Location: Annapolis,MD, USA
**Job Summary:** The System Administrator III will be responsible for providing system administration and support for a large client-server based IT enterprise. They will have experience in installing, configuring, and networking UNIX and/or NT based platforms, managing user accounts, performing system backups, and maintaining system configuration files. Additionally, the System Administrator III must be able to develop and implement enterprise backup/recovery strategies, server configuration, and consolidation, and ensure the health and status of the entire IT infrastructure. **Qualifications:** - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred - Eight (8) years of experience in system administration and support of a large IT enterprise - Alternatively, five (5) years of full-time computer science work experience can substitute for the Bachelor's Degree - Fundamental understanding of operating systems and familiarity with UNIX or NT commands/utilities - Experience in installing and configuring hardware, operating systems, and commercial software packages - Strong knowledge of enterprise backup/recovery strategies, server configuration, and consolidation - Proficiency in supporting enterprise services such as DNS, NFS, e-mail services, and security protection mechanisms - Industry-recognized professional certification is a plus **Responsibilities:** - Install, configure, and network UNIX and/or NT based platforms - Manage user accounts, perform system backups, and maintain system configuration files - Develop and implement enterprise backup/recovery strategies - Configure and consolidate servers, and monitor the health and status of the IT infrastructure - Provide support for enterprise services like DNS, NFS, e-mail services, and security protection mechanisms **Additional Qualifications for HPC Division:** In addition to the above qualifications, the System Administrator III for High-Performance Computing (HPC) must have experience in: - Installation, configuration, tuning, and support of multi-vendor servers running various applications to meet HPC support requirements - Working with multi-vendor servers running Red Hat or SuSe with different types of storage setups - Managing distributed computing tools such as ReS, LSF, and SLURM - Supporting HPC farm systems, HPC MPP clustered systems, and Front-End servers of Special Purpose devices - Familiarity with IBM or HP Blade servers with different backend setups - Working with multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS, and Lustre - Conducting pre-factory testing, factory testing, system integration, and acceptance testing during the purchase process of HPC systems - Holding an IAT Level II Certification **Benefits:** - 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions - Independent 401(k) and Investment Advisory Services - Health Savings Account (HSA) funded by the company - Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage - Life/AD&D Insurance Coverage fully paid by the company - Disability Coverage fully paid by the company - Fitness/Gym Reimbursement - Pet Adoption Reimbursement - Scholarships - Employee Referral Program - Tuition/Training Reimbursement - Mentor Program