Systems Administrator - Linux

Title: Systems Administrator - Linux

• Req ID 27478
• Telework Options On-site
• Full Time
• Security Clearance Public Trust
• Job Family Systems Administration
• Location Atlantic City, New Jersey

Job Description:

Responsibilities

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Voice Switch and Recorder (VS&R) Program Office manages seven different programs that provide critical voice communications and legal recording systems that perform critical, high availability Air Traffic Control (ATC) communications within the FAA's National Airspace System (NAS). The VS&R Program Office is responsible for acquisition of modern Internet Protocol (IP) ATC Voice Communications Systems (VCSs), which includes development of requirements, procurement, verification, validation, testing, implementation and deployment. The VS&R Program Office also manages the full life cycle sustainment and logistics for the existing legacy ATC VCSs that are currently in use throughout the NAS.

The Systems Administrator will provide hands-on support to the FAA Test and Evaluation Lead and Technical Team at the William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace to help FAA achieve technical milestones for verification, validation, test and deployment of modern IP-VCSs and Air-to-Ground Protocol Converters (APCs). The Systems Administrator Engineer will plan, design, install, configure, and maintain laboratory IP networks and Linux systems, including virtual machine management and equipment monitoring using industry standard open-source software solutions/data/operating systems. The Systems Administrator will also perform software configuration management and maintain software issue tracking repositories. The Systems Administrator must understand the current and emerging client space and evaluate and apply practical and innovative concepts and methodologies to solve difficult problems.

Required Qualifications

The candidate must possess a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information System Security, Software Engineering or similar discipline, plus 6-17 years of relevant hands-on experience.

The candidate must possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Experience planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining laboratory Linux systems, including virtual machine management and equipment monitoring/ Network Management System (NMS) solutions, constructed with industry standard open-source software solutions, data, and operating systems (i.e., comfortable on the terminal, writing bash scripts, configuring packages and servers).
• Understanding of operating system structure and configuration (e.g. directory structure, device files, network configuration)
• Experience planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining laboratory IP networks consisting of multiple VLANs, subnets, domains (i.e., management plane, data plane), domain protection mechanisms (e.g., access control list enforcement), and constructed with enterprise grade network switches and routers
• Exposure to configuring managed routers and switches
• Exposure to Version Control (i.e. Git)
• Strong software configuration management skills to ensure infrastructure configuration is reliably tracked and reproducible
• Understanding of systems development lifecycles
• Understanding of Information System Security practices and methodologies
• Ability to prepare briefings to communicate and validate platform/Infrastructure features
• Ability to work independently, collaboratively, and under consultative direction with cross-functional teams comprised of FAA staff, vendors and contractor teams in a dynamic environment
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to evolving technical requirements. 
• Ability to work remotely and onsite at the William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace in New Jersey and to participate in on-call rotation and after-hours support as needed
• U.S Citizen or Green Card Permanent Resident (3 years U.S. Residency)
• Ability to obtain FAA Public Trust.

Desired Qualifications

The candidate should possess some of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Knowledge of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Knowledge of the FAA National Airspace System (NAS)
• Experience using automation tools such as Ansible, Docker, Jenkins, etc.
• Experience with system requirements and design
• Experience managing and coordinating test lab configuration activities
• Experience with simulation environments, testbeds, or real-time data feeds for ATC systems. 
• Ability to collect and analyze data, and communicate technical information
• Experience with Codebeamer, a collaborative Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tool used for testing
• Strong, clear verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to stay updated on industry trends and technologies.

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI and Noblis MSD, take on some of the nation's toughest challenges, delivering advanced solutions to our customers' most critical missions. We bring together leading scientific, engineering, and management expertise in a culture grounded in objectivity and collaboration, ensuring our work creates lasting impact across federal missions.

We work with a broad range of government agencies in the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian sectors. Learn more and find opportunities at careers.noblis.org (https://careers.noblis.org/about-noblis/)

Why Work at Noblis

At Noblis, we share a passion for excellence and innovation, and we create an environment where people can do meaningful work while maintaining the balance that keeps them energized and fulfilled. We seek out individuals with a natural curiosity and desire to collaborate and learn. We believe our people are our greatest strength, and we consistently seek exceptionally skilled, mission‑driven professionals who care deeply about doing work that enriches lives and makes our nation safer.

Noblis has earned numerous workplace awards (https://noblis.org/who-we-are/awards/) for our culture, our commitment to employee well‑being, and our dedication to meaningful, impactful work. We also maintain a drug‑free workplace.

Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us (https://noblis.org/contact) .

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Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits (https://careers.noblis.org/benefits/) page on our Careers (https://careers.noblis.org/) site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis' total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range

USD $71,800.00 - USD $112,150.00 /Yr.