SAGE Black is HIRING!

SAGE Black provides a comprehensive benefit package that includes Employer-Paid Healthcare, Profit Sharing, Bonuses, Team off-sites and a generous Training budget. We have taken several actions to ensure our Team does not have to worry about their job or their finances during these difficult economic times as our Country deals with the COVID-19 Pandemic. SAGE Black is growing leaps and bounds and is looking to grow its team with motivated individuals looking to grow their career.

SAGE Black is seeking qualified candidates who are Systems Administrators with experience in Solaris environments. 

Program conducts satellite engineering and software and database maintenance to sustain on-orbit satellite health, safety, system, and mission operations for the Milstar, DSCS III and AEHF satellite constellations, as well as to support sustainment of the Milstar System in support of Milstar operations through MCSW/OSL at Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB, and other designated MILSATCOM operational and training sites. The program provides technical management and administrative support required to maintain currently supported Milstar, DSCS and AEHF system software, hardware, and databases in a state of operational readiness. The program also provides spacecraft and payload flight software patching; database parameter validation and updates; software maintenance; configuration management; and file/version management of all applicable satellite software/data modules to maintain Milstar, DSCS and AEHF satellite performance or to correct and/or mitigate anomalies.

Because we serve on a greater team that serves our country, the System Administrator is required to possess an active Secret security clearance, and the preferred candidate will possess a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.

Required Experience/Qualifications: 

• Active DOD SECRET clearance minimum, ability to obtain Top Secret desired
• Must meet DOD 8570/8140 IAT Level II Requirement (current Security+ or similar)
• Minimum 5 years Solaris administration/engineering
• Minimum 5 years VMWare or other virtualization platform experience
• Scripting experience 
• Solaris patching experience required
• Familiarity with cybersecurity practices (virus protection, applying vendor critical patches, system accreditation, etc.)
• General understanding of ClearQuest and/or ClearCase 
• Experience with Database installations or configurations

Desired Experience/Qualifications:

• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit or similar automated deployment experience preferred
• Networking experience preferred
• Windows scripting experience preferred
• LDAP experience
• Windows systems administration 
• Active Directory Domain Services and Group Policy Management knowledge
• Solaris and/or Red Hat Linux administration experience highly desired
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity practices (patch management, STIG compliance, system accreditation, etc.)

Additional Description:

Build and deploy operating systems and COTS products in a virtualized environment using automated deployment tools. Platforms primarily include Solaris, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. Develop scripts using PowerShell, VBScript, or other similar tools to improve administration automation. Apply cybersecurity best practices to ensure high compliance status is met. Maintain and develop documentation as necessary. Perform periodic COTS assessments to determine continued compliance, usage, and needs. Troubleshoot any issues and provide support across the Information System.