoft technologies (e.g., Windows Server 2012/2016) including installation, configuration, and applying security settings. Knowledge of UNIX variants, particularly installation and configuration of Red Hat Linux. Experience with Network Attached Storage. Experience with management of Microsoft database technologies, including SQL and Access. Experience with installation and configuration of Windows Server technologies and other government- approved server or desktop operating systems (e.g., Windows, Unix, or Red Hat Linux). Experience with Microsoft SharePoint technologies, to include SharePoint Designer and custom workflows. Knowledge of networking principles and components. Knowledge with physical database architecture, design, database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures. Install and configure MS SQL server on Windows Server technologies, performance tuning, query optimization, client/server connectivity, database consistency checks using DBCC utilities, capacity planning, and Microsoft SQL clusters, and SQL DR. Experience with Windows event and performance monitoring. Experience with networking to include TCP/IP, firewalls, routing, VLANs, general network troubleshooting, resource allocation and utilization for large databases, disk configuration, including the maintenance of hardware and software RAID 1-N. Knowledge of database design, data modeling and query execution, database replication, migration, and backup and recovery. Knowledge of scripting languages, including one or more of: bash, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, Perl. Experience with database performance tuning, capacity planning and bottleneck resolution, building and maintaining high-availability, clustered and scalable systems, load balancing, etc. Experience with management of a production environment with the following: automated install, automated build and deployment, automated configuration management, enterprise monitoring systems, server virtualization, load balancing, web servers, and application servers, Microsoft server operating systems and middleware, server configuration and installation, performance and network monitoring tools, operating systems upgrades and migrations. Must have strong troubleshooting skills. Knowledge of UNIX variants, particularly installation and configuration of Red Hat Linux; Network Attached Storage. Must be a US citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.

The projected compensation range for this position is $115,000-$135,000. There are multiple factors that can impact a final salary, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (if remote or different from the stated location for this position), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, Abacus Technology offers a benefits package that includes: Health and Dental Insurance; 401(k) and Matching; Life Insurance; Short- and Long-Term Disability; Paid Time Off; Paid Holidays; and Professional Membership, Technical Training, Certification, and Education Assistance.

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled