System Administrator

Position Title: Systems Administrator Location: Lexington, MA USA 02421 (Hybrid)Duration: 3 years Contract on W2 (Possible Extension)Pay rate: $45/hr. - $55/hr.Only US-Citizen--------------No C2C-------- Job Description:Responsibilities:- User focused with the ability to support developers and researchers with desktop configurations, application installations, and development tools- Serve as a first point of contact to users with technical issues- Install, maintain, administer, troubleshoot, and support users with software and services- Interact with users spending time solving unique problems- Work closely on project teams to provide expertise to solve technical problems- Recommend new technologies to support researcher and developer needs- Apply and maintain system baseline configurations and security settings- Track desktop system lifecycle, replacement and upgrades- Set up administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, tune system performance, install and maintain system software- Make recommendations for hardware and software purchases- Ensure security compliance, respond to scan results, proactively remediate issues- Interact with third-party technology vendors and internal providers- Write scripts and use configuration management tools to automate repetitive tasks and manage complex deployments- Maintain a solid understanding of Linux, Unix, Windows and macOS operating systems- Interact with other system administrators, network engineers, service providers to meet program goals- Perform system administration duties on offline and classified networks and systems- Work in a small team, wearing many hats- Also be enthusiastic, innovative and motivated self-starters able to work independently to complete tasks and meet goals- Candidates must possess strong oral and written communications skills, and must be able to present findings/results to internal and external organizations.- Perform all related duties as assignedRequired Skills:Devops PracticesOS Platforms (Linux, Mac, Windows)Apple Product LinesDevelopment Tools (Eclipse, maven, git, GitHub, JIRA, Jenkins, Puppet, etc.)Scripting Languages: Perl, Python, Shell Scripting, PowerShell.Ansible Automation Platform to Support Linux systemsDevSecOps environments (GitHub, Jfrog, Jenkins, GitLab, Fortify, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)Demonstrated technical depth with multiple Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, & Mac)Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load BalancingVirtualization Technologies (VMware, including ESXi and VCenter configuration)Preferred Skills:Embedded development toolchain and build experienceSystem programming languages (e.g., C/C++, Rust, or Go)Hardening systems to DoD IT security requirements, and policies (CMMC, RMF, STIGs)AWS (EC2, S3)CI/CD pipelines tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Ansible, etc.)Additional Details:Work Location: Hybrid – Candidates should expect to be onsite at least 60% of the time.