Systems Administrator

Date Posted:

2023-11-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

VA543: 22270 Pacific Blvd, Dulles 22270 Pacific Boulevard Building CC5, Sterling, VA, 20166-6924 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Raytheon has an immediate need for a System Administrator to support the Sustainment and Maintenance Team on the Londinium Program.  This position supports a highly dynamic Information Technology (IT) environment that offers rewarding opportunities to think outside the box in order to deliver innovative and sustainable network environments to our customers.  The Londinium system administrators work both independently and as a member of an integrated product team supporting a wide variety of basic and complex computing and network configurations and must have a mix of LINUX, Windows, and basic networking experience.

The on-site system administrator will support the day-to-day operations of the Sponsor’s laboratory computer systems.  This support will include the installation, configuration, maintenance, failure analysis and recovery, performance monitoring, data storage management, and security management of laboratory computer systems.  The system administrator will at least one, preferably two, administrative languages (shell, PERL, Tk, Powershell, Python, etc.) and shall have functional knowledge of UNIX, LINUX, and Windows operating systems in the conduct of their duties.  The right candidate will have demonstrable functional knowledge of distributed and clustered computing environments, cloud computing and virtualization environments. 

Specific duties and responsibilities of the System Administrator may include, but are not limited to:

Responding to inquiries concerning all aspects of computer and network operations

Creating and managing user/group accounts (ex: Active Directory (AD) and Network Information Service (NIS))

Installing, configuring, updating and removing system and application software

Installing, configuring, updating and removing system hardware (servers, workstations, monitors, printers, plotters, scanners, transceivers, network interface cards, network physical links)

Configuring NFS, NIS, SAMBA, etc. remote hosting/sharing protocols

Backing up and restoring files

Monitoring and allocating system resources (CPU, memory, and storage space)

Auditing system log files, to include compliance audits

Diagnosing and troubleshooting hardware and software problems

Documenting hardware and software configurations, maintenance history, and backup history

Implementing up-to-date system policies and procedures

Updating/patching system operating systems

Utilizing extensive DEVOPS capabilities such as the continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) to shorten systems development life cycle

Familiarity with software configuration management tools such as Puppet, ansible, etc.

Implementation and management of new and existing Active Directory services

Minimum Qualifications and Education 

· Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics, or equivalent experience, and eight (8) years of relevant experience (see below bullets).  Eight (8) years of equivalent military training and/or experience in an information technology field will be considered in lieu of a degree.

· Five (5) years or more of total intelligence community relevant work experience as a system administrator

· Seven (7) years’ experience as a system administrator

Must be a US Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance with poly and be crossover eligible Day 1

Requires theoretical to advanced knowledge of work area typically obtained through University Degree combined with experience. Practical knowledge of RTX projects, programs

or systems with the ability to make enhancements and leverage in daily work.

Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience.

Engineering/Other Technical Positions:Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics(STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior

relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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