System Administrator II

**Please note:  This job requires an existing NSA Top Secret Clearance and Polygraph**

Technology: Linux (Open Shift), Kubernetes

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems.
• Manages IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems. Provides support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
• Provides Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
• Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
• Provides support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process.
• Configures and manages UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Experience Needed:

• Citizenship: Must Be a US Citizen
• Existing Clearance Required: Active Top-Secret SCI with Poly
• Ten (10) years 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.
• Experience maintaining relational databases (postgres)
• Administer and maintain product security, integration, and optimization within the AWS platform.
• Implement and maintain Kubernetes platform and Docker containers.
• Holistic troubleshooting from the application tier through the database, down to the storage.
• Identify and resolve performance and capacity issues.
• Establish and maintain disaster recovery processes
• Git, Linux and Bash Scripting. Atlassian (Jira, Bamboo, Confluence), Yum updates PLUS: DevOps, CI/CD, NodeJS administration and C2S 

Dezign Concepts and Triune Solutions have formed a strategic partnership aimed at sourcing skilled IT professionals for the National Security Agency (NSA). We are uniquely positioned to provide the intelligence community with exceptional talent, reinforcing our shared commitment to advancing the mission-critical operations that safeguard our nation's security. This partnership reflects our mutual dedication to excellence and our unwavering focus on contributing to the vital efforts of the intelligence community.

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