System Administrator
Location- Reston, Va
Clearance- TS / SCI w / FSP
Salary- $175k-189k / yr
The above salary range represents the range expected for the position; however, final salary offers are based on a number of factors such as the position’s responsibilities; the candidate’s experience, education, and skills; location; travel required; and current market conditions.
This program requires US Citizenship
System Administrator for a technical development program supporting the Sponsor’s Attribute Services within the IDAM / ICAM space. As a System Administrator on this program, you will design, develop, implement, and maintain a Cloud-Native Service architecture that software development teams can leverage to use cloud capabilities. This role works directly with implementation teams to provide technical guidance and implementation priorities related to cloud implementation. This role requires supporting an on-call rotation to ensure mission critical services remain operational 24 / 7 / 365. Rotation is typically to be on-call 1 full calendar week every 2 months.
Primary Responsibilities
- This role provides technical leadership and delivers an innovative product, service, or a combination of products and services that address a customer's specific requirements.
- Support the development of enterprise software solutions within AWS.
- Duties include developing innovative approaches and solutions, using non-quantitative tools and guidelines from past experience.
- Security Patching
- Support of Servers in an AWS environment
- Provides execution guidance and practical engineering support to mission teams
- Ensures the mission critical application remains operational 24 / 7
- Supports a COTS service that provides attribute data via an LDAP interface to hundreds of various Sponsor systems
Required Qualifications
Active TS / SCI with Full Scope PolygraphTypically requires BS degree and relevant experience as the followingo Expert- 11-16 years
Must be an expert in using Linux-based operating systemsMust have strong Bash skillsMust have experience with security accreditation processMust have experience with the Cloud / Amazon Web ServicesMust be able to support System Administration / Privileged Access duties including an on-call rotation for a week approximately every two monthsExperience with Elastic tools (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Beats)Experience in Cloud Technologies and infrastructure -as-code conceptsUnderstanding of aspects of architect and design enterprise cloud solutions and AWSExcellent oral and written communications skillsDetail-oriented mindsetExperience interacting with cross functional project teams including Software Development, System Engineering / Verification and Validation, Security, Compliance and Quality AssuranceExperience working in Agile environmentsExperience working with DevOps CI / CD related technologies (Github, Jenkins, Puppet, Docker, Rundeck, etc.)Experience with AWS Console, CLI, and manage services utilizing cloud services to build infrastructure as a code in an automated fashionAbility to read and perform complex software and infrastructure deployment instructionsDesired Qualifications
Experience with LDAP technologiesMinimum of one AWS Certification from the AWS Associate level (AWS Certified Architect Associate, AWS Certified Developer Associate, or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate)3+ years of C2S experienceCloud formationManaging complex Sponsor relationships and requirements gatheringExperience with IAM / IdAM / ICAM delivery systems, Authentication, Authorization, and / or AttributesExperience with TomcatExperience with NGINXExperience with Container implementationsABBTECH is an EOE / Minorities / Women / Disabled Individuals / Veterans