Systems Administrator

To be considered for this role, you must be a US Citizen who has a US Government security clearance. Additionally, you must either live near or be willing to move to the Boulder, CO area.

Centil represents the intersection of innovation and trusted expertise required for keeping rapid pace with the dynamic and emergent technological needs of Aerospace, Defense, and Government systems. Our trusted team of engineers excel in deploying value stream management, short-cycle feedback loops, infrastructure on-demand, and secure, disciplined pipelines to our customers. If you are interested in learning more about Centil or our team, check out our website til.io.

This position is for a Systems Administrator in Boulder, CO. You will work closely with a talented team to design, manage, secure and optimize on-site and cloud-based Dev Sec Ops  infrastructure for one of our Department of Defense (DoD) clients. Additionally, you will be tasked with improving the overall project management discipline of our clients by increasing collaboration and innovation and introducing techniques that promote adaptability and flexibility in the face of unpredictable circumstances, and that optimize return on investment expenditures.

This role is an on-site role, and requires, at a minimum, a current US Government Secret clearance, with a TS with SCI eligibility preferred.

• Design and implement systems architecture for the cloud based unclassified development environment and the cloud based secret Factory Support Environment.
• Support the design and iteration of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in the infrastructure environments.
• Support the design and iteration of System infrastructure automation using tools such as Chef, Ansible, or Puppet.
• Support the development and implementation of the Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Monitor and correct system performance issues.
• Shepherd development activities through the life cycle process by applying appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools.
• Prepare operating procedures/instructions and compile documentation during program development.
• Cloud administration (EC2, RDS, Directory Services, Work Spaces, Elasti Cache, S3, SQS, SNS).
• Setup, install, configure, administer AWS Work spaces. Maintain and restore backups and snapshots. Update system process documentation, guides, diagrams, and SOPs as needed.
• Collect data describing the C2S environment at the time of the failure and performs other activities in support of Tier 3 maintenance investigation and resolution.
• Support the creation, refinement, and implementation of program training materials required for the education and instruction of the program users and operators.

• US Citizen with a current DoD Secret clearance or higher
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Dev Ops Engineering, with at least eight (8) preferred
• ATO / System accreditation
• Cloud architecture and administration - AWS
• SA in Windows and Linux
• Cloud admin: EC2, RDS, Directory Services, Work Spaces, Elasti Cache, S3, SQS, SNS
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration Environment
• Experience with security / software supply chain scanning
• Ability to communicate technical information via oral presentation and written format

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical field (equivalent training/job experience is also acceptable)
• Experience operating and administering in C2S
• Security certifications such as Security+, CISSP, or equivalent are highly desirable
• Experience working within an agile workflow
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR)
• Current TS, with SCI eligibility

In addition to job-specific requirements, Centil believes it is important for all employees to possess the following skills/characteristics:

• Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills. Ability to passionately deliver high-level messaging to various types of audiences--this…