By working at Platinum Solutions you’ll have the unique opportunity to make a difference and save lives in the process. Our software helps the federal government monitor terrorist communications, arrest violent criminals, and improve the safety of prescription drugs and medical devices. We develop custom solutions based on open standards and an agile methodology so our clients can quickly respond to a changing world. 

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Due to our rapid growth, we have an immediate need for a Sr. System Administrator – VMware/ RedHat Enterprise Linux to support a project out of our Clarksburg, WV office. 

The ideal candidate will act as the lead administrator for a scalable VMware / RedHat installation to support the Tivoli Suite of Federated Identity and Access Management (COTS) products.  The system to be built will concurrently service 100,000+ users from the Department of Justice and other federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement entities.

AREAS OF FOCUS

·         Identity and Access Management (IAM)

·         Federated Identity (FIMS)

·         Portal Services (PS)

·         Centralized System Configuration / Provisioning Manager(CSC/PM)

·         Trusted Broker (TB)

·         Web Services & Gateway (WS&G)

Job Requirements

Due to the nature of the project, all candidates must possess or have the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills include 6+ years of  hands-on installation experience with the following:

·         VMware v3.5 & v4.0

o    Resource Allocation

o    Fault Tolerance

o    Enterprise Clustering

o    Performance Instrumentation and Tuning

·         RedHat Enterprise Linux v5.0+

o    Performance Management

o    Kernel Tweaking / Tuning

o    System Imaging

o    General Administration

o    Directory Standards – LDAP, AD, Sun Directory Server

·         Shell Scripting: Perl, Korn, etc.

·         Automated Performance Reporting & Metrics

·         SQL Query Creation

PREFERRED SKILLS

·         VMware – Site Recovery Manager

·         VMware – Virtual DataCenter Infrastructure (VDI)

·         IBM BladeCenter

·         Storage Area Networks (SAN)

·         Knowledge of Cisco and other networking device remote management and configuration.

·         Familiarity with the  Tivoli Suite of Applications

o    Tivoli Access Manager (TAM)

o    Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI)

o    Tivoli Directory Server (TDS)

o    Tivoli Directory Server (TDS)

o    Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (TFIM)

o    Tivoli Business Gateway (TBG)

o    IBM WebSphere Application Server

o    IBM Portal Server

o    DB2

o    IBM WebSeal (TWS)

o    WebSphere Mobile Portal Accelerator

·         Federated Authentication – SAML, Liberty, JAAS, Kerberos, x.509,  RACF, OpenID, WS-Trust, GSO LockBox, TAM Token

ADDITIONAL POINTS OF DISTINCTION

·         Existing security clearance

·         Applicable IBM product certifications

·         Coding Standards – HTML, XML, SPML, JAVA SCRIPT, VISUAL BASIC, .NET

·         National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)

·         Justice Reference Architecture (JRA),  HSPD-12, NIST 800 series publications, OMB-M-04-04, Federal PKI Bridge, and Global Federated Identity and Privilege Management (GFIPM) framework.

·         Workflow development and customization experience in similar products such as Oracle Identity Manager, Sun Identity Manager, CA E-trust, Identity Management and Courion

ABOUT PLATINUM SOLUTIONS

Platinum Solutions, Inc. is an award-winning developer of innovative, secure systems for improving business and government operations. With particular expertise in law enforcement, intelligence, defense, homeland security and healthcare, we offer creative solutions to those responsible for ensuring the nation's security and public safety.  On a day-to-day basis our employees say that they like the interesting work we do and being part of projects that make a difference.

At Platinum Solutions, our commitment to excellence, innovation, and workplace culture have been recognized in the marketplace.  We are the proud recipient of many industry accolades including Washington Technology Magazine’s “Fast 50”, Washingtonian Magazine's "Great Places to Work", Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Fastest Growing Business in America” and Inc. Magazine’s “Fastest Growing Private Companies in America”. 

We highly value our employees and support them by providing an excellent (and fun!) work environment, career advancement and a competitive compensation and benefits package to include: paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long and short term disability, company paid life insurance, 401(k), referral bonuses and tuition reimbursement.

If you are an accomplished System Administrator with the experience and drive to succeed, please send your resume to hr@platinumsolutions.com

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For more information, please visit our website at: http://www.platinumsolutions.com

Platinum Solutions, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.