Sr. System Administrator

Sr. System Administrator (Remote)

ECS is seeking an experienced Sr. System Administrator to join our team remotely. This role will provide scientific computing support for the NIH NIAID Enabling and Advancing Technologies (NEAT) program, focusing on Program Management, Scientific Instrumentation Support, and High Performance Computing (HPC).

Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract win.

The NIAID NEAT Sr. System Administrator will be responsible for the day-to-day infrastructure sustainment activities within the scientific computing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support account provisioning, access control management, operational maintenance, software deployment, endpoint coordination, compliance documentation, and backup validation across the Scientific Computing environment.
• Supervise and manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of systems, which may include mainframe, mini, or client/server based systems.
• Plan and monitor the optimization of system operation and resource utilization.
• Perform systems capacity analysis and planning.
• Assist users in accessing and using business systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Active Public Trust or higher security clearance.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience supporting IT infrastructure, systems, and applications.
• Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) environments and support teams, ensuring quality of service operations.
• Experience with scientific instrumentation and knowledge of working in a scientific research organization, with an emphasis on biomedical research.
• Experience supporting commercial scientific instrumentation and its integration within a federal government IT environment.
• Experience supporting infrastructure sustainment activities, software deployment, and system configuration/operation.
• Documented experience with FISMA and system authorization processes.
• Practical experience with industry best practices, including but not limited to Project Management Institute (PMI), Lean IT, Agile practices, DevOps, and ITIL.
• Reside within the Washington DC Metro area.
• Willingness to travel within the Washington DC Metro Area and CONUS as needed.