404 - System Administrator

Azure Summit Technology is a mature, growing small business with locations in Melbourne, Florida, and Fairfax, Virginia, that develops and delivers high-performance RF hardware, firmware, and software products, and innovative, practical, multi-function RF systems solutions that address emerging missions of national importance for customers across the Department of Defense.  We are a diverse team of highly qualified RF systems engineers and mission subject matter experts (SMEs) with backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, RF, hardware, software, firmware and systems engineering.  We work together within a creative, innovative and highly collaborative culture to deliver cutting edge solutions for our customers.  To do this, we hire people with a passion to succeed.  We look for problem solvers.  People who have unique perspectives and diverse experience. 

Are you in?

Do you work well in a team environment and on your own as an individual contributor?  Do you know how to set the bar high and achieve goals for yourself and bring others along with you?  Do you work hard and play hard?  Do you want to help the company succeed and build your skill set and further your career at the same time?  Azure Summit Technology just might be the place for you.      

What do we do?

Azure Summit Technology provides a wide range of multi-channel software defined radio products, innovative signal processing solutions and end-to-end mission payloads and systems for the full range of advanced RF applications including EW, radar, communications and multi-mode RF operations.  Systems can be tailored to meet a variety of requirements for bandwidth, dynamic range, number of channels, and computational resources. Supported platforms range from resource-constrained small UAVs and wearable devices to manned aircraft and maritime vessels.

What will you do?

Azure Summit Technology is currently seeking an experience System Administrator. The selected candidate will be part of a dynamic, growing, cross-functional, and geographically distributed team.  This position is located at our headquarters facility in Fairfax, Virginia.  Your future team has worked together to produce the following job description:

The selected candidate will report to the corporate Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) and will be responsible for day-to-day IT support for the corporate network, collaborating with the Managed Services Provider (MSP) and assisting in maintaining the information security posture for the company at our Fairfax, VA, headquarters location. This position will be a key and valued member of our security team. 

The System Administrator will build and maintain Windows and Linux servers and workstations, implement and configure Virtual Machines (VM), manage user accounts, assist in designing and implementing new technologies, upgrades, and improvements, and oversee management of network switches, firewalls, and security devices and services.

System Administration duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Maintaining VMs and assisting users in configuring VMs to support engineering efforts
• Interacting with the contracted Managed Services Provider (MSP), a.k.a. IT service provider, to track and manage helpdesk tickets and IT projects
• Performing patching and implementing security updates
• Aiding in defining and communicating the security posture and culture of the organization

Basic Requirements

• US citizenship, due to the nature of the work and contract requirement 
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance, due to contract requirements
• Bachelor's of Science degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as System Administrator supporting Windows and Linux environments
• Minimum 1 years’ experience configuring and maintaining ESXi and Hyper-V servers
• Minimum 1 year experience managing and maintaining Cisco switches and SonicWall firewalls
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Active SECRET clearance
• Experience implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) in corporate environments
• Experiencing implementing and managing data storage solutions
• Experience with PowerShell scripting
• CISSP, CISM, Security , or equivalent certification

Azure Summit Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Azure Summit Technology provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. Azure Summit Technology expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. To request accommodation, contact Julia Bergeman, 571-455-6486, julia.bergeman@azuresummit.com.