Momentum Engineering
ME00505-Networking Systems Administrator - Linux
Momentum Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Momentum Engineering, Inc., a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long-term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.
Job Summary
Seeking a Networking Systems Administrator responsible for monitoring infrastructure systems, applications, and processes, and for ensuring that all issues are identified, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner
The candidate will provide support for all infrastructure systems and will respond to hardware and software incidents and work with senior system administrators, at times remotely from other locations
Primary Responsibilities
Quickly responding to IT Help Desk calls and emails in a professional manner; ensuring issues are resolved and/or escalated to the appropriate teams; and following up with teams and users to ensure issues are satisfactorily remediated
Identifying, troubleshooting, and correcting hardware and software issues including network connectivity
Utilizing enterprise monitoring solutions to identify alarms that have been triggered against the various environments
Proactively contacting customers when infrastructure processes are significantly delayed or may impact their ability to complete a business function on time
Executing the process for managing information assurance vulnerability alerts (IAVAs) and system security scanning for equipment suites in accordance with the System Security Plans for these systems to rapidly and accurately identify and remediate IAVAs
Initiating IAVA responses and system security scans, completing remediation, and extending IAVA patches and security updates on various IT and network systems
Providing technical assistance to companion work groups in support of overlapping projects such as implementing IT enhancements and optimizing systems
Maintaining good inter-departmental relations, communicating with users, and publishing status of system outages
Participating in the creation and ongoing maintenance of documentation to ensure clear, concise and accurate information is readily available to assist with incident resolution
Required Qualifications
Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with MD Full Scope Polygraph
Must have at least 5 years of direct, hands‑on experience providing assistance to users in an IT customer service capacity
Must have at least 5 years of experience working on an IT/software program that utilizes complex equipment/systems (ex. Network Switches, Routers, LANs, & cabling, Windows/Linux operating systems, VMware, etc.)
Must have experience installing, updating, and upgrading Linux Operating Systems (OS)
Must have experience with utilities used to manage Linux OS disk file systems
Must have experience analyzing and implementing Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) requirements in Linux OS
Must have experience with utilities used to create and configure network connections in Linux OS
Must have experience implementing Windows Active Directory User Authentication in Linux OS
Must be proficient in reading and modifying User/Group permissions in Linux OS
Must be proficient in reading, analyzing, and troubleshooting errors within Linux OS
Must have experience with IT system optimization, monitoring, and technical set‑up and troubleshooting
Must have experience with Data Center design and configuration (e.g. rack and stack, power, placement, etc.)
Must have experience gathering data for and documenting technical processes
Must have experience documenting IT issues and providing detailed and comprehensive status reports and follow‑ups
Must have experience Analyzing and addressing IAVAs/CVEs (response and remediation, system security scans, extending IAVA patches and security updates on IT and network systems, etc.)
Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices including compliance with maintenance windows and change control procedures
Must possess strong analytic abilities and must be meticulous and careful in their work
Must be an independent thinker capable of working independently as well as within a team
Must be able to respond to emergency system administration, operations, and maintenance problems, on a limited as‑needed on‑call basis
Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time to local program locations (not overnight)
Additional travel to CONUS and OCONUS location(s) may also be required (overnight)
Desired Qualifications
BS degree in a technical field and at least 8 years of relevant experience
Experience with security standards, software architectures, and Network security technologies (Multiple Domain, PKI, SSP, Vulnerability Assessment, etc.)
Experience working with Enterprise Domain Services
Experience building and deploying Virtual Machines within an On‑Premises Data Center
Experience with scripting and/or automation tools
Experience reading, analyzing, and addressing security vulnerabilities discovered from automated scanning tools
Experience supporting a large, complex software configuration management and development program
Experience working in an Agile Development Environment or on an Agile Team
Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
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Job Summary
Seeking a Networking Systems Administrator responsible for monitoring infrastructure systems, applications, and processes, and for ensuring that all issues are identified, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner
The candidate will provide support for all infrastructure systems and will respond to hardware and software incidents and work with senior system administrators, at times remotely from other locations
Primary Responsibilities
Quickly responding to IT Help Desk calls and emails in a professional manner; ensuring issues are resolved and/or escalated to the appropriate teams; and following up with teams and users to ensure issues are satisfactorily remediated
Identifying, troubleshooting, and correcting hardware and software issues including network connectivity
Utilizing enterprise monitoring solutions to identify alarms that have been triggered against the various environments
Proactively contacting customers when infrastructure processes are significantly delayed or may impact their ability to complete a business function on time
Executing the process for managing information assurance vulnerability alerts (IAVAs) and system security scanning for equipment suites in accordance with the System Security Plans for these systems to rapidly and accurately identify and remediate IAVAs
Initiating IAVA responses and system security scans, completing remediation, and extending IAVA patches and security updates on various IT and network systems
Providing technical assistance to companion work groups in support of overlapping projects such as implementing IT enhancements and optimizing systems
Maintaining good inter-departmental relations, communicating with users, and publishing status of system outages
Participating in the creation and ongoing maintenance of documentation to ensure clear, concise and accurate information is readily available to assist with incident resolution
Required Qualifications
Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with MD Full Scope Polygraph
Must have at least 5 years of direct, hands‑on experience providing assistance to users in an IT customer service capacity
Must have at least 5 years of experience working on an IT/software program that utilizes complex equipment/systems (ex. Network Switches, Routers, LANs, & cabling, Windows/Linux operating systems, VMware, etc.)
Must have experience installing, updating, and upgrading Linux Operating Systems (OS)
Must have experience with utilities used to manage Linux OS disk file systems
Must have experience analyzing and implementing Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) requirements in Linux OS
Must have experience with utilities used to create and configure network connections in Linux OS
Must have experience implementing Windows Active Directory User Authentication in Linux OS
Must be proficient in reading and modifying User/Group permissions in Linux OS
Must be proficient in reading, analyzing, and troubleshooting errors within Linux OS
Must have experience with IT system optimization, monitoring, and technical set‑up and troubleshooting
Must have experience with Data Center design and configuration (e.g. rack and stack, power, placement, etc.)
Must have experience gathering data for and documenting technical processes
Must have experience documenting IT issues and providing detailed and comprehensive status reports and follow‑ups
Must have experience Analyzing and addressing IAVAs/CVEs (response and remediation, system security scans, extending IAVA patches and security updates on IT and network systems, etc.)
Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices including compliance with maintenance windows and change control procedures
Must possess strong analytic abilities and must be meticulous and careful in their work
Must be an independent thinker capable of working independently as well as within a team
Must be able to respond to emergency system administration, operations, and maintenance problems, on a limited as‑needed on‑call basis
Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time to local program locations (not overnight)
Additional travel to CONUS and OCONUS location(s) may also be required (overnight)
Desired Qualifications
BS degree in a technical field and at least 8 years of relevant experience
Experience with security standards, software architectures, and Network security technologies (Multiple Domain, PKI, SSP, Vulnerability Assessment, etc.)
Experience working with Enterprise Domain Services
Experience building and deploying Virtual Machines within an On‑Premises Data Center
Experience with scripting and/or automation tools
Experience reading, analyzing, and addressing security vulnerabilities discovered from automated scanning tools
Experience supporting a large, complex software configuration management and development program
Experience working in an Agile Development Environment or on an Agile Team
Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
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