Job Description
Your new career awaits you at BAE Systems!

At BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed.
We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best.

We are seeking HPC Systems Administrators to:

• Support a large client-server based IT enterprise in installation, configuration, and networking of Linux and Windows based platforms.
• Will oversee servers running Red Hat, CentOS, SolarisX64, SuSe, Virtual Appliances, with direct attached and FC SAN storage.
• Troubleshoot PXE and DHCP boot process
• Perform Microsoft Exchange Policy management, mailbox management, enterprise-leve, multi-site design and architecture
• Support Tier 3 Infrastructure services such as: DNS, NIS, Active Directory, Centrify, Zenoss, SiteScope, HP Openview, HP Oneview, HPSA, HPSE, SPLUNK, Sendmail, Exchange, NetQoS, Infoblox, Nagios, HP Cluster Management
• Install, configure, tune and troubleshoot multi-vendor servers running numerous COTS, open source and in-house applications to accommodate HPC Division IT support requirements

Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Candidates shall have a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, and have ten (10) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise. Or the individual shall have five (5) years of full time computer science work that can be substituted for the Bachelor’s Degree, and have ten (10) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise. An industry recognized professional certification may substitute as one year experience. IAT Level II Certification Required.

Experience shall include installation, configuration, and networking of Linux and Windows based platforms. In addition, this experience should include:

• Servers running Red Hat, CentOS, SolarisX64, SuSe, Virtual Appliances, with direct attached and FC SAN storage
• Large SPU, memory SMP systems and clusters with many cores
• Enterprise client server configurations (Group Policy, Centrify, DNS, LDAP
• Linux Scripting (Bash, Perl etc)
• Linux Logical Volume Management (LVM)
• Distributed Filesystems
• Configuration Management tools
• Troubleshoot PXE and DHCP boot process.
• Multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS, and CXFS, EXT4, CIFS, NFS
• Clustered Blade systems and associated interconnects (iSCSI, SAD, FC, TCP/IP, etc.)
• Advanced Red Hat/CentOS and Microsoft Windows Operating System (including Group Policy management)
• Microsoft Exchange policy management, mailbox management, enterprise-level multi-site design and architecture
• Enterprise Active Directory/Centrify Zone management (creation, update, RBAC)
• Tier 3 Infrastructure support for services such as DNS, NIS, Active Directory, Centrify, Zenoss, SiteScope, HP Openview, HP Oneview, HPSA, HPSE, SPLUNK, Sendmail, Exchange, NetQoS, Infoblox, Nagios, HP Cluster Management
• Thin client solutions based on Virtual bridges and Centrix, VPN
• NoMachine NX Virtual Desktop management
• Experience with Enterprise Virtualization products; VMWare, vSphere, vCenter, vRealize Automation, vSAN
  • vSwitch, Distributed Switch, Console management
• Experience with OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes
• Accepted professional certifications include:
  • Possess a valid RHCSA or higher Red Hat certification
  • MCSE, vMWare

Candidates should have experience with:

• Installation, configuration, tuning, troubleshooting and administration of:
  • Multi-vendor servers running numerous COTS, opensource, and in-house applications to accommodate HPC Division IT support requirements
  • Multi-vendor servers running Red Hat of SuSe with direct attached, FC SAN storage or SSDs
• Distributing computing tools such as ReS, LSF, and SLURM
• HPC farm systems, HPC MPP clustered systems, Front End servers of Special Purpose devices (SPDs)
• IBM of HP Blade servers with FC/SAS/Network back end
• Multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS and Lustre
• Pre-Factory testing, Factory testing, System integration and Acceptance testing during the purchase process of the HPS systems
• Accepted professional certifications include:
  • Valid RHCSA or higher red Hat certification
  • Valid VMWare certification

About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.