System Admin position in Silver Spring, MD!!!

JOB DESCRIPTION Federate Systems is looking for a Systems Administrator to support one of our federal clients. Selected candidate will provide day to day operation and management of both a physical and virtual infrastructure; network infrastructure includes distributed switching and internal systems software and hardware. You will install, configure and troubleshoot virtual servers & network issues in a heterogeneous enterprise network environment. This position requires STRONG UNIX skills in a Linux Environment. Windows Server Management is a big plus. Job RESPONSIBILITIES: Manages enterprise deployments and will be responsible for supporting server software installations performed by development, test, and deployment teams Performs production support tasks including troubleshooting of system and data issues for both divisional and national systems Works directly with the Production Engineering support team and is the first line of contact for production issues Works with developers, testers, and deployment teams to create software deployment plans Writes and updates automated scripts for installation of server software products Configures necessary hardware or virtual machines and operating environments as needed Works with developers and hardware teams to update infrastructure and OS for applications Performs production installations and upgrades of server software products Works with developers and infrastructure teams to install or upgrade third party software Monitors system performance, and reliability as well as the daily data processing Being a competent problem solver who can identify and resolve complex issues as part of a team Mentors less experienced engineers Participates in project-related stand-up meetings Reviews and provides feedback for all external facing user documentation, including on-line help Provides documentation support as necessary Required EDUCATION, Skills AND EXPERIENCE: Associates Degree from an accredited college or university required At least eight (8) years of experience working on Linux or other UNIX systems or a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with at least five (5) years of experience working on Linux or other UNIX systems required At least five (5) years using dynamic scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Groovy required At least three (3) years using tools for deploying software such as pexpect, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible required Must be well-versed in automating software deployments as much as possible, using such tools as GitLab, Jenkins, Puppet, Chef, Python, and Ansible Extensive experience in packaging and delivering software to a production environment Experience with software source control tools such as Perforce or GitHub Experience with Linux shell scripting environments such as bash Excellent analytical mind, be familiar with technology Ability to work under limited direction and handle multiple assignments simultaneously Thorough understanding of the Agile Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Ability to write clear technical documentation for use by developers and testers Preferred Skills: ITIL Configuration Management Release Management Change Management COOP and Disaster Recovery Backup and Recovery Strategy Enterprise Cloud If interested, please submit your MS Word formatted resume for review to recruiter at (link removed).