Senior Systems Administrator

Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journals (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2019 runner up in 2020 and a finalist in 2021!

Belay Technologies is seeking a Senior System Administrator to join our intel team. Join a team providing Life Cycle Sustainment (LCS) and modernization activities for commercial and custom-developed education learning and training applications supporting the Government enterprise.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform IAVA patching and reporting across enterprise systems.
• Maintain and administer Windows Server (various versions) and Linux server environments in a hybrid infrastructure.
• Provide troubleshooting maintenance and operational support for IT systems including both on-premise and cloud-hosted environments.
• Execute patching software maintenance and upgrades for Linux and Windows systems.
• Implement and manage Windows Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and perform PowerShell scripting for automation and administrative tasks.
• Utilize AWS services including EC2 Lambda functions CloudFormation and Cloud-native scripting to automate deployments and manage cloud infrastructure.
• Support infrastructure as code initiatives using Ansible and Terraform for automation configuration management and provisioning.

Candidates should have the following qualifications:

• TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
• Fifteen (15) years of experience as an SA in programs and contracts of similar scope type and complexity is required
• Bachelors degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelors degree.

Candidates are required to have the following skills:

• DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level I is required as specified in the individual TTOs
• Proficiency with maintaining various versions of Windows Server including hardening patching upgrading and disk management.
• Linux server experience including patching and software maintenance.
• Experience with IAVA patching and reporting
• Experience in maintaining and upgrades various types of installed software
• Skilled in problem solving and troubleshooting of computer systems and software
• Must be able to work during core hours of M-F 10am-2pm. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis

Candidates are desired to have the following skills:

• DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level I
• Experience with PowerShell scripting language

Perks and Benefits:

• 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave 3 Yay! days take off on your birthday11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belays volunteer program
• 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one
• $5000 annual training/tuition
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• 100% company-funded HSA
• Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
• Dental coverage including orthodontia
• Up to $420000 in life insurance premiums 100% company funded
• Amazon Prime gym reimbursement monthly lunches games and prizes
• Pet adoption program generous referral bonus program fun events and more!

At Belay we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including but not limited to geographic location Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates relevant prior work experience education specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks a flexible work-life balance and career development.

Salary Range: $164000 to $200000

Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers web designers test engineers systems engineers systems administrators database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity age physical or mental disability genetic factors military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.