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Riverside Research is seeking a personable and highly technical individual to fill the role of Systems Administrator, capable of providing information technology support to groups performing cutting-edge research supporting national security interests. In this mid-level position, a successful candidate will leverage their technical expertise to maintain IT systems in several distributed classified computing environments. This position will be located in our New York office. 

• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 support of a VMware based environment that includes both Windows and Linux machines 

• Capability to troubleshoot complex information technology problems using all available resources 

• Act as the liaison between the customer and IT management 

• Develop new and maintain existing installation and configuration procedures 

• Working knowledge installing, upgrading, and configuring hardware and software 

• Apply security updates/patches to Windows and Linux operation systems 

• Remediate monthly compliance scans 

• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures 

• Assist with management of communication security account and related devices 

• Coordinate with tier 3 functional roles within the information technology team as needed 

• Coordinate and communicate all significant information technology changes/outages with the appropriate parties such as the customer, management, and information security 

• Other duties as assigned 

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years’ experience, an advanced degree with no experience, or equivalent work experience 

• Ability to manage time independently without direct supervision 

• Knowledge of communication security processes and procedures including related hardware 

• DoD 8140 (451) Systems Admin - Intermediate Certification (Security+ or Equivalent) 

• Active Top-Secret (or higher) USG Clearance with SCI eligibility 

 

Desired Qualifications: 

• Seeking a candidate that has at least 5 years’ experience performing a systems administration 

• Experience across traditional IT stack (Clients, Networking, Servers, Storage) 

• Working experience installing and configuring Linux operating systems 

• Implemented STIGS on Windows and/or Linux operating systems 

• Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI adjudication and a CI poly 

$85,000- $125,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

 
Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring.  Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees.
Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran’s status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.