Windows/ Linux System Administrator SME

Job Title: Windows/Linux System Administrator SME

Location: College Park, MD

Clearance: Public Trust

Program: NCEP VCPO

Company/ Program Description:

Centuria, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has been delivering IT, Engineering, and Scientific solutions to the Federal Government since 2002. During our two decades of service we have earned the trust and respect of our government clients for the simple reason that we have great people who are experts in their fields and take pride and ownership in everything they do. 

The Washington Post has recognized Centuria Corporation as one of the top workplaces in the DC Metro area for 2024. This award celebrates nationally recognized companies that make the world a better place to work together by prioritizing a people-centered culture and giving employees a voice. The Top Workplaces USA award is based entirely on feedback from an employee engagement survey completed by the employees of participating workplaces. Centuria is honored to have been awarded this distinction.  

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

In collaboration with Prime and IBM, the contractor will deliver comprehensive end-to-end data center managed services for NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) NCEP Central Operations (NCO). This includes overseeing compute, storage, and networking infrastructure for the Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP) and Compute Farms (CFs). By partnering with private sector experts, the Government can focus on its core missions while benefiting from advanced, professionally managed data center solutions.

Statement of Work:

Provide Microsoft Windows and Linux RHEL Support to Enterprise Infrastructure operations at NCEP.

Job Responsibilities:

·         Maintaining a stable LAN/WAN environment

·         Provide tech expertise in creating a Gold Image for Windows and Linux Systems

·         Manage and mitigate and provide solution to effectively manage Vulnerabilities

·         Design and manage a system that does Compliance checks right from Baseline to operations and in continuous mode

Job Requirements:

·         Candidate must be local to College Park, MD / No remote work allowed.

·         8 – 12 years of experience with planning, designing, and installing virtual hardware/software/storage within an Enterprise data center

·         Must have Azure Certification

o   Microsoft Azure Certified

·         Must have Red Hat Certified System Administrator qualification

·         Should have complete and expert level knowledge of Ansible and Satellite – (NO EXECPTIONS and will be thoroughly interviewed) Should have expert level knowledge on Microsoft and RHEL

·         PKI infrastructure Management

·         VMWare ESXi

Desired Qualifications:

Working knowledge of FISMA requirements for systems security