Cloud Services Systems Administrator I or II - Program Cloud Solutions Raytheon Missile & Defense Digital Technology (RMD DT), Tewksbury MA Digital Business Infrastructure (DBI) Team Commercial and Hybrid Cloud team
Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD), offers an innovative and inclusive culture; welcoming diversity and collaboration and providing numerous opportunities for career growth.
Our IT organization (Now called Digital Technology or DT) is global in every sense of the word. Across the world, DT allows RMD employees to communicate, collaborate and innovate for customer success. And we never stand still, either. Were continuously pushing the envelope to create leading-edge technical processing solutions for complex systems and program challenges The RMD DT Digital Business Infrastructure (DBI) team delivers shared infrastructure solutions and services to enable the transformation of the RMD business. These capabilities include Enterprise Common Classified networks, as well as on premise, hybrid, and commercial cloud & DevOps infrastructure development, deployment, and sustainment. Additionally, the DBI team enables business transformation through factory / operational technology service integration and modernization and Engineering lab standardization and cyber hardening.
If youre a team player who is passionate about innovation and constantly seeking ways to improve how business is done, take a look at this Cloud Services Systems Administrator opportunity!
As a Cloud Systems Administrator in our Program Resource Center (PRC) team youll be part of a highly skilled group, delivering cutting edge IT/DT solutions, while supporting a prestige hosting service.
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
Work with internal research and development leads on assessing their compute and storage needs, and provision services for them using the latest in technology
Develop standard server images and maintain them for patches and updates
Create and deploy virtual machines for our critical strategic initiatives
Maintain a Hyper-converged infrastructure providing record beating standup times
Research new infrastructure technology trends, assessing their utility and developing concept of operations for deployment within the PRC.
Assist in managing public cloud resources, including administration of cloud costs and utilization
Manage and triage support requests through ticketing system, while carefully documenting updates and/or resolution.
Provide detailed weekly status reports.
This role will be filled at either a G08 or G09 level depending upon the skills and experience level of the selected applicant at the discretion of the hiring manager.
This position requires a U.S. Security Clearance (Secret from Dept. of Defense) to be obtained within 1 year of start date. Except in rare cases only US Citizens are eligible to obtain Security Clearances from the US Govt.
This role is based in Tewksbury, MA (primary) with occasional travel our Andover, MA location. If necessary, capped budget relocation is available to the selected applicant if they are qualified per company policy. The budget amount to be discussed at the appropriate stage of the process.
Required Skills:
4+ years experience in systems engineering or systems administration
Possess strong technical skills across multiple IT disciplines such as: cloud enabling technologies (Hyper-converged systems, virtualization, automation, scripting, compute, storage, encryption, cyber security, etc.)
Strong skills in Unix/Linux and Windows
Security+ certification or willingness to obtain one within 6 months of employment
Understanding and appreciation for cyber-security vulnerability remediation and system hardening
Solid interpersonal skills, ability to debate, dialogue, negotiate, influence and work with others collaboratively and constructively
Self-motivated; ability to work independently
Ability to work multiple projects/programs simultaneously
Strong understanding of fundamental networking/distributed computing environment and TCP/IP concepts
Working knowledge of best practices in system security as it pertains to IT solutions
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize assignments
Desired Skills:
Experience with public Cloud implementations, e.g. AWS, Azure
Familiarity with Hyper-converged infrastructure, such as VxRail, Nutanix, SimpliVity
Understanding of physical and virtualized storage (e.g. VSAN) and networking (e.g. NSX)
Scripting/automation - 2+ years experience with automation tools such as Chef, Ansible or Puppet
Proven success working within a large multi-disciplined teams to achieve a common technical solution
IT Security compliance process based on the Risk Management Framework with familiarity with DoD security configuration requirements, hardening procedures and settings.
Superior written and oral communication skills
Innovative and strategic approach to problem solving
Required Education: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Science, Mathematics or a Technical Discipline OR significant applicable professional experience in a related field in lieu of a Bachelors Degree About Raytheon Missile & Defense (RMD) Raytheon Missile & Defense (RMD) is a global technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, government and cybersecurity markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation, RMD provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems; as well as a broad range of mission support services. Key elements of our growth include our strong commitment to the global marketplace and our superior employee benefits package, including: Medical, Dental and Vision available on Day 1, Holiday time, Paid time off (PTO), Flexible Schedules (9/80, Modified Time), 401K, Retirement Income Savings, Employee Discounts, Performance Sharing, Educational Assistance, Continuous Learning and more. 173089
