Staff Linux and Mac Systems Admin/DevOps Engineer

Clearance: US Citizen, Ability to obtain a Public Trust

Job Location: Mountain View, CA

Overview:

Varada Consulting proudly supports NASA's High Performance Computing Services program in Mountain View, CA at the Ames Research Center and in Greenbelt, MD at Goddard Space Flight Center. Make a DIFFERENCE on a program that supports 4 On-site Supercomputers 18,000+ nodes, 17+ combined petaflop supercomputer systems.

We are seeking a Staff Systems Administrator/DevOps Engineer with a passion for working with complex Linux systems for our NASA, High Performance Computing/Supercomputing Program in Mountain View, CA.

This role supports the hundreds of infrastructure systems that support HPC operations.

· Manage day-to-day Tier 2 operations services and such as Linux Workstation management, Mac management and seamless end-to-end integration with NASA agency services and HPC program resources

· Escalate service issues with Tier 3 Systems Administrators/DevOps Engineers to work through service and system issues

· Deescalate appropriate issues to Tier 1 resources and work with Tier 1 staff on inter-tier synergies.

· Assist in the development and management for the Ansible/RHEL provisioning environment

· Maintain system platforms-as-a-service

· Proactively monitor, analyze, and correct system issues

· Intergroup cooperation to continually develop implement DevOps strategy appropriate for the program

· Project work, individually and team oriented to provide growth opportunities

Requirements:

· Bachelors of Science in Computer or related field and 3+ years of experience related to operational systems support in a Linux heavy based environment

· Experiencing managing and administering Linux workstations and servers

· Experience managing and administering Apple systems

· Excellent customer service skills and attention to detail supporting hundreds of users

· Demonstrated organizational skills and critical thinking skills

· Demonstrated troubleshooting skills in a complex environment beyond systems from networks to other dependent system(s)

Preferred Skills:

· Demonstrated competency of provisioning and configuration management of medium size Linux environments using tools such as RHEL Satellite and Ansible

· Ability to work with system configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Ansible) and revision control software such as Git

· Experience with scripting and programming languages such as Bash, Shell, Python, etc.

Join an Award – Winning Team! Voted as Most Innovative and Fastest Growing Company, Varada Consulting offers highly customized IT capabilities in the federal civilian and DoD market space in support of the mission objectives of the federal government. Varada provides competitive compensation and benefits packages including 100% employer paid healthcare premium.

Varada Consulting, LLC is an Equal Employment Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 years

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Mountain View, CA: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience providing systems support in a Linux environment?

Work Location: In person

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