Senior System Administrator

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world. For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed. Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions. Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world. Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves. We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.What We’re Looking For:The Senior Systems Administrator will partner with our Network Infrastructure team on the management and monitoring of Space Development Agency (SDA) network infrastructure. Responsibilities include managing a Redhat Openstack platform, along with Dell Compute Systems, Netapp Storage, as well as Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosted systems. In this role, you will provide support to the overall SDA and remote Teleport Systems by configuring and maintaining Local and remote infrastructure equipment and devices. In addition, you’ll participate in, and at times lead, the implementation of solutions that follow Government best practice guiding principles.This position requires an active/current Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)What You’ll Do:Provide day-to-day support and maintenance for all Compute, Storage, and AWS Systems and applications across the network, both locally and remoteResponsible for the administration, maintenance, tuning, and applying directed solutions to Development and Production Systems running Redhat Openstack & Redhat OSResponsible for administrating, maintaining, performance tuning, and troubleshooting multiple Kubernetes environmentsResponsible for administrating, maintaining, performance tuning, and troubleshooting Openstack, AWS, Linux, and Platform softwareEnsure proper backup processes are in place to allow for full recovery of sites and documentsConduct regularly scheduled security audits across all Linux systemsWork directly with engineers and operators to investigate and troubleshoot issues and outages in real-time, recommending solutions to address issuesBe accountable for the development and maintenance of processes, procedures, and diagrams, as it relates to system flows and installationWhat You’ll Need to Succeed:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering or related program of study; or equivalent, relevant, and progressively responsible experience8+ years of relevant professional experience5+ years of hands-on experience administering and maintaining Kubernetes, AWS, Openstack, and/or Linux environmentsPossess at least ONE of the following certifications: CompTIA Security+, CASP+ CE (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner), CCNP Security (Cisco Certified Network Professional), CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), CISSP (or Associate) (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), GCED (GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender), GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) certificateMust have a familiarity with Redstone Arsenal Military BaseA moderate understanding of system networking in order to support the network team and troubleshoot issuesWell versed in use of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and VisioExcellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topicHave confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your teamPossess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutionsBe proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with othersCapable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are metThings That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:Government Operations experience in a 24/7 Network Operations Center (NOC) environmentAny relevant technical certifications [i.e., CompTIA, RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator), MSCE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert), F5, etc.]Advanced skills with Nagios Monitoring performance toolsAdvanced skills with shell scripting for server deployment and administrationWe’ll also need you to:Work onsite in the Operations Center (remote opportunities not available)Be able to support 24/7 on-call on an as-needed basisBe able to support 12-hour shifts on an as-needed basis in a 24/7 operational environmentBe able to travel occasionally, about 3 to 4 times per yearU.S. Citizenship requiredBe able to lift 30 lbs.