RSS Integration Engineer Position   Start Date: Immediate opening Position: Integration Engineer Requirement Description:   Ready Support Services (RSS) is seeking a Senior Integration Engineer position (Systems Engineer III) (onsite) at our Customer Program in Aurora, CO. The selected candidate will be assigned to a National Systems Infrastructure Service Provider/Application Service Provider (ISP/ASP) program primarily within our government services product line to fill the role of Systems Engineer III to help create, deploy, and support an element of the customer’s Future Ground Architecture and Infrastructure Service Provider platform. The position will provide Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) support to the Palinode Integration Engineering Services (IES) IPT to include responsibilities for ensuring engineering integration and provisioning services are delivered across 6 datacenter sites and one test site using High Availability technologies. Candidate will design small- and large-scale provisioning efforts to migrate ASPs from highly varied legacy environments to new, standardized environments. The selected candidate will have roles in the following areas and may include responsibilities not limited to: (1) Work with multi-discipline teams in gathering requirements, design, and provisioning of the IT systems, (2) Creation of technical work products, as needed, (3) Evaluate customer change requests, (4) Engage with customer and 3rd party operations organizations to understand how new systems will impact the customer tenant organization, and (5) Create and brief status and plans to customer onboarding and change board meetings, as needed.   The positions will include, but is not limited to tasks like the following: Collaborate with migration engineers and customers to clarify and refine provisioning requirements, Collaborate with migration engineers and customers to support technical exchange meetings (TEMs), Provide engineering analysis in support of ASP/tenant onboarding, Provide engineering support of capacity analysis and planning, Provide engineering support of compute sizing and impact analysis, Provide engineering support of design documentation including implementation plans, Report to the IES Lead for daily assignment, coordination, and statusing of individual activities, Develop, revise, and maintain design documentation (including procedures) to continually improve as-built environments and processes, Assist in developing the overall performance and capability of your technical team through mentoring and knowledge sharing.   The following skills are required: (1)  8-10 + years’ experience  in Systems Engineering, (2)  Must hold and maintain a current/active TS/SCI Clearance with CI-Poly , (3) Systems Engineering experience on a large government cloud deployment contract, (4) Demonstrated judgement in managing competing priorities to meet program objectives, (5) Experience in identifying risks and establishing effective mitigation plans, viable contingency plans, (6) Knowledge of ISP/ASP compute, network and storage environments, (7) Knowledge of Dell, SGI, and/or HP rack server technologies, (8) Knowledge of virtual hypervisor applications such as VMware, KVM, Xen, etc., (9) Knowledge of shared storage systems such as SAN and NAS, (10) Knowledge of networking concepts such as VLANs, IP Subnets, OSI Layers, and routing, (11) Knowledge of datacenter engineering design concepts such as Rack Els, wiring diagrams, and Bill of Materials (BOMs), (12) Demonstrated competency with Microsoft Office including MS Visio.   Must be able to interface with program and company leadership, customers, as well as end users   Must be willing to work overtime to meet key deadlines, and lead team to do the same   Required Education (including Major): B.S./B.A. in Aerospace Engineering, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Math and 8 years relevant work experience.  10 years relevant experience can be used in lieu of a degree.   Clearance Type:   Current/Active TS/SCI Clearance  Ready Support Services LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  

ARSS Virtualization and Windows System Administrator Position   Start Date: Immediate opening Position: Virtualization and Windows System Administrator Requirement Description:   Ready Support Services (RSS) is seeking a Senior Information Technology (IT) Virtualization and Windows System Administrator position (Systems Engineer III) (onsite) at our Customer Program in Chantilly, VA. The selected candidate will be assigned to a National Systems ISP/ASP program primarily within our government services product line to fill the role of Systems Engineer III to help create, deploy and support an element of the customer’s Future Ground Architecture and Infrastructure Service Provider platform. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring continuity of operations across 6 datacenter sites and one test site using High Availability technologies. Candidate will support the server processing and virtualization needs of multiple AD domains and their respective infrastructure services and tenant systems.  Candidate will lead large scale migrations from highly varied legacy environments to new, standardized environments.  The position will be supporting the Operations and Maintenance, Post Deployment and Integration aspects of new technology that is continuing to be deployed to the customer sites. The selected candidate will have roles in the following areas and may include responsibilities not limited to: (1) Work with multi-discipline teams in the support and sustainment of the IT systems, (2) Creation of technical work products, (3) Evaluate customer change requests, (4) Engage with customer and 3rd party operations organizations to understand how new systems will impact the customer tenant organization, and (5) Create and brief status and plans to customer change board meetings as needed.   