Position Title: System Administrator - Ground Systems
Full-time: Exempt
Location: Greenbelt, MD
Technology Project Managers, Inc (TPM) is currently seeking a System Administrator. TPM provides engineering expertise that includes system definition, requirements development, integration, testing, commissioning, and maintenance, as well as project assessments, oversight, and recommendations for performance improvement.
Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will:
- Perform System Administration functions for Customer's Mission Operations Control Center
- Sustain system operations, configuration management, and operating system patching
- Application software installation and configuration
- Perform system backups, troubleshoot, and resolve system, application, network and connectivity issues
- Maintain system compliance with IT security policies and procedures
- Linux system administration (Ubuntu/RHEL) knowledge including
- Configuration management and system security: Ubuntu Linux
- Windows system administration knowledge including Windows
- Active Directory, Windows GPO, and WSUS
- Deploy, configure, and manage VMWare vSphere server cluster
- Manage iSCSI storage arrays
- System and network configuration and troubleshooting
- Manage web application servers (Apache, NGINX, Tomcat, etc.)
- Manage and configure Internet protocols including TCP/IP,SSH, HTTP, and SSL
- System network configuration, including network authorization (LDAP, SSSD Active Directory, PAM) on Windows and Linux systems
- Management of versioning tools (SVN and Git)
- Perform system backups and restoration as needed via VEEAM
- Maintain software defined OS and application configurations through Ansible scripts
- Investigate complex anomalies by working with hardware and software vendors, FOT co-workers, and Customer's engineers to determine corrective action and long-term solutions
- Provide support in the generation of technical reports and presentation packages as required supporting the mission operation readiness effort for the Mission Operations Review (MOR) and
- Flight Operations Readiness Review (FORR)
- Create and manage virtual machines utilizing VMWare vSphere/ESXi
Minimum Qualifications:
- Clearance: American Citizen or Green Card holder
- Education:
- BS Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- 8 + years of experience as a System Administrator managing a virtualized multi- OS environment
- Proficient in the management and administration of the of the following systems and SA functions:
- - RHEL / Ubuntu Linux, Windows, Scripting and Automation skills through Linux shell scripting,
- PowerShell or other scripting languages
- Experience with creating and modifying administration scripts on Linux (Bash, Python or Perl) and Windows (Powershell) o IT Automation through Ansible or equivalent
- VMware vSphere
- Server and storage hardware management and maintenance
- Database configuration and maintenance
- Firewall Rule Management
- Experience with network setup, configuration, and troubleshooting
Highly desired qualifications:
- Self-starter, with limited direction, research, learn and integrate/implement systems and solutions to meet mission requirements. Will require learning the unknown of the systems and applications
- Information Technology security understanding
- Good verbal and written communication skill set
- Able to discuss technical knowledge/processes at both high and lower-level audience understanding
- Proficient in the administration and maintenance of the following software supporting flight operations: MySQL/MariaDB clustering, SSL Certificate creation and installation, ASIST, FEDS, ITPS, MPS, GMSEC, AGS
As a growing engineering company, Technology Project Managers, INC is developing a team of engineers and program management professionals to work with its client partners to bring proven performance to our customer’s toughest challenges. Join us at Technology Project Managers, INC, where we are engineering a better tomorrow.
Technology Project Managers, INC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
To apply for this position, please email your resume and cover letter to