Systems Administrator

*Must have or ability to obtain a US Government Security Clearance (Public Trust Level 5) *

About Us:

Metas Solutions is a professional services firm headquartered in Atlanta, GA. We are an 8(a)-certified, Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB/EDWOSB) with offices at Studio Plex in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. Metas offers technical assistance and consultation to the federal government in the areas of public health capacity building and information technology ideation and implementation. See www.metassolutions.com for further details about us and careers with Metas.

Job Description:

Metas Solutions has an "immediate opening" for an experienced Systems Administrator who is strong in Linux to work Remotely.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, configure, monitor, and maintain a Linux-based Virtual Desktop Platform for 200+ data scientists and application developers.
• Configure user accounts and desired state configurations, maintain the security posture of Virtual Desktop environments, and enhance the performance and health of these systems.
• Opportunity to broaden your skillset into Data Science, DevSecOps, and Cloud Architecture.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience with Linux systems administration.
• 3+ experience with source control tools, such as Git and Github.
• Experience working within and alongside Data Science teams.
• Experience with CI/CD Tools such as Github Actions, Unix command line shells, i.e. bash, Linux and Windows application package management software such as apt-get and winget.
• System monitoring tools such as Splunk, Microsoft Azure, including the az cli, Azure Host Pools, and Azure Compute Gallery.
• Ability to Troubleshoot open-ended technical issues in custom software.
• Coordinate, and work within larger-scale systems administration efforts across multiple technical teams and/or organizations.
• Maintain system compliance and accreditation paradigms.

Preferred Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with various Linux distributions (Ubuntu, RHEL, Arch, nix, os).
• Experience with Windows system administration and PowerShell.
• Experience with Terraform.
• Experience with system state management tools, such as Ansible for Linux and Desired State Configuration (DSC) for Windows.
• Experience with the Python and/or Rust programming languages.
• Experience with writing user-facing technical documentation.
• Experience identifying and resolving security advisories and applying vendor patches.

Security & Benefits Requirements:

• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States and with the ability to obtain a US Government security clearance (Public Trust 5) within a reasonable period.
• Must be able to pass a Federal Background Investigation
• Market competitive salary, commensurate with experience and education
• Comprehensive benefits package available, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), 401K with company match, growth, and promotion opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled