System Administrator, SME

System Administrator, SME – Navstar Inc.

Navstar is seeking a motivated and experienced Linux System Administrator for a small, diverse team that provides end-to-end software, systems, and network engineering services to support a fast‑paced program.

• Design, maintain, and support operations and maintenance (O&M) activities of a large enclave comprising various hardware, software, and network components including server architecture, virtual machines, managed switches, NAS, VLANs, and VPNs.
• Develop and carry out strategies to migrate existing customers to new architecture and technology with minimal impact; evaluate new technologies or equipment that can be added to agency standard solutions.
• Technical proficiency in network administration: installing, configuring, and maintaining network devices; configuring routing protocols; troubleshooting multi‑hop connectivity, throughput, and latency; setting up firewalls.
• Responsible for secure infrastructure and vulnerability corrections, data security, compliance, backups and recovery; maintain SSPs, STE/STN requirements via RMF, Netseer, SEAR logging, patching, IAVMs, McAfee, and UAM.
• Provide user‑level support, interacting with system‑savvy developers and analysts to resolve network, computer, and virtual system issues & anomalies.
• Maintain enclave documentation (network diagram, system names, IP addresses, barcodes, etc.); provide monthly activity report including system outages.
• Experience deploying and maintaining nginx; system monitoring platforms like OpenVAS, Prometheus, and Grafana; SELinux and FIPS.
• Knowledge of Latte Art/Biscotti, Netseer, SEAR logging.

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree plus 11 years of relevant experience or equivalent.

• Familiarity with Docker, Mongo
  
  DB, and Elastic Search;
  Ansible and Git Lab;
  Red Hat Satellite.
• Working knowledge of software‑defined networks.

Annual base salary range: $200,000 – $250,000
. In compliance with Maryland’s Equal Pay for Equal Work law, the range represents the base pay for this role. Candidates may be eligible for a hiring bonus of $10,000
, subject to applicable contingencies and company policy.

• Highly competitive health care premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee.
• Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care.
• Generous PTO and federal holiday paid leave.
• Employer‑paid STD/LTD.
• Employer‑paid life insurance.
• 401(k) plan and employer match.
• Referral and opportunity referral programs.
• Professional development assistance.

Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Analyst

• IT Services and IT Consulting