Senior System Administrator Security Clearance

Position: Senior System Administrator with Security Clearance
Location: Annapolis Junction

Join Clear Edge and be a part of a dynamic team that solves some of the DoD's most complex technical challenges. Every day, Clear Edge empowers our customers in government and industry with innovative, data-driven solutions. Check out our extremely competitive benefits package at  , which includes a $10k annual training/education benefit, 10% 401k contribution fully vested on day one, annual health and technology allowance, and access to a state-of-the-art technology lab.

We also offer monthly Tech Connect and Deep Dive collaboration sessions with our entire technical staff. Your Mission As a Senior Linux System Administrator, you will lead, evolve, and maintain a modern Dev Ops architecture built on open-source technologies and independent of corporate baselines. Your work will support software developers, system upgrades, compliance requirements, and continuous improvements focused on availability, reliability, latency reduction, performance optimization, and maintaining a strong security posture.

You Will Excel in This Role If You Are:
* A hands-on Linux administrator comfortable working in diverse, complex enclaves

* Skilled at troubleshooting network, virtualization, and infrastructure issues

* Proactive in adopting new technologies and identifying system improvements

* Comfortable interacting with system-savvy developers, analysts, and mission partners

* Detail-oriented when maintaining documentation and compliance artifacts

* Able to work independently while supporting a small, fast-paced technical team A Day in the Life Of:
* Designing, maintaining, and supporting O&M activities across an enclave consisting of servers, VMs, managed switches, NAS, VLANs, VPNs, and networked hardware and software components

* Administering network devices, configuring routing protocols, and troubleshooting multi-hop connectivity, latency, and throughput issues

* Maintaining secure infrastructure through firewalls, vulnerability remediation, data security, compliance, and backup and recovery processes

* Maintaining SSPs, STE/STN requirements, RMF documentation, Netseer, SEAR logging, patching, IAVMs, McAfee, and UAM

* Providing user-level support to developers and analysts and resolving issues across network, computing, and virtual environments Must Have:
* Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

* Bachelor's degree plus 11 years of relevant experience or equivalent

* Strong Linux system administration background

* Experience with network administration, routing protocols, multi-hop troubleshooting, and firewalls

* Experience supporting secure infrastructure, vulnerability remediation, compliance, and backup/recovery

* Experience maintaining SSPs, STE/STN requirements, RMF artifacts, Netseer, SEAR logging, patching, IAVMs, McAfee, and UAM

* Experience with virtualization technologies and enclave documentation Nice to Have:
* Familiarity with Docker, Mongo

DB, and Elasticsearch

* Experience with Ansible, Git Lab, or Red Hat Satellite

* Working knowledge of software-defined networks

About us:

We are an experienced advanced analytic development company providing Cyber solutions to current and emerging missions. Our Core Values of Honesty, Integrity, Loyalty, Fairness, Respect, Responsibility, and Accountability drive our mission and vision and are the heart of what we do each day. We combine our Core Values with the three key elements of people, technology, and integrity to repeatedly deliver stellar results within our primary competencies.

Clear Edge is also pleased to share that we have recently expanded our prime and subcontract presence into new cyber markets! If this position does not fit your skillset, please visit our Careers page to explore our current openings, or contact a Clear Edge recruiter at [email protected]. Clear Edge is an equal opportunity employer.