Senior Systems Administrator

We are searching for a Systems Administrator to join the Reston, VA location of the Digital Engineering Department in the Cyber, Modeling, and Simulation Division of the Information Advantage Office at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. You will maintain the integrity of various high-performance computing (HPC) systems including operating systems, physical servers/workstations, and applications; administer, install, and troubleshoot a variety of Cloud tooling and applications, perform systems maintenance tasks such as troubleshooting and performance evaluation as well as back-up and recovery; perform configuration changes to address customer needs; schedule, install, and test system software upgrades; monitor and maintain software licensing. ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to applyYou will: Install, configure, maintain, upgrade, and support systems and software with a focus on Linux (Red Hat), Ansible scripting, and GitLab pipelinesDevelop plans, schedules, and requirements for deployment of systemsCreate or improve existing scripts and tooling to aid in systems managementDiagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve server, workstation, and audio-visual (A/V) issues and/or respond to outages during normal working hoursResolve service-related issues; determine immediate economic and financial consequences of an incidentTest and implement upgrades and patches to installed operating systems, software container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes), and modeling & simulation (M&S) applicationsMaintain reliability of systems by monitoring, running tests, and troubleshootingMonitor backups and plans for installed systemsMonitor, maintain, and execute automation processes and CI/CD pipelinesEvaluate and recommend new or existing system improvements and/or solutionsCreate and maintain system documentation of our processes, procedures, plans, and configurationsMay supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance managementRequired Skills/Experience areas to include: Ability to install, configure, maintain, upgrade, and support systems and software, with a strong focus on Linux (Red Hat), Ansible scripting, and GitLab pipelinesSkilled in diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving server, workstation, and audio-visual (A/V) issues, including responding to system outages during normal business hoursProficiency in testing and implementing upgrades and patches for operating systems, Kubernetes-based container orchestration platforms, and modeling and simulation (M&S) applicationsCurrent eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if requiredYour working location will be fully onsite, located in Reston, VA.