Senior Systems Administrator

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16 hours ago

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⌨️ Systems Administrator

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NexGen Data Systems, Inc.

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B2B • Cybersecurity • SaaS

NexGen Data Systems, Inc. is an IT consulting firm that offers specialized professional services focusing on advanced cloud, data center, and network solutions. They provide integrated security and management capabilities for complete turn-key solutions, employing a collaborative management approach to accelerate the delivery of complex technical solutions. NexGen's services include cloud computing, network engineering, data center engineering, cybersecurity, data and network security, and operations engineering. They are ISO and CMMI certified, emphasizing their commitment to quality and efficient service delivery.

201 - 500 employees

🤝 B2B

🔒 Cybersecurity

☁️ SaaS

📋 Description

• Ensures the stable operation of the in-house computer software systems and network connections. • This includes planning, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all network software and communication links. • Organizes and directs the configuration and operation of information management systems. • Analyzes and resolves end user software program and connectivity issues. • Conducts capacity and performance analysis and provides system configuration change and upgrade recommendations. • Increases system administrator efficiency and accuracy via the use of automated tools and scripts, develops system administrator procedures, and conducts system administrator training and skills assessment. • Provides end user training. • Provides recommendations on technology direction to align with business vision. • Provides local and remote maintenance support to various operational systems deployed at more than one location. • Support includes general maintenance, upgrades, and new installs of servers and applications. • Directs the work of other system administrators to provide the day-to-day system administration to include system and resource optimization, and user assistance. • Applies advanced technical knowledge of application networking, including load balancing applications, and ensuring fault tolerance. • Performs vulnerability management.

🎯 Requirements

• Active Department of Defense Secret (SSBI) level security clearance required. • 8570.01-M Baseline Certification: One of the following Google Cloud Platform: Google Associate Cloud Engineer or Google Professional Cloud Architect required. • One of the following certifications required: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Operations, Red Hat Certified Engineer, or Red Hat Certified System Administrator. • Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline with at least 10 years of specialized experience. • Three (3) years hands-on experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) IT hosting solutions. • Vast knowledge and experience with commercial cloud provider hosting solutions (i.e. Google, Microsoft Azure, AWS, OCI) and associated relevant industry certifications. • Experience capacity planning and optimizing cloud hosted resources to maximize the business value of cloud technologies. • Experience integrating business programs and software solutions into hybrid cloud environments. • Strong understanding of network architecture, security, and routing including virtual private clouds (VPC), load balancers, and firewalls. • Expertise in diagnosing and resolving complex performance issues related to CPU, memory, disk I/O, and networking. • Strong understanding of DoD security compliance. • Experience in the area of cloud capacity planning and FinOps, analyzing requirements and providing a rightsized solution to meet performance and business requirements. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: Proficiency in problem-solving and troubleshooting complex issues, with the ability to analyze problems, identify root causes, communicate to management and implement effective solutions in a timely manner.

🏖️ Benefits

• Company covers 100% of premiums for the employee’s medical, dental, and vision insurance and subsidizes premiums for spouse and dependents. • Company provides short and long term disability plans. • 401(k) match up to 10% of the employee’s salary contributions to 401(K) plan. • Comprehensive training and development program. • 11 paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) accrual level starts at 15 days annually.