Gem

Systems Administrator

Gem$49K — $290K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-15 years of experience as a Systems Administrator in similar programs
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline required (or equivalent experience)
  • Proven expertise in managing operating systems (RHEL, Rocky Linux, Windows)
  • Solid understanding of system performance optimization and troubleshooting
  • Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) architectures and specialized devices

Responsibilities

  • Support implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems
  • Manage daily configuration and operation activities for IT systems
  • Optimize system operations and perform capacity analysis
  • Analyze and resolve complex problems with server hardware and applications
  • Monitor and manage enterprise-grade operating systems and hardware
  • Provide detailed feedback on escalated tickets to agency management
  • Support and maintain HPC tools and distributed file systems

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits
  • Wellness programs
  • Retirement plans
  • Educational assistance
  • Generous paid time off policies
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Systems Administrator (SA) to join our growing team in Annapolis Junction, MD and Bluffdale, Utah.

This role is ideal for a motivated IT professional with a passion for system reliability, performance optimization, and supporting mission-critical infrastructure. As a key member of our technical operations group, the SA will:

Responsibilities:

  • Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
  • Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
  • Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning
  • Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems
  • Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets
  • Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process
  • Configure and manage enterprise-grade operating systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Rocky Linux, and Windows. Perform OS installation, patching, and tuning; troubleshoot system and network components; and implement enhancements to improve reliability, performance, and scalability across diverse environments.
  • Support the description of systems, mission architecture and associated hardware
  • Possess a working knowledge and understanding of system administration interdependencies as part of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  • Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications and software integration
  • Support and maintain HPC tools such as Slurm, PBS, or Grid Engine
  • Manage distributed file systems like Lustre or GPFS, and troubleshoot I/O performance issues
  • Monitor and maintain high-speed interconnects such as InfiniBand, Slingshot, or Omni-Path


Requirements:

Level 1-At least five (5) years of experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

A Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Level 2-Ten (10) years of experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or

university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's

degree.

Level 3- Fifteen (15) years of experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or

university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's

degree.

Desired:

  • Experience supporting and maintain HPC architectures including Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) and Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) systems to enable scalable, high-throughput computing.
  • Experience integrating and managing Special Purpose Devices (SPD) such as FPGAs, ASICs, and GPUs, ensuring seamless hardware/software interaction and optimal performance.
  • Experience collaborating with software integration engineers and technical experts to enhance system-level performance, scalability, and reliability through co-design and cross-functional optimization


Security Clearance:

  • A current government clearance, background investigation, and polygraph are required.


Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00

Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.

At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.

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