AeroVironment

Systems Administrator

AeroVironment$150K — $175K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 9 years of experience in IT/Systems Administration
  • Strong Linux systems administration experience in mission-critical environments
  • Direct experience with NVIDIA GPU-accelerated systems
  • Proven ability in data center lifecycle management
  • Familiarity with virtualization technologies and troubleshooting
  • Excellent technical writing and interpersonal skills
  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance

Responsibilities

  • Install, configure, and maintain HPC hardware including NVIDIA platforms
  • Lead hardware installation and sustainment in a government data warehouse
  • Maintain detailed technical documentation and SOPs
  • Build strong partnerships with data center administrators for seamless operations
  • Collaborate with contract engineering teams to enhance system performance
  • Support virtualization efforts and IT modernization strategies
  • Contribute to cloud architecture and LLM infrastructure initiatives

Benefits

  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401K with company matching
  • 9/80 work schedule
  • Paid holiday shutdown
Full Job Description

Worker Type

Regular


Job Description

Summary

The primary role of the System Administrator is to support CNO Capabilities by sustaining and evolving a high-performance operational IT environment. This is not a ticket-only administration role—we are looking for a technical contributor who takes complete ownership of systems, documents with precision, builds strong operational relationships, and actively optimizes workflows to make future engineering efforts faster and more efficient.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Install, configure, and maintain high-performance compute (HPC) hardware, including cutting-edge NVIDIA H100, H200, and B300 class accelerator platforms.

  • Lead the installation, sustainment, uninstallation, and relocation of new and legacy hardware within a government data warehouse environment while ensuring strict configuration integrity and tracking.

  • Maintain meticulous technical documentation, network diagrams, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to establish scalable deployment playbooks that allow seamless cross-functional handoffs.

  • Build strong working relationships with onsite data center administrators to streamline troubleshooting, bridge support coverage gaps, and escalate mission priorities.

  • Partner directly with contract engineering teams to enhance system performance, refine user workflows, and improve daily operational efficiency.

  • Support ongoing virtualization efforts and contribute to long-term IT modernization strategies, including future integration with AWS, cloud environments, and Large Language Model (LLM) infrastructure.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field is required or equivalent combination of education, and experience

  • Minimum of 9 years of relevant IT/Systems Administration experience (with or without a Bachelor’s degree).

  • Strong background in Linux systems administration within operational, mission-critical environments.

  • Direct experience installing, configuring, and maintaining enterprise-class GPU-accelerated or high-performance compute systems (specifically NVIDIA hardware).

  • Proven ability to work within structured data center or warehouse environments handling physical deployment and lifecycle management.

  • Familiarity with hypervisors, virtualization technologies, and enterprise networked system troubleshooting.

  • Excellent technical writing skills with a demonstrated ability to document complex processes clearly, along with strong interpersonal skills for direct interaction with mission users.

  • An Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Other Qualification & Desired Competencies:

  • A growth-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for improving user experience and streamlining workflows.

  • Comfort working hands-on with data center/warehouse hardware setups and relocations.

  • Interest in expanding capabilities into cloud architectures (AWS) and AI/LLM infrastructure.

  • Strong focus on mentorship, process automation, and building institutional knowledge.

Salary Range: $150,000 - $175,000

The BlueHalo, an AV Company, pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR.  A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  .

Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please.

About AeroVironment

Size
1,214 employees
Market Cap
$2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$29.8 million
Founded
1971
5 Year Trend
+13.8%
Revenue
$394.1 million
NASDAQ

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