The positions will include, but is not limited to tasks like the following: Collaborate with partners to define computing requirements and create end-to-end solutions consisting of hardware and operating system technologies. Integrate and partner with programs to solve complex infrastructure problems. Assure a high level of reliability and performance through systems monitoring and infrastructure management. Respond to and use an online ticketing system to fill service requests from users. Ensure server and application compliance with security and performance requirements (NISPOM, RMF/DISA). Convert and upgrade older infrastructure to new technologies. Develop, revise, and maintain technical and operational documentation (including procedures) to continually improve computing environments. Maintain and grow your technical competence in multiple areas (such as Windows, Linux, virtualization, User Authentication, DNS, NFS, system imaging/build automation). Assist in developing the overall performance and capability of your technical team through mentoring and knowledge sharing. Have knowledge of backup systems and server technologies related to archive and storage The following skills are required: (1)  5-8 + years’ experience  in VMware and Windows support, (2)  Must hold and maintain a current/active TS/SCI Clearance with CI-Poly , (3) Experience in the ISP/ASP compute, network and storage environments, (4) Systems’ Engineering experience on a large government cloud deployment contract, (5) Demonstrated judgement in managing competing priorities to meet program objectives, (6) Experience in identifying risks and establishing effective mitigation plans, viable contingency plans, (7) Experience with Microsoft Windows 2012, VMware ESXi 5.x - 7.x, and Veritas NetBackup 8.0 (8) Hand's on with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, patching and systems configuration at a Tier III support desk level (9) Experience with Dell, and HP rack server technologies (10) Demonstrate experience with large scale VMware to include design, deploy, and maintain, (11) Current active Security + certified CE or IAT certified   Must be able to interface with program and company leadership, customers, as well as end users   Must be willing to work overtime to meet key deadlines, and lead team to do the same Experience in the Computer Network, Systems Administration domains Required Education (including Major): B.S./B.A. in Aerospace Engineering, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Math and 5 years relevant work experience.  8 years relevant experience can be used in lieu of a degree.   Clearance Type:   Current/Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI-Poly Ready Support Services LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  

RSS Network Administrator Position   Start Date: Immediate opening Position:     Network Administrator Requirement Description:   Ready Support Services (RSS) is seeking a Information Technology (IT) Network Administrator position (Network Administrator III) (onsite) at our Customer Program Chantilly, VA. The selected candidate will be assigned to a National Systems ISP/ASP program primarily within our government services product line to fill the role of Junior Network Administrator II to help create, deploy and support an element of the customer’s Future Ground Architecture and Infrastructure Service Provider platform. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring continuity of operations across 6 datacenter sites and one test site using High Availability technologies. Candidate will support the networking needs of multiple AD domains, their respective infrastructure services and tenant systems.  Candidate will assist with large scale migrations from highly varied legacy environments to new, standardized environments.  The position will be supporting the Operations and Maintenance, Post Deployment and Integration aspects of new technology that is continuing to be deployed to the customer sites. The selected candidate will have roles in the following areas and may include responsibilities not limited to: (1) Work with multi-discipline teams in the support and sustainment of the IT systems, (2) Assist with the creation of technical work products, (3) Proactively monitor and evaluate the status of the system and make recommendations for improvement where needed and (4) Create and brief plans to customer change board meetings as needed.   The positions will include, but is not limited to tasks like the following: Collaborate with teammembers to define network connectivity requirements and create end-to-end solutions consisting of hardware and virtualized system technologies. Integrate and partner with programs to solve complex infrastructure problems. Assure a high level of reliability and performance through network monitoring and infrastructure management. Respond to and use an online ticketing system to fill service requests from users. Ensure network compliance with security and performance requirements (NISPOM, RMF/DISA). Assist with the upgrade older infrastructure to new technologies. Revise, and maintain technical and operational documentation (including procedures) to continually improve networking environments. This position will offer the opportunity to grow your technical competence in multiple areas (such as SAN, NAS, Backups, Windows, Linux, virtualization, User Authentication, DNS, NFS, system imaging/build automation). Assist in developing the overall performance and capability of your technical team through knowledge sharing.     