Job Description

Ariadne is looking for Senior System Administrator for a position at NLM's Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, part of the National Institutes of Health at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The management, maintenance and enhancing of highly technical data management and networked communications systems using expertise in Red Hat Linux and MS Windows operating systems, employing updates and meeting security benchmarks, and designing and implementing public cloud architecture.
Establish system parameters and formats to ensure hardware and software compatibility
Evaluate and test new releases and variations of systems configurations
Troubleshoot hardware and software problems to resolve operational issues
Apply systems patches and perform vulnerabilities management, and configure and maintain UNIX/LINUX and Windows systems integration and networks for the U.S. NIH's NLM's Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications.

Position Requirements:

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or Engineering required
Must also demonstrate proficiency in system management, integration and troubleshooting for UNIX/LINUX and Windows operating systems and networks.
Comfortable with the Linux or UNIX CLI
Demonstrated significant experience in Linux Systems Administration (12+ month)
Highly versed in Linux administration and best practices
Familiar with enterprise network architectures
Experience with automated configuration management (Puppet, Chef, etc… Puppet is preferred).
Fluency in programming/scripting skills for automation in at least two of Bash, Ruby, Python, and Perl
General understanding of Linux internals (system calls, file systems, processes, etc…)
General understanding of TCP/IP and related protocols (HTTP, FTP, NFS, etc…)
Familiarity with large, complex Linux environments
Comfortable dealing with users with varying levels of IT knowledge
Team player who is nevertheless able to work with minimum supervision.

Bonus Points

Experience in a large, highly available Linux environment
Experience with configuration management tools
Experience with Git
Experience supporting large web applications environment (we have 3.5 million users per day)
Knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS.

Thank you for your interest in employment at Ariadne!
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About Ariadne, Inc

Founded by experts in computational biology in 2002, Ariadne brings deep experience in high-throughput informatics and software design for life sciences research applications along with bench-level biological and software engineering expertise. Ariadne has a history of outstanding performance providing biomedical IT Services and Software Solutions to government and commercial customers. We have maintained strong and long lasting relationships with our customers, vendors, and staff. Ariadne has provided strong performance in all contracts, implementing leading edge capabilities, and successfully managing the staffing, technical performance, cost, and schedule. Customer satisfaction with our work is demonstrated by repeat and increasing business, recognition and awards from customers, and by the demonstrable success of our products and services.

Industry

IT & Software

Company Size

11-50 employees

Headquarters

Rockville, MD

Year Founded

2002

Website

ariadne.net

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