Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training & development

Tuition assistance

Vision insurance

OVERVIEW:

SILTT is seeking a skilled and motivated Systems Administrator to support the design, implementation, and maintenance of our corporate and development infrastructure. You’ll work with a variety of operating systems, physical and virtual platforms, and infrastructure tools to help ensure our systems are reliable, secure, and performant. As part of a collaborative engineering team, you’ll contribute to project execution, troubleshoot system issues, and help implement improvements across the environment. If you enjoy solving infrastructure challenges and want to grow your impact in a mission-driven, people-centered organization, we’d love to hear from you.

WHO WE ARE:

At SILTT we’re pushing the limits of infrastructure innovation in the Telecommunications and Information Technology industry. From delivering world-class modular data center facilities to all-hours, 356-day operational response and disaster recovery, our multi-functional team of experts are force multipliers across the infrastructure landscape. We pride ourselves in leading from the front to advise, assist, and accompany our clients through their toughest technological and operational challenges. We always deliver results (spelled “re-SILTTs”)!

WHY SILTT?

At SILTT, “objective-driven” means first being “people-driven”. As a small business we know that the ability to achieve our mission demands we take care of our own by providing our team members with a variety of benefits that allow them to live fulfilling, healthy, balanced, meaningful lives. That’s why we believe in offering paid healthcare, ultra-competitive 401K matching, accrued paid time off and fixed holiday leave, continuous learning and professional development incentives, and promote a sustainable work-life balance.

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

In this role, you’ll be a critical contributor to the daily operation and ongoing improvement of our infrastructure. You’ll assist with system deployments, manage patching and updates, monitor performance and availability, and respond to incidents to ensure minimal disruption. Your responsibilities will span both reactive support and proactive enhancements, with opportunities to deepen your expertise in automation, scripting, and system-level troubleshooting as part of a collaborative team.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

System Deployment and Maintenance:

Support the configuration, deployment, hardening, and ongoing monitoring of physical and virtual systems across multiple operating systems, including Linux (RHEL family preferred), Windows, Android, and macOS

Manage the installation and setup of servers, workstations, virtual and cloud infrastructure, in development and production environments

Perform routine updates, patch management, and maintain backups to ensure system integrity and continuity

Participate in planning and execution of infrastructure changes, upgrades, and migrations in coordination with other teams

Networking Support:

Configure and support basic networking components at the system level (e.g., interfaces, DNS, DHCP, static routes, firewalls)

Troubleshoot connectivity issues involving endpoints, servers, and infrastructure

Maintain awareness of system-related networking dependencies and proactively monitor for performance or availability issues

Monitoring and Troubleshooting:

Monitor system performance, resource utilization, and availability using tools such as Nagios, Prometheus, or similar platforms

Respond to and resolve operational incidents by performing diagnostics, applying corrective actions, and escalating as needed

Assist in conducting root cause analysis and post-incident reviews to improve overall system resilience

Document troubleshooting steps, system changes, and support procedures for knowledge sharing and auditabilit

Research and Innovation:

Drive technological advancement by proactively identifying and researching emerging systems, applications

Work closely with leading vendors to evaluate and benchmark candidate solutions, ensuring all new technologies align with our long-term strategic goals

Security and Compliance:

Apply security best practices to system configurations, user access controls, and software installations

Support the execution of compliance requirements, such as audit logging, system validation, and patch reporting

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

5+ years of experience administering Linux systems in production environments

Understanding of virtualization and storage technologies

Familiarity with core networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls)

Experience supporting infrastructure operations and incident response

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

Applies structured troubleshooting methods to resolve complex system issues

Demonstrates working knowledge of change control and configuration management

Comfortable writing and maintaining shell scripts to automate common tasks

Collaborates effectively across technical teams and adapts to shifting priorities

Communicates clearly and documents procedures with attention to operational clarity

Approaches tasks with a security-first mindset and attention to system resilience

ABILITY TO WORK REMOTE:

Partially remote. The work associated with this role is expected to be performed mostly remote, though may be performed on-site as desired, and will require travel for periodic on-site support to our customers.

Flexible work from home options available.