Senior Systems Administrator; Linux​/Cloud

Position: Senior Systems Administrator (Linux/Cloud)
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Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants. ​POSITION SPECIFICS​We are searching for a Systems Administrator to join the Reston, VA location of the Digital Engineering Department in the Cyber, Modeling, and Simulation Division of the Information Advantage Office at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State.

You will maintain the integrity of various high-performance computing (HPC) systems including operating systems, physical servers/workstations, and applications; administer, install, and troubleshoot a variety of Cloud tooling and applications, perform systems maintenance tasks such as troubleshooting and performance evaluation as well as back-up and recovery; perform configuration changes to address customer needs; schedule, install, and test system software upgrades; monitor and maintain software licensing.

ARL is an authorized DoD Skill Bridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

You will:

Install, configure, maintain, upgrade, and support systems and software with a focus on Linux (Red Hat), Ansible scripting, and Git Lab pipelines

Develop plans, schedules, and requirements for deployment of systems

Create or improve existing scripts and tooling to aid in systems management

Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve server, workstation, and audio-visual (A/V) issues and/or respond to outages during normal working hours

Resolve service-related issues; determine immediate economic and financial consequences of an incident

Test and implement upgrades and patches to installed operating systems, software container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes), and modeling & simulation (M&S) applications

Maintain reliability of systems by monitoring, running tests, and troubleshooting

Monitor backups and plans for installed systems

Monitor, maintain, and execute automation processes and CI/CD pipelines

Evaluate and recommend new or existing system improvements and/or solutions

Create and maintain system documentation of our processes, procedures, plans, and configurations

May supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

Required Skills/Experience areas to include:  Ability to install, configure, maintain, upgrade, and support systems and software, with a strong focus on Linux (Red Hat), Ansible scripting, and Git Lab pipelines

Skilled in diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving server, workstation, and audio-visual (A/V) issues, including responding to system outages during normal business hours

Proficiency in testing and implementing upgrades and patches for operating systems, Kubernetes-based container orchestration platforms, and modeling and simulation (M&S) applications

Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required

Your working location will be fully onsite, located in Reston, VA. MINIMUM EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONSIf filled as IT Platform…