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The MITRE Corporation Junior System Administrator in McLean, Virginia

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us.

Seeking a Linux/Windows Operator / Jr. System Administrator to provide critical support to MITRE R&D Labs. Grow your system administration skills by operating core infrastructure components. Perform Linux / Windows troubleshooting and configuration, account management, software installation and system monitoring support for dynamic lab environments. Interact and collaborate directly with senior-level IT system architects on new designs and processes. The ideal candidate will be highly energized by the opportunity to work on a world-class team designing and operating advanced server, network, Cloud, and Big Data analytics architectures in support of MITRE labs. The candidate best suited for the position will thrive in a highly dynamic environment, easily performing limited independent work, as well as working comfortably in team settings.

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Requires constant communication with Senior staff and customers.

  • Windows NESSUS scans and system patching

  • Provision virtual machines and perform bare-metal OS installations with RedHat, CentOS Linux / Windows

  • Lab customer and end user support

  • Add, remove, and modify local and centralized user accounts/identities

  • Acknowledge, categorize, and provide basic triage for incoming tickets

  • Physical configuration support on lab floors: rearrange lab consoles, workstations, cabling

  • Provide data center operations support: server tagging and racking, network patching and cable management, property, and data center management.

  • Monitor computer systems (up/down, threshold) and network resources and perform basic troubleshooting.

  • Provide basic Linux OS support: user environments, dotfiles, X/Wayland configs, ssh, routing yum installs/updates

  • Ensure on-site and remote backup and restore systems are operational (VEEAM)

Basic Qualifications:

  • Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

  • Candidate should have experience with some of the following technologies: Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS, Shell, Perl and/or Python scripting, general system administrations tasks

  • Administering VMware ESX 6 instances of Linux and Windows hosts\VMs

  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs, work independently and as member of a team, Travel may be necessary on occasion

  • Knowledge of FIPS-199, NIST SP800-53 rev.4, NIST SP800-171, and DISA STIGs are a plus

  • This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Suitability - FAA Clearance

    This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Suitability - FAA

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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