Senior Systems Administrator

Posted 9 Days Ago
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Greenbelt, MD
90K-162K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Software
The Role
The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for NASA server architecture, daily operations, and ongoing support of Linux systems. They lead efforts in monitoring and problem resolution while developing automation scripts. The role includes capacity planning, system optimization, and ensuring stability in a production environment, with responsibilities for providing support and guidance to teams.
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Primary Responsibilities

  • Responsible for NASA server architecture and configuration.

  • Ensure the day-to-day operation and ongoing support of Servers and Systems including event, fault, and performance management.

  • Develop solutions to monitor, notify, and correct anomalies/alarms.

  • Evaluate the current architecture. Design the environment and software layers to provide for a reliable, scalable, secure and highly available Linux environment.

  • Find gaps in the Linux environment and use analytical skills and knowledge of problem-solving methodologies to provide solutions.

  • Lead efforts and work closely with systems administrators, database and application administrators/programmers, network engineers/analysts and outside vendors in engineering solutions or resolving problems.

  • Act as a lead consulting and training resource for server architectural environment.

  • Provide guidance to systems administrators, network engineers/analysts on the configuration of server hardware and architectures to meet application and service requirements.

  • Lead IR&D efforts to identify new solutions, communicating solutions and progress with Senior and Program Management.

  • Work closely with vendors or other groups within the organization to correct problems or perform root cause analysis.

  • Analyze and make formal recommendations on optimization and capacity planning for systems.

  • Design, develop, and maintain process automation scripts and utilities written in BASH/Python and other programing languages as required.

  • Develop and maintain documentation related to the design, installation, administration, and maintenance of multiple Linux systems in a distributed computing environment.

  • Ensure stability, viability and maintenance of the 24/7 mission-critical production environment.

  • Prepare weekly reports on significant events.

  • Write test plans and conduct product evaluations in a lab environment.

  • Be available to support and participate after hours critical incident management events as required.

  • Design and maintain a repeatable, documented patch deployment methodology for system administrators to implement.

  • Diagnosis complex performance issues and facilitate recovery of failed systems in accordance with customer Service Level Agreements

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of related experience. Years of experience may be accepted in place of degree.

  • Must have experience with UNIX server administration including RedHat LINUX platform.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Understanding of IP addressing, subnetting, and routing.

  • Solid understanding of data and telecommunication technologies and networking fundamentals such as TCP/IP, IPv6, VPNs, firewalls, etc.

  • Experience in server architectures, storage architectures, virtualization, monitoring tools, backup/restore, performance tuning/capacity planning, documentation, server management

  • Demonstrated knowledge/experience working with VMWare hypervisors and architecture.

  • Working knowledge of database management, security and data access technologies

  • Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills for effective interaction with customers, co-workers and external entities.

  • Proven ability to provide project leadership as well as work routine tasks with minimal supervision.

Original Posting Date:2025-01-16

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:Pay Range $89,700.00 - $162,150.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Top Skills

Python,Bash
The Company
Alexandria, VA
27,104 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

We Are Leidos

For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world.

OUR MISSION
Through our culture of innovation and history of performance, we develop deep customer trust built on integrity and create enduring solutions that improve our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020.

Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.

Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the newly launched Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.

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