Piper Companies
Zachary Piper Solutions
is seeking a
System Administrator
to join a Federal Program working in
Springfield, VA
.
Responsibilities of the System Administrator include: • Deliver comprehensive support for the deployment, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance of cloud-based systems. • Diagnose and resolve issues across applications, operating systems, hardware, communications infrastructure, or any combination thereof. • Document and escalate problems to appropriate stakeholders such as Amazon/C2S, NGA-ESC, and other relevant leads. • Facilitate escalation processes and provide timely status updates to agency leadership and internal stakeholders. • Install and configure operating systems and application software as required. • Identify and remediate hardware and software issues, including those affecting system performance, connectivity, and application functionality. • Maintain and optimize network components, implementing system enhancements to improve reliability, security, and performance. • Integrate emerging technologies into existing environments, supporting system transitions and migrations. • Monitor system health and performance using tools such as Elasticsearch Kibana, AWS CloudWatch, and other dashboarding platforms.
Qualifications for the System Administrator include: • Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience • Provided AWS technical support and troubleshooting for NGA users, including EC2 access via SSH and S3 policy updates. • Managed IAM users, roles, policies, and rotated credentials; created SNS topics and maintained secure access controls. • Monitored systems and data pipelines using Kibana, CloudWatch, and Elasticsearch. • Administered Linux accounts via LDAP and supported cluster lifecycle for reliability and scalability. • Developed and maintained internal tools and applications across AWS infrastructure, including EKS/ECS container platforms. • Diagnosed and resolved network, DNS, and storage issues; recommended improvements for cost and performance. • Built and supported CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and Jenkins; contributed to Terraform deployments. • Collaborated across security, development, and operations teams; participated in Agile workflows and on-call rotations. • Mentored team members and led daily technical efforts with minimal supervision. • Skilled in Python scripting, RESTful APIs, and cloud automation using CloudFormation (YAML/JSON). • Experienced with ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, and Git-based workflows. • Must have an Active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance.
Compensation for the System Administrator includes: • Salary Range: $125,000 - $140,000 depending on experience • Comprehensive Benefits: Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave if required by law, and Holidays
Keywords
AWS, EC2, S3, IAM, SNS, CloudWatch, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Terraform, GitLab, Jenkins, CI/CD, Python, RESTful APIs, CloudFormation, YAML, JSON, Linux, Windows, LDAP, Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, system administration, troubleshooting, cloud systems, network optimization, performance tuning, security clearance, TS/SCI, infrastructure support, application support, operating systems, hardware, software installation, system monitoring, dashboarding, incident response, escalation management, stakeholder communication, system transitions, migrations, cluster lifecycle, DevOps, Agile, ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, scripting, automation, technical leadership, mentoring, on-call rotation, Springfield VA, federal program, NGA, Amazon C2S, system reliability, system scalability, system performance, cloud-based systems.
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is seeking a
System Administrator
to join a Federal Program working in
Springfield, VA
.
Responsibilities of the System Administrator include: • Deliver comprehensive support for the deployment, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance of cloud-based systems. • Diagnose and resolve issues across applications, operating systems, hardware, communications infrastructure, or any combination thereof. • Document and escalate problems to appropriate stakeholders such as Amazon/C2S, NGA-ESC, and other relevant leads. • Facilitate escalation processes and provide timely status updates to agency leadership and internal stakeholders. • Install and configure operating systems and application software as required. • Identify and remediate hardware and software issues, including those affecting system performance, connectivity, and application functionality. • Maintain and optimize network components, implementing system enhancements to improve reliability, security, and performance. • Integrate emerging technologies into existing environments, supporting system transitions and migrations. • Monitor system health and performance using tools such as Elasticsearch Kibana, AWS CloudWatch, and other dashboarding platforms.
Qualifications for the System Administrator include: • Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience • Provided AWS technical support and troubleshooting for NGA users, including EC2 access via SSH and S3 policy updates. • Managed IAM users, roles, policies, and rotated credentials; created SNS topics and maintained secure access controls. • Monitored systems and data pipelines using Kibana, CloudWatch, and Elasticsearch. • Administered Linux accounts via LDAP and supported cluster lifecycle for reliability and scalability. • Developed and maintained internal tools and applications across AWS infrastructure, including EKS/ECS container platforms. • Diagnosed and resolved network, DNS, and storage issues; recommended improvements for cost and performance. • Built and supported CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and Jenkins; contributed to Terraform deployments. • Collaborated across security, development, and operations teams; participated in Agile workflows and on-call rotations. • Mentored team members and led daily technical efforts with minimal supervision. • Skilled in Python scripting, RESTful APIs, and cloud automation using CloudFormation (YAML/JSON). • Experienced with ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, and Git-based workflows. • Must have an Active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance.
Compensation for the System Administrator includes: • Salary Range: $125,000 - $140,000 depending on experience • Comprehensive Benefits: Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave if required by law, and Holidays
Keywords
AWS, EC2, S3, IAM, SNS, CloudWatch, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Terraform, GitLab, Jenkins, CI/CD, Python, RESTful APIs, CloudFormation, YAML, JSON, Linux, Windows, LDAP, Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, system administration, troubleshooting, cloud systems, network optimization, performance tuning, security clearance, TS/SCI, infrastructure support, application support, operating systems, hardware, software installation, system monitoring, dashboarding, incident response, escalation management, stakeholder communication, system transitions, migrations, cluster lifecycle, DevOps, Agile, ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, scripting, automation, technical leadership, mentoring, on-call rotation, Springfield VA, federal program, NGA, Amazon C2S, system reliability, system scalability, system performance, cloud-based systems.
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