The following skills are required: (1)  5-8 years experience  with switching and routing systems, (2)  Must hold and maintain a current/active TS/SCI Clearance with CI-Poly , (3) Familiarity with ISP/ASP network environments, (4) Demonstrated judgement in managing competing priorities to meet program objectives, (5) Configures network devices for new deployments per direction of senior staff, configures replacement network devices from backup configuration files, (6) Basic familiarity with VMware, Windows and Linux systems, (7) Willingness to ask questions when unsure how to perform needed duties and execute with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in a production environment, (8) Experience with Brocade/Extreme and or Cisco networking environments, (9) Familairity with load balancing technologies, (10) Current and active Security certified CE + or IAT certified, (11) Familiarity with large scale networking configurations to include troubleshooting, deploying, and maintaining. Must be able to interface with program and company leadership, customers, as well as end users   Must be willing to work overtime to m Required Education (including Major): B.S./B.A. in Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Systems Engineering, Computer Information Systems, and 4 years relevant work experience.  8 years relevant experience can be used in lieu of a degree.   Clearance Type:   Current/Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI-Poly Ready Support Services LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  

RSS Linux System Administrator Position   Start Date: Immediate opening Position:     Linux System Administrator Requirement Description:   Ready Support Services (RSS) is seeking a Senior Information Technology (IT) Linux System Administrator position (Systems Engineer III) (onsite) at our Customer Program Chantilly VA. The selected candidate will be assigned to a National Systems ISP/ASP program primarily within our government services product line to fill the role of Systems Engineer III to help create, deploy and support an element of the customer’s Future Ground Architecture and Infrastructure Service Provider platform. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring continuity of operations across 6 datacenter sites and one test site using High Availability technologies. Candidate will support the server processing and virtualization needs of multiple AD domains and their respective infrastructure services and tenant systems.  Candidate will lead large scale migrations from highly varied legacy environments to new, standardized environments.  The position will be supporting the Operations and Maintenance, Post Deployment and Integration aspects of new technology that is continuing to be deployed to the customer sites. The selected candidate will have roles in the following areas and may include responsibilities not limited to: (1) Work with multi-discipline teams in the support and sustainment of the IT systems, (2) Creation of technical work products, (3) Evaluate customer change requests, (4) Engage with customer and 3rd party operations organizations to understand how new systems will impact the customer tenant organization, and (5) Create and brief status and plans to customer change board meetings as needed.   The positions will include, but is not limited to tasks like the following: Collaborate with partners to define computing requirements and create end-to-end solutions consisting of hardware and operating system technologies. Integrate and partner with programs to solve complex infrastructure problems. Assure a high level of reliability and performance through systems monitoring and infrastructure management. Respond to and use an online ticketing system to fill service requests from users. Ensure server and application compliance with security and performance requirements (NISPOM, RMF/DISA). Convert and upgrade older infrastructure to new technologies. Develop, revise, and maintain technical and operational documentation (including procedures) to continually improve computing environments. Maintain and grow your technical competence in multiple areas (such as Windows, Linux, virtualization, User Authentication, DNS, NFS, system imaging/build automation). Assist in developing the overall performance and capability of your technical team through mentoring and knowledge sharing.   The following skills are required: (1)  5-7 + years’ experience  in LINUX support, (2)  Must hold and maintain a current/active TS/SCI Clearance with CI-Poly , (3) Experience in the ISP/ASP compute, network and storage environments, (4) Systems’ Engineering experience on a large government cloud deployment contract, (5) Demonstrated judgement in managing competing priorities to meet program objectives, (6) Experience in identifying risks and establishing effective mitigation plans, viable contingency plans, (7) Provide LINUX administration in the following functions: LINUX server deployment, optimization, application design / architecture, system upgrades and patching, (8) Troubleshoot and diagnose advanced LINUX server issues, including reliability issues, performance concerns, and software bugs, (9) Strong LINUX shell scripting experience, (10) LINUX Security Framework knowledge (PAM, KDC/LDAP, SSH key management, etc.), (11) Current Active Security certified CE + or IAT certified (12) LDAP/DNS management experience. Must be able to interface with program and company leadership, customers, as well as end users   Must be willing to work overtime to meet key deadlines, and lead team to do the same Experience in the Computer Network, Systems Administration domains Required Education (including Major): B.S./B.A. in Aerospace Engineering, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Math and 8 years relevant work experience.  10 years relevant experience can be used in lieu of a degree.   Clearance Type:   Current/Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI-Poly Ready Support Services LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.