About the role

  • Administer and maintain development and production servers, ensuring reliability and high availability across multi-redundant infrastructures
  • Build, configure, and optimize macOS and Unix systems and administer Apache web server environments with performance tuning and security hardening
  • Provide on-site and after-hours server administration support to resolve critical issues and sustain mission-critical operations
  • Perform system maintenance: patch management, log analysis, user access administration, backup oversight, and desktop support per NIH security standards
  • Implement, configure, and manage digital certificates and participate in annual SA&A audits with NIH security teams
  • Evaluate and remediate workflow, security, and infrastructure challenges; leverage shell scripting, version control, VM deployment, OpenSSH, and Homebrew to streamline operations

Requirements

  • 7 years Systems Administrator experience
  • Candidate should be local to Rockville or Bethesda, MD to perform on-site physical maintenance and emergency tasks
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Administer and maintain development and production servers, including associated hardware and software
  • Build, configure, and optimize macOS systems and Unix systems from initial setup
  • Administer Apache web server environments with focus on performance tuning, security hardening, and compliance
  • Provide on-site and after-hours server administration support and resolve critical issues
  • Perform system maintenance functions including patch management, log analysis, user access administration, backup oversight, and desktop support in accordance with NIH security standards
  • Implement, configure, and manage digital certificates
  • Participate in annual Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A) audits and collaborate with NIH security teams to document and execute corrective action plans
  • Evaluate workflow, security, and infrastructure challenges and recommend/implement corrective actions
  • Proficiency in shell scripting, version repository management, VM deployment for macOS
  • Experience with OpenSSH and Homebrew

Benefits

  • Convenience/Concierge – Virtual health visits, commuter perks, pet insurance, and entertainment discounts
  • Development – Annual performance reviews, tuition assistance, and internal career growth opportunities
  • Financial – Generous 401(k) matches, life and disability insurance, and financial wellness tools
  • Recognition – Annual awards, service anniversaries, referral bonuses, and peer-to-peer shoutouts
  • Wellness – Healthcare coverage, wellness programs, flu shots, and biometric screenings

Job title

Systems Administrator

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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