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System Admin

SECURE RPO LLCLexington, MA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 16, 2026

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Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Lexington, MA, United States
Posted
Yesterday
OracleLoad BalancingActive DirectoryAnsibleDNSLDAPPuppetVMwareiOS

Job Description

Job Title: 2012 - System AdministratorProject Duration: 36 Months
Location: Lexington, MA (Hybrid 4 days a week) 
Duration: Full-Time Contract
 
Job Description
Seeking an IT Systems Administrator to support IT activities for end-users, high-performance computer environments as well as both classified and unclassified processing systems.
 
Roles and Responsibilities
  • Install, configure, maintain and upgrade Linux (Red Hat and Ubuntu) workstations/servers, Windows 11 PCs, and macOS devices.
  • Provide troubleshooting to a group of 50 staff for hardware, OS, and application issues; manage user accounts, group policy, and permissions via Active Directory/LDAP.
  • Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts and tooling; contribute to configuration-management frameworks (Ansible, Puppet, etc.).
  • Administer data-storage solutions, backup schedules, and disaster-recovery procedures; validate backup integrity and perform restoration testing.
  • Evaluate new hardware/software, conduct proof-of-concept testing, and generate purchase recommendations.
  • Participate in efforts that enhance research compute capacity, storage scalability, and network performance; utilize system-monitoring systems.
  • Produce documentation and knowledge-base articles for technical staff and end-users on systems.
Qualifications
Must Have
Qualification
Assessment
Experience
Degree Level — Bachelor's Degree
No
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Ansible Automation Platform to Support Linux systems
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3 years
LDAP
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3 years
Software Configuration Management (Puppet or Ansible)
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3 years
Configuration of Distributed Environments, including NFS for Storage
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3 years
Configure and Manage Centralized Logging and Audit Capabilities
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3 years
Hardware: Intel/AMD, Cisco, Sun/Oracle, Dell, Apple, EMC, NetApp
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3 years
Linux system administration (RedHat + Ubuntu)
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3 years
MS Active Directory, LDAP
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3 years
Systems Administration
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3 years
Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing
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3 years
UNIX platform, OSX, Cisco IOS
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3 years
Windows Patch Management
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3 years
Nice to Have
Qualification
Experience
Enterprise Backup Solutions
0 years
Macintosh and iOS platform(s)
0 years
Virtualization Technologies (VMware, including ESXi and VCenter configuration)
0 years
Virtualization Technologies to include VM management, Snapshots, SANs and iSCSI Storage Systems
0 years
VM Ware ESXi and Associated Management Systems
0 years
Other Information
Work Location: Onsite. Candidates should expect to be onsite 80% of the time.
Clearance: Eligible to obtain and maintain a SECRET level DoD security clearance (if not already). Willingness to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
Travel: Domestic travel to field sites (10% per year) may be required.
Interview Process: Initial interview (via Zoom) with the hiring manager. If the candidate advances to the next round, they will participate in a larger group interview with additional team members. There is a strong preference for the final interview to be conducted in person; therefore, local candidates are preferred.
Virtual/Work from Home: Onsite.

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