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Sr. Systems Administrator

Synergy Services
Reston, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2025

Description

Synergy Business Innovation & Solutions is a premier implementer of cutting-edge software solutions. Synergy brings the experience and expertise necessary to deliver capability that provides tangible ROI to our customers. Synergy's core areas of expertise are in the fields of Digital Transformation, Cloud Solutions, SaaS and Low-Code / No-Code solutions, Emerging Technologies, Data analytics and Visualization, Information Assurance, and Business Process Re-Engineering.

Synergy offers its employees a generous portfolio of core and voluntary benefits including group medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k) with immediately vested company match, PTO / Sick Leave, 11 paid federal holidays, company paid life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition and training reimbursement, fitness / wellness reimbursement, a referral bonus program, and life management programs.

At Synergy, you'll be challenged and given the opportunity to grow in your career path. In fact, growth is such a big deal to us that you will have dedicated career coaches available for every employee, company-funded certification opportunities, education reimbursement, and a general open-door policy so that you have support when you need it. Our team is eager to learn, fast-paced, and quality-driven-if that sounds like you, Synergy has a position for you!

This position is designated as work-from-home.

Description :

  • As a System Administrator you will bring experience supporting a containerized Atlassian stack (Jira, Confluence, Crowd, Bamboo, Bitbucket) within a highly secure Linux PaaS environment. The project expectation is for a highly reliable, scalable, secure, and maintainable system. There will be autonomy to research, design, implement and launch new tools and services that enable the development team to rapidly deploy new features without sacrificing uptime. Manage back-end configuration of an Atlassian server suite for optimal performance, availability, and security. The ideal candidate will work on an agile team to support and continue development of a containerized stack in a Linux PaaS environment.

Essential Functions & Duties :

  • This role requires being comfortable working within a matrix-based DevOps team across multiple Scrum teams to perform the following tasks : Assist with software and infrastructure management, inventory, installations, configurations, and connectivity, Collaborate with other engineers to develop deployment and maintenance automation for existing and new services, Monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot problems within DevOps tools, network, storage, and servers
  • Be able to implement and maintain DevOps systems and IT automation. In addition, be able to identify the root cause of issues and work collaboratively with a cross-functional team of engineers.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Scripting / development skills.
  • Python and Bash scripting are preferred
  • 2 years of experience administering an on-premise (Server, Data Center) Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Crowd) strongly preferred
  • Docker, Salt or Ansible, Git, Bamboo or Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory or Nexus, NGINX, MySQL, PostgreSQL / EDB
  • Preferred Skills, Qualifications and Certifications of Best Candidates :

  • Team player
  • A meticulous and careful mindset
  • Demonstrated ability to document processes
  • Maintenance of existing documentation
  • Fully embrace DevSecOps culture, specifically security minded, test-driven.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Government or large organization experience
  • Prioritize work and close out tickets in a timely manner
  • Splunk
  • Basic understanding of API's and web services.
  • REST and JSON experience is preferred
  • VMware or VirtualBox
  • SonarQube
  • HAProxy - reverse proxy
  • OpenShift
  • Kubernetes
  • Maven
  • Selenium
  • Tomcat
  • NodeJS
  • Reporting Tools (Tableau, Power BI, EazyBI, etc.)
  • Cloud based services (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc.)
  • App monitoring : Datadog, Zabbix, Grafana, NewRelic, DynaTrace, AppDynamics, or similar
  • Familiarity with deploying, configuring and troubleshooting JEEE apps
  • Citizenship or Work Authorization Required :

  • Ability to attain Federal Government Position of Trust. Ability to obtain a public trust clearance.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Must pass a background investigation
  • Preferred Education & Experience : Commensurate experience in IT and in new and related older technology that directly relates to the required area of expertise.

    Compensation for roles at Synergy varies depending on a wide variety of factors including but not limited to the requirements of the role; education and certifications; knowledge, training, skills and abilities; level of experience; geographic location; and alignment with market data, law, and other business and organizational needs. As required by local law, the posted pay range represents the lowest to the highest pay that Synergy believes in good faith it might pay for this particular job, depending on the circumstances. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

    A reasonable estimate of the current pay range is : $90,000 - $120,000.

    Synergy will accept application for this role until February 24, 2025.

    Essential Job Function Physical Requirements : The physical requirements of this position are critical in evaluating the qualifications and abilities of an applicant or employee. The physical efforts needed to perform the essential duties of this job 90% of the time are repetitive motions, grasping, holding, and finger dexterity of the hands, reading, writing, eye-hand coordination, color distinction, and full visual abilities, hearing, talking, sitting, and use of IT equipment, phones, and office machines.

    To a reduced degree,

    Synergy is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate against applicants for employment or its employees on the basis of age, race (including hair texture / style), creed, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, sex, medical condition, pregnancy (childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, personal appearance, organ donation and hair length associated with race, genetic information or characteristics, family responsibilities, familial status, marital status, citizenship or immigration status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, or stalking, political affiliation, arrest records and criminal convictions, credit information, matriculation, homeless status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local law. Discrimination or harassment based upon these protected categories is expressly prohibited. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including job selection, assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.

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    Salary : $90,000 - $120,000

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