System Administrator II

Job Description (TEC2214T2 Systems Administrator II (Lab Operations))

Leidos is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator to join our Infrastructure and Lab Engineering team supporting our Air Traffic customers. This role involves maintaining and sustaining software development and test labs serving as a liaison between engineering teams and implementing innovative solutions using current and emerging technologies. Additionally this role is hands-on and operational requiring comfort working directly with systems hardware and lab infrastructure.

The position requires reliable on-site presence in our Gaithersburg MD office to support the FAA contracts development and test labs which are comprised of a variety of computing equipment. Occasional on-call support and travel may be required.

Role Focus

• Hands-on system administration in development and test lab environments
• Performs system administration and hardware technician tasks
• Execute defined operational tasks with growing independence
• Escalates complex or systemic issues appropriately
• Builds technical depth across Linux virtualization cloud dev/ops and lab infrastructure

Primary Duties & Responsibilities (T2)

• Perform day-to-day system administration tasks on RHEL systems in development and test lab environments following established procedures. Provision configure and maintain servers virtual machines and lab workstations
• Execute and improve operational Ansible playbooks for resets recovery and maintenance
• Develop and maintain scripts (Bash Python or similar) to enhance automation.
• Install cable rack and decommission servers workstations and lab hardware.
• Perform hardware diagnostics component replacement and console-level troubleshooting for lab systems.
• Monitor system health logs and alerts; perform initial triage and escalate issues when they exceed defined scope.
• Provision configure and maintain lab servers workstations and virtual machines under documented standards.
• Execute system patching updates and configuration changes in accordance with change guidance and maintenance windows.
• Perform routine backup verification restores and failure remediation with guidance as needed.
• Administer user accounts permissions and file systems in accordance with approved access controls and security policies.
• Assist in troubleshooting OS virtualization storage and application-level issues affecting lab environments.
• Coordinate with network and security teams to implement approved connectivity firewall and access changes.
• Maintain accurate system documentation asset records and lab environment inventories.
• Provide operational support to engineering teams utilizing development and test lab infrastructure.
• Participate in on-call or after-hours support rotations as required for lab availability.

Basic Qualifications (T2)

• Bachelors degree in IT Computer Science or related field and 2 years of systems administration experience
  (or equivalent professional experience in lieu of degree)
• Hands-on experience administering Linux systems (Red Hatbased).
• Hands-on experience with virtualization platforms.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Networking fundamentals (Cisco/Aruba)
  • Storage systems (NetApp or similar)
• Experience with user and access administration (IPA LDAP Active Directory or similar).
• Experience performing hardware installation cabling or troubleshooting.
• Ability to follow established procedures document work clearly and operate within controlled environments.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn new technologies tools and lab workflows.

Preferred Qualifications (T2)

• Experience supporting development test or lab environments.
• Experience with scripting and/or automation (Bash Python or similar).
• Familiarity with:
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g. Ansible Terraform)
  • CI/CD or automated deployment workflows
• Experience administering VMware environments (vSphere ESXi vCenter)
• Exposure to system patching backups and restore processes
• Experience with monitoring or logging tools
• Cloud administration (AWS Azure or similar).
• Experience working in data center lab or equipment room environments.

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