Job Location : Herndon,VA, USA
NewGen is seeking a Systems Administrator with an active TS/SCI and poly for a long-term project in Northern VA. You will be part of a team that supports the hardware and software infrastructure for an enterprise team. This position requires a broad knowledge of hardware maintenance and care, system administration, knowledge of automation technologies, and scripting. This position also requires a knowledge of security and accreditation practices and procedures and the ability to work with several enterprise resources and teams in the operation of an enterprise digitization infrastructure.The position will include a variety of activities, including:• Performance of general system administration activities: user account creation, implementation of security policy, hardware installation, driver installation, software patching, monitor activity logs, and creation of automation scripts.• Provide tier 1 technical support to a group of approximately 20 users.• Maintenance and care of digitization hardware, to include: installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair.• Make objective and technically sound recommendations for potential future hardware and software purchases.• Analyze production metrics and data to provide data-driven recommendations to management to support continual process improvements.• Generate weekly, monthly, and yearly metrics reports.• Learning, supporting, and training users on different types of digitization hardware.Mandatory Skills• Must have AWS experience• Must have Linux experience• Patch and maintain system's databases, to include RDS, MySQL, and Oracle• Experience using a scripting language.• Demonstrated ability to monitor and troubleshoot enterprise workflow applications, to include: installing, starting, and stopping background processes, analyzing log and event files, and patching and troubleshooting.• Demonstrated ability creating and managing a virtual infrastructure, such as AWS, Azure, Hyper-V, or VMWare.About Us:NewGen is a technology consulting services company solving some of the public and private sectors' toughest challenges across Enterprise Management, Cyber Security and DevOps. While we are vendor agnostic, many of our consultants offer expertise in IBM products an-d services. We know that to find and hire the best fit, we must offer interesting work at the best rate possible. By partnering with us, you will find opportunities that leverage and grow your technical abilities and offer you the flexibility you require. Join ourtalent networktoday. #CJ