Torch Technologies Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom”. And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us! Torch Technologies is seeking a versatile and proactive Senior Systems Administrator to manage the end-to-end lifecycle of our infrastructure in one of our labs supporting the US Army Aviation and Missile Center. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable racking a server in a data center, hardening an OS to government standards, and interfacing directly with our customers to solve complex technical challenges. You will be responsible for ensuring our systems are performant, secure, and scalable, while providing critical on-site support during deployment phases at government test sites. Key Responsibilities: Systems & Virtualization Virtualization & Containers: Deploy and manage virtualized workloads using KubeVirt and support deployment of containerized applications in Podman. OS Administration: Install, configure, and maintain both Linux (RHEL/Rocky) and Windows Server environments. System Design: Interpret and contribute to system-level design documents to ensure infrastructure aligns with architectural goals. Security & Compliance: STIG Implementation: Lead the hardening of primarily RHEL-based hosts according to DISA STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guides). Compliance Auditing: Perform regular vulnerability scans and remediation efforts to maintain a secure posture for government delivery. Customer Support & Field Operations: Customer Interface: Serve as a technical point of contact for customers, translating complex technical requirements into actionable infrastructure tasks. User Support: Provide Tier 2/3 support for end-users to resolve common system and connectivity issues. Field Engineering: Travel to customer test sites to stand up networks, perform on-site troubleshooting, and provide deployment support. Network & Hardware Management: Physical Deployment: Occasionally perform physical installation of servers, switches, and storage arrays into racks, including cabling and power management. Network Configuration: Configure and maintain network connectivity, VLANs, and routing. Security Perimeter: Manage and maintain firewalls to ensure secure traffic flow and perimeter defense. Required Qualifications: US Citizenship. Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience. Experience: 8+ years of experience in Systems Administration or Network Engineering. Certifications: DoW 8140 certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CCNA, or RHCSA). Government Experience: Prior experience working within DoD or Federal civilian environments. Hardware: Proven experience with selecting appropriate hardware based on business requirements. Networking: Hands-on experience with firewalls and switch configuration. OS Proficiency: Strong command of both Linux and Windows Server environments. Security: Direct experience applying DISA STIGs to hosts and network devices. Modern Tooling: Experience with zero clients and/or virtualization (KubeVirt or Kubernetes). Soft Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders and government customers. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs (for racking equipment). Willingness to travel >25% to remote test sites for system stand-up and customer support. Clearance: Active security clearance (Secret or higher) Preferred Qualifications: Automation: Experience with Ansible, Terraform, or Bash/PowerShell scripting to automate STIG compliance and deployments. Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (e.g., Information Technology). Schedule: M-F; 8-5 Work Location: Customer- site Travel: Yes, 25-50% Relocation Assistance Available: No Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No #LI-TS1 Benefits: Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation, 401(k) match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays.  Applying to Torch Technologies: Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Torch Technologies, Inc. participates in E-Verify. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Careers Link as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to [email protected]. Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies. Torch Technologies is dedicated to providing superior research, development, and engineering services to the Department of Defense. As defense contractors, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. From the CEO's desk... When Bill Roark and Don Holder founded Torch in 2002, they knew that employees were the company's greatest asset. They believed that offering employees a stake in the outcome, by making them all owners, was critical to building a successful organization. I share that feeling. Bill and Don's original intent was fully achieved in 2011 when Torch converted to a 100 percent S-Corp ESOP. Since that time, the company has grown over ten-fold and gained national recognition for the success we have demonstrated as an employee-owned company. Today, Torch continues to respect the individual contributions of our employee-owners and to share the rewards of our success. In addition, we continue to foster an environment of employee recognition, respect, development, and comradery while striving to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We recognize that core to our company is a culture of trust with our employees, customers, business partners, and community. Our management team is committed to continue to earn that trust. This past year, Torch proudly announced that we were Certified Evergreen™. A timely achievement for Torch employee-owners as they will celebrate Torch’s 20th anniversary this October, becoming Certified Evergreen™ signifies that while Torch employee-owners can look back on Torch’s past with pride, Torch is also looking forward. Becoming Certified Evergreen™ means that Torch has committed to finding ways to make 100 percent employee ownership sustainable so that Torch will remain a private company forever. Going forward, Torch will continue to evolve to address market and technology changes in order to become a major provider of cost-effective technical services and solutions to the Warfighter. We are making significant investments into facilities, equipment, business systems, and research to enable us to provide innovations and timely business services to our clients. We feel that always looking to improve our service is key to sustaining customer trust in the future. Likewise, we believe that continuing to share ownership is one of the ways we maintain employee trust and an unparalleled commitment to succeed. Combined, these timeless principles form the basis of the Torch culture. A culture that we are committed to continue and strive to pass on to the next generation of employee-owners as an Evergreen Company.

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