System Administrator

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation - Moorestown, NJ

Full-time

Moorestown, NJ

Support Activities for Mining

About the position

The System Administrator role at ASRC Federal involves providing technical assistance and support for enterprise infrastructure solutions, focusing on automation, efficiency, and system maintenance in a Linux environment. The position requires a proactive approach to managing virtual infrastructure, vendor relations, and operational processes, ensuring high scalability and performance of mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance in projects, documenting outcomes and observations for continuous improvement.
• Automate routine tasks with solutions such as Ansible and Terraform to decrease user wait times.
• Evaluate current deployments, support expansions, and ensure that all solutions are highly scalable and vendor agnostic.
• Identify and provide solutions that will increase the efficiencies of the overall infrastructure.
• Contribute to and manage the entirety of the virtual infrastructure, reviewing current designs and implementing changes according to CAB.
• Manage enterprise storage including designs, implementations, expansions, and migrations.
• Deploy enterprise backup solutions across multiple programs, implementing required designs and validating solutions.
• Assist in vendor management and building quotes and renewals.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership with multiple versions of Linux including RHEL, CentOS, and Rocky.
• Support escalated trouble tickets for troubleshooting software, hardware, and networking issues.
• Perform system maintenance and software installations in a Linux environment.
• Install and maintain monthly security patches as required.
• Develop and maintain thorough documentation of installation, configuration, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Multi-task and change direction as needed to meet customer needs.
• Support management on technology direction, process development, and implementation.
• Perform daily system operations and maintenance in a Linux environment.
• Monitor health and performance of labs and support users in setting up test environments.
• Generate operational processes for lab usage and support, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to the formulation of a vision and roadmap for non-production environments and support implementation.
• Install and configure AFMS products within AFMS lab environments and customer sites.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering Management or related discipline, or equivalent related work experience and 2-5 years of related experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen in order to obtain and maintain a Secret Security clearance.
• Experience with various server types (web, file, license, application, etc.).
• Experience with scripting (Bash, Python, PERL, etc.).
• Experience with RHEL-based Linux distributions.
• Experience with automation (Ansible preferred, Terraform a plus).
• Experience with VMware vCenter and vSphere v6.5 or newer.
• Experience with Containers (Docker, Kubernetes) a plus.
• Knowledge of networking and TCP/IP.
• Knowledge of patch management.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service.
• Ability to coordinate several concurrent tasks.
• Ability to interface with users in a pleasant and tactful manner.
• Self-motivated and quick to learn new IT technologies.
• Ability to occasionally work non-standard hours as required.
• Team player with the ability to work well independently with limited direction.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Containers (Docker, Kubernetes) a plus.