Maxar Technologies - Herndon, VA
posted 2 months ago
Maxar is currently seeking a Mid-Level Linux System Administrator to join our team at our facility located in Herndon, Virginia. In this role, you will closely support our mission partners, and your work will have a direct impact on mission imperatives. As part of our infrastructure team, you will collaborate with our software development, DevOps, and cybersecurity teams, leveraging open-source tools to create and maintain a private cloud and big data platform. Our customers present unique and challenging problems, and we are continuously expanding our system footprint to meet their needs. We are a multi-faceted software development and systems administration team dedicated to building and maintaining software applications backed by a self-managed cloud infrastructure with a significant big-data footprint, exceeding 10 petabytes. Our diverse background in mission support and full-stack system development enables us to tackle unique and challenging intelligence problems in support of special operations analysts and their ongoing activities. Prototyping and frequent, iterative feedback are core to our delivery approach, anchored by the need to work quickly in support of our missions. As a member of the infrastructure team, your daily responsibilities will include monitoring and addressing hardware and software outages on the platform, engaging with tenants and users of the OpenStack Cloud Platform to assist with troubleshooting and requests, implementing cybersecurity remediations in close cooperation with the cybersecurity team, upgrading and deploying applications on the platform, integrating new hardware into various compute clusters, and reviewing and updating existing procedures and documentation. We are committed to professional development and continuing education, offering opportunities for team members to define their career trajectories and become true experts in their fields. We strive to create an environment where team members can perform at their best, providing resources for learning, dedicated professional development time, and enriching benefits.