Systems Administrator

Systems Administrator

Location: Hybrid but must be within 100 miles from Lexington, MA. There could be some periodic after hours/off hours work for data migration activities or system upgrades. Position will be onsite 2 days/wk with the remaining days remote. Candidate should be prepared to be onsite 4-5 days/wk for the first few months while they are getting up and running. Once they are trained, the hybrid schedule will start.

Must be able to obtain an Interim/Active Secret Clearance.
Must Be US Citizen to apply
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At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress‑testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes.

We call this the Aquila Advantage.

• Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
• 5 years - Application and infrastructure monitoring (system performance, identifying issues, troubleshooting)
• 5 years - Desktop and Server Support (installation, patching, auditing, configuration, security, AD, etc.)
• 5 years - Conduct network, system, and application vulnerability scanning/configuration assessment/remediation
• 5 years - Programming
  
  Languages:
  
  Python, Perl, Power Shell
• 5 years - Experience with and/or managing the PDM and PLM within an engineering environment
• 5 years - Dev Ops Tooling (Git, Git Hub, Git Lab, Artifactory, Jenkins, Satellite, Quay, Landscape)
• 5 years - Application level patching experience
• 5 years - Configure and Manage Centralized Logging and Audit Capabilities
• 5 years - Diagnose and Troubleshoot Issues
• 5 years - Enterprise Backup Solutions
• 5 years - Hands‑on experience with vulnerability remediation across multiple OS's (Linux, Mac and Windows)
• 5 years - MS Active Directory, LDAP
• 5 years - Strong Backup Experience and Proven Ability to Protect Mission Critical Data
• 5 years - Systems Administration
• 5 years - Virtualization Technologies (VMware, including ESXi and VCenter configuration)
• 5 years - Windows Server Administration (SCI classified environment)
• 5 years - Windows Server Platform

• Certification
  • CompTIA Security+ Certification
  • Linux+ Certification

• Administer, build, deploy, maintain, and upgrade multiple Aras Innovator environments (Production, QA, UAT, Development).
• Perform environment refreshes, which may include, biweekly after‑hours/weekend upgrades, apply patches, and address emergency maintenance needs.
• Troubleshoot integration issues (e.g., Authoring system connectors), performance problems, and licensing issues.
• Collaborate with DEC team, Aras Support, partners, and developers for automated testing, data migration, and deployments.

• Provision, configure, and optimize Windows Server VMs in coordination with the Enterprise IT Team.
• Monitor and resolve performance, patching, and security agent issues (Big Fix, Sentinel One, other tools) with the Enterprise IT Team.
• Maintain software license servers, record configurations, and ensure reproducibility of environments.

• Support Solid Works/PDM add‑ins, license renewals, and upgrade planning.
• Troubleshoot ODBC driver issues, certificate expirations, and policy‑related interruptions.

• Perform vulnerability remediation in collaboration with Cybersecurity teams.
• Manage certificate life cycles, alternative control submissions, and system component configuration management and EOL tracking.
• Install and evaluate security agents and tools across systems, diagnosing complex issues as needed.

• Strong skills in Windows Server and VMware/ESXi provisioning, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of SQL Server performance factors and configuration.
• Familiarity with Dev Ops pipelines (Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins) and scripting (Power Shell, C#).
• Understanding of IT security practices, including vulnerability management and privileged access management…