Systems Administrator

 

MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Advanced Technology Division develops advanced materials, devices, and subsystems that have broad impact on U.S. Government, industry, and academia. The Division has made a wide range of important contributions during the Laboratory’s 70+ year history, including development of bulk and epitaxial crystal growth, charge-coupled device (CCD) imagers, 193-nm lithography, fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) CMOS electronics, semiconductor diode lasers and amplifiers, superconducting electronics and quantum bit (qubit) devices, and photonic integrated circuits (PICs). To enable this advanced technology development, the Laboratory has implemented vertically integrated in-house resources to facilitate design, lithographic mask layout, material growth and characterization, fabrication (e.g., silicon, compound-semiconductor, wafer bonding, flip-chip hybrid), packaging, and testing of electronic and photonic circuits. These in-house resources are used to fabricate a variety of devices and circuits including lasers, waveguide photodetectors, optical modulators, and CMOS and cryogenic electronics with applications in quantum computing, atomic systems, advanced laser sources, microwave photonics, communications, sensing, and other areas of interest to the U.S. Government, industry, and academia. 

 

Job Description

 

The Integrated RF & Photonics Group is seeking a Systems Administrator to provide support services across a diverse, and dynamic environment within both unclassified, and classified networks.  The candidate will have experience in the design of computer system solutions, including provisioning, configuration, and management of Windows, Windows Server, Mac OS, Linux, and a variety of hardware platforms.  They will interface with vendors to spec, purchase, and maintain hardware, licensing, and warranty information for systems, hardware, and software.  The candidate must be able to communicate with users, and leadership in problem assessment, troubleshooting, and apply appropriate technical skills or vendor methodologies to resolve issues successfully.  The Systems Administrator will need to develop creative technical solutions to complex IT problems under general supervision, and must be comfortable working independently while reporting to the Division IT Manager.  Candidates must also be comfortable providing direct desktop support to approximately 100 users as part of a larger IT team.  

 

Responsibilities

 

• Perform as a Windows and/or Linux Systems Administrator in support of all staff members within Group 85, and assist in support across all groups within the Division
• Install, configure, and manage Windows, Linux, Mac desktops, servers, as well as some network infrastructure devices. Install and maintain commercial software as needed
• Procure needed computer systems, network hardware, software, etc.
• Patch software, and operating systems in compliance with best practices
• Manage research networks, file shares, virtual infrastructures, and some SAN/NAS environments within the group
• Remediate security vulnerabilities, and harden systems according to cybersecurity best practices in line with NIST 800-171, and CMMC guidelines
• Develop and document technical processes and procedures
• Work under minimal direction, and independently determine and develop approaches to complex IT solutions

 

Experience

 

• Experience with provisioning, configuring, and administering Windows, Windows Server, and Mac OS on a variety of hardware platforms
• Experience with operating system imaging tools
• Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, including ESXi and VCenter configuration), networking, storage, and user access
• Experience patching software and operating systems via automated tools (e.g.: BigFix, PDQ)
• Experience with change management tools such as Service now, and Jira
• Experience with hardening systems to DoD IT security requirements, and poli