Systems Administrator
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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Job Description Group 52 is seeking an IT Systems Administrator to support IT activities for end‑users, high‑performance compute environments as well as both classified and unclassified processing systems. As a Systems Administrator in Group 52, you will administer Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Apple Macintosh desktop environments (including Windows 11 and macOS/iOS 26 or later). You will be responsible for the support, installation, maintenance, repair and upgrade of computer and network equipment; reviewing and testing new hardware and software applications; as well as make purchase recommendations. You will design and implement scripts and automation tools (such as ansible) to perform configuration management and monitoring of systems and networks; collect and processes capability requirements from technical research staff to inform and provide IT support to new and ongoing research by improving data storage, backup and recovery, network bandwidth throughput, and service application installation and management. The role requires regular collaboration with enterprise‑level IT and security personnel and resources to enhance technology support practices in addition to maintain regular contact with enterprise‑level teams to rapidly reconfigure systems, report, and remediate performance and security issues. Domestic travel to field sites ( Roles and Responsibilities
Install, configure, maintain and upgrade Linux (Red Hat and Ubuntu) workstations/servers, Windows 11 PCs, and macOS devices.
Provide troubleshooting to a group of 50 staff for hardware, OS, and application issues; manage user accounts, group policy, and permissions via ActiveDirectory/LDAP
Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts and tooling; contribute to configuration‑management frameworks (Ansible, Puppet, etc.)
Administer data‑storage solutions, backup schedules, and disaster‑recovery procedures; validate backup integrity and perform restoration testing
Evaluate new hardware/software, conduct proof‑of‑concept testing, and generate purchase recommendations
Participate in efforts that enhance research compute capacity, storage scalability, and network performance; utilize system‑monitoring systems
Produce documentation and knowledge‑base articles for technical staff and end‑users on systems
Requirements
BS in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience (4 years or more)
Minimum 4 years of IT systems administration experience supporting enterprise environment
Minimum 5 years experience administering enterprise GNU/Linux workstation/server environments (including Red Hat and Ubuntu distributions)
Strong knowledge of Linux (systemd, SELinux, package management)
Eligible to obtain and maintain a SECRET level DoD security clearance (if not already)
Willingness to obtain TS/SCI clearance
Work on‑site 80% of the time
Desired Knowledge
Linux (Ubuntu preferred) connected to ActiveDirectory/LDAP via sssd
ServiceNow or similar support ticket management/triage systems
CompTIA Security+ Certification
Experience with AWS GovCloud environments
Experience with Microsoft Teams, MS365, OneDrive, and SharePoint platforms (administration experience a plus)
VMware or Hyper‑V administration experience
Hiring Range: $95,700 - $126,700
Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.
Selected candidate will be subject to a pre‑employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
MIT‑funded pension
Matching 401K
Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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