System Administrator II

Hypergiant

• $110K — $140K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active U.S. national security clearance or ability to obtain one
  • CompTIA Security+ Certified or able to secure certification upon hire
  • 2-5 years of system administration experience in Linux and Windows environments
  • Experience with cloud computing infrastructure, particularly AWS
  • Familiarity with information assurance compliance and automation scripting
  • Proficient in providing user support

Responsibilities

  • Provision, configure, and sustain AWS services like EC2, S3, and VPC
  • Utilize resource monitoring tools for asset management within AWS
  • Develop and execute Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible Playbooks
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for technical work
  • Execute baseline Build Test Frameworks (BTFs) for system performance validation
  • Maintain system patches and ensure compliance with Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)
  • Scan systems and assist in remediating vulnerabilities using ACAS

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Company Holidays
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Optional HSA and FSA
  • Base and Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • 401k Matching
  • Employee Assistance Program
Full Job Description
Job Description

  • System Administrator II
  • Full time
  • Onsite


Duties and Responsibilities

  • Responsible for provisioning, configuring, and sustaining AWS services such as but not limited to EC2, S3, VPC, and AWS Event Bridge.
  • Utilizing resource monitoring tools to manage and report on assets within AWS VPC.
  • Experience developing and executing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), primarily using Ansible Playbooks
  • Create and maintain clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation for technical work performed, including system configurations, troubleshooting steps, and project implementations
  • Execute baseline BTFs (Build Test Frameworks) to validate environmental functionality and ensure system performance aligns with specified requirements
  • Maintain system patches, as well as operating system, in accordance with Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance.
  • Scan systems and assist the team in remediating vulnerabilities using ACAS.
  • Administrate, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain Window or Linux-based workstations, enterprise IT servers, systems software requirements, and analytical support.
  • Provide guidance, assistance, coordination, and follow-up on complex problems and ensure resolution.
  • Familiar with automated deployment and CI/CD workflows to assist with application developers and operations to support production applications.
  • Perform server administration tasks, including user/group administration, security permissions, group policies, research event log warnings and errors, resource monitoring and resolution, while ensuring system architecture components work together seamlessly.


Required Qualifications

  • Currently holds an active U.S. national security clearance OR can obtain one (process is facilitated through the company upon hire; to learn more about the security clearance process, please access this link).
  • CompTIA Security+ Certified (or able to secure certification upon hire)
  • 2-5 years system administration experience related to:
    • Linux operating systems (i.e., RHEL, CentOS)
    • Windows Server Operating Systems (i.e., 2020, 2022)
    • Virtual machines (i.e., VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V)
    • Cloud computing infrastructure (i.e., Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure)
    • Information Assurance Compliance (i.e., STIGs, ACAS, ENS/HBSS)
    • Automation and Scripting (i.e., Bash, Python, PowerShell, etc.)
  • Experience with providing user support


Preferred Qualifications

  • Cloud Certification (i.e., CompTIA Cloud +, ISC2 CCSP, VMWare Cloud Service Solutions)
  • Containerization (i.e., Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (i.e., Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Identity management administration (i.e., Active Directory, AWS IAM, OpenAM, Keycloak)
  • Cloud infrastructure management tools (i.e., AWS Systems Manager, Azure Monitor)


Clearance Requirements

Some positions will require access to U.S. National Security information. Positions that require this access will be required to receive and maintain a U.S. government personnel security clearance (PCL). In order to qualify for this position, the candidate must be a US Citizen and either currently possess this National Security eligibility or be able to complete the investigation application process with a favorable determination and maintain that eligibility throughout their employment. To learn more about the security clearance process please access this link.

Pay Scales & Benefits

The listed pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this position for the location for which it has been posted and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Other compensation considerations may include, but are not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or other applicable factors.

Benefits include...

  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Company Holidays
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Optional HSA and FSA
  • Base and Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • 401k Matching
  • Employee Assistance Program


The pay range for this role is:

110,000 - 140,000 USD per year (San Diego, CA (FSI))

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