Description
Are you a System Administrator who is interested in developing your skills and deepening your experience related to Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) and Data Science (DS)?
Come support a major program advancing the state of the art in mission-focused big data analytics and predictive analytics. You will be delivering cutting edge data science capabilities to advance national security objectives, swiftly produce and analyze results, disseminate findings, and contribute to publications and presentations with actionable intelligence insights. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely.
Fun stuff you will do:
Work closely with a cross-functional agile application development team of data scientists, data engineers, software developers, system engineers, researchers, and data analysts working on the design, building, and optimization of a complex, resource demanding application
Support multiple simultaneous work packages and take open-ended or high-level guidance, independently and collaboratively provide first-class infrastructure and deployment solutions
Bring your mix of intellectual curiosity, quantitative acumen, and customer-focus to identify novel approaches to improve the performance of system function through system administration optimizations in partnership with a highly qualified, highly motivated team.
To be successful in this role you need the following (required):
Bachelor's degree or equivalent with a minimum of eight years of experience in a related field. Two additional years of experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree.
4+ years of experience in system administration preferably in a cloud native environment
Must have an active TS/SCI clearance and must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
Strong experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS/C2S)
Strong experience with Linux OS system administration
Strong experience application and infrastructure deployment, configuration, and maintenance
Proper prerequisites and ability to gain and maintain Privileged User Access (PUA) on the customer's network
Experience maintaining hardware in compliance with security policy
Proficiency in one or more system administration scripting languages
Track record of active learning and creative problem solving
Ability to analyze and assess infrastructure and application deployment requirements and determine optimum, cost-effective solutions
Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced environment learning new skills quickly as needed
You will wow us even more if you have some of these skills:
Current TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
A significant share of your experience in direct support of military or intelligence community customers, demonstrating progressive technical development and mission-focused outcomes
Experience supporting data team operations
An interest in data science, data engineering, or machine learning
Experience system administration in an on-prem, air-gapped environment
Experience configuring and optimizing storage solutions
Experience configuring and optimizing networking solutions
Experience or a desire to learn
Deploying and maintaining Kubernetes applications
DevOps and MLOPs
IT automation (e.g., SaltStack, Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
Familiarity utilizing virtualization and distributed file systems, such as Hadoop (or similar distributed file systems) in development and production environments;
Familiarity using git, svn, JIRA, or other version control and program management technologies;
Amazon Web Services (AWS) professional certifications;
Familiarity with NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA GPU appliances
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Original Posting Date:
2024-09-11
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $101,400.00 - $183,300.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
REQNUMBER: R-00143542
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. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.
