Systems Administrator

Systems Administrator

Clearance Level: Must have an Active Secret Clearance or higher to be considered for this role. Must be US Citizen.

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy‑compliant IT system or stress‑testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes.

We call this the Aquila Advantage.

Aquila Technology is looking for a highly skilled System Administrator to support one of the nation’s leading defense research organizations. A skilled systems administrator with collateral experience is critical to ensuring secure, reliable operations across interconnected environments, particularly where systems must meet strict compliance and security requirements. This blend of expertise enables effective management of infrastructure while safeguarding sensitive information and maintaining operational continuity.

The Systems Administrator will support IT activities for end‑users, high‑performance computer environments as well as both classified and unclassified processing systems. As a Systems Administrator you will administer Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Apple Macintosh desktop environments (including Windows 11 and macOS/iOS 26 or later). You will be responsible for the support, installation, maintenance, repair and upgrade of computer and network equipment;

reviewing and testing new hardware and software applications; as well as make purchase recommendations. You will design and implement scripts and automation tools such as ansible to perform configuration management and monitoring of systems and networks; collect and processes capability requirements from technical research staff to inform and provide IT support to new and ongoing research by improving data storage, backup and recovery, network bandwidth throughput, and service application installation and management.

The role requires regular collaboration with enterprise‑level IT and security personnel and resources to enhance technology support practices in addition to maintain regular contact with enterprise‑level teams to rapidly reconfigure systems, report, and remediate performance and security issues.

• Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
• Ansible Automation Platform to Support Linux systems
• LDAP
• Software Configuration Management (Puppet or Ansible)
• Configuration of Distributed Environments, including NFS for Storage
• Configure and Manage Centralized Logging and Audit Capabilities
• Hardware:
  Intel/AMD, Cisco, Sun/Oracle, Dell, Apple, EMC, Net App
• Linux system administration (Red Hat + Ubuntu)
• MS Active Directory, LDAP
• Systems Administration
• Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing
• UNIX platform, OSX, Cisco IOS
• Windows Patch Management

• Enterprise Backup Solutions
• Macintosh and iOS platform(s)
• Virtualization Technologies (VMware, including ESXi and VCenter configuration)
• Virtualization Technologies to include VM management, Snapshots, SANs and iSCSI Storage Systems
• VM Ware ESXi and Associated Management Systems

• Install, configure, maintain and upgrade Linux (Red Hat and Ubuntu) workstations/servers, Windows 11 PCs, and macOS devices.
• Provide troubleshooting to a group of 50 staff for hardware, OS, and application issues; manage user accounts, group policy, and permissions via Active Directory/LDAP.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts and tooling; contribute to configuration‑management frameworks (Ansible, Puppet, etc.).
• Administer data‑storage solutions, backup schedules, and disaster‑recovery procedures; validate backup integrity and perform restoration testing.
• Evaluate new hardware/software, conduct proof‑of‑concept testing, and generate purchase recommendations.
• Participate in efforts that enhance research compute capacity, storage scalability, and network performance; utilize system‑monitoring systems.
• Produce documentation and knowledge‑base articles for…