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Principal Systems Administrator

BCMC
Dulles, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/25/2025

BCMC is seeking a Principal Systems Administrator with AWS and HDF experience to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities. Hybrid work is allowed.

Responsibilities Include: - Working alone on individual projects while being involved in larger projects as a team effort with minimal supervision from the lead systems engineer - Leading a team in design and implementation of COTS-based solutions on single instances or across clustered devices - Supporting the development of system security documentation on both new and deployed solutions - Supporting the development of new capabilities - Supporting the operations and maintenance aspects of deployed capabilities

Required Skills: - U.S. Citizenship required - Must have an active Secret clearance and be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance - Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability - 8 years of directly relevant systems administration experience including hands-on experience with one or more of the following: Linux preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 or 7, Windows, VMware - Must have in-depth knowledge of OS installations, security hardening and maintenance - Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Experience with Hortonworks Data Flow (HDF) such as Nifi, Kafka, Storm and Ranger - Solid experience configuring Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) - Comfortable with building physical and virtual servers from scratch - Ability to deploy and integrate new applications that may be requested - Capable of quickly learning new applications that run on various operating systems for testing and deployment - Experience with administration and management of servers to include installation, configuration, optimization, backup & recovery - Experience with performance tuning & troubleshooting, identifying and resolving contention in CPU, memory, networking, disk I/O, etc. - Experience with the fundamentals of scripting languages for automation tasks and deployments (e.g. Bash Shell, Python & Kickstart technologies) - Integration & implementation experience with various services, LDAP, Samba, NFS, Bind, Apache, and other core technologies - Familiarity with configuration management - Experience with Puppet, Chef, Ansible or similar products Desired Skills: - Experience working in an agile development environment - Experience with software development using Java, RESTful services is a plus - Comfortable with multilevel security systems, SELinux, and/or Cross Domain Solutions is a plus - Experience with physical and virtual (VMware) RHEL servers including Red Hat Satellite Servers - Experience working in DevOps and/or DevSecOps environments - Experience with technical implementation projects

Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical field. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education.

Desired Certifications: - DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) AWS certification

Our Company Overview:

Business Computers Management Consulting Group, LLC (BCMC) is a small business specializing in Information Technology (IT), Cybersecurity, Information Assurance (IA), SOA, Big Data Management, Program Management, and more for Federal, State, and Local agencies. We possess highly skilled engineers, providing innovative solutions backed by strong past performances. We are ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013, 20000:2018, and CMMI L3 certified and registered promising highest quality and services o all of our clients.

Benefits

Extremely competitive salary
95% employer paid for employee medical, dental, & vison coverages
100% employer paid for employee life, STD & LTD disability coverages
401k with company match and profit sharing
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent & health care
11 standard holidays & 3 weeks of annual leave

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