Senior Mac Administrator - NIH-NCBI

Overview

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is a premium provider for life sciences, project and program management. We are searching for a Senior Mac Administrator to support our work with a highly prestigious federal health agency. 

We are looking for full-time candidates currently residing in the United States. This position is available for remote work. 

If you are interested in being a part of an organization that operates within the intersection of technology and health, please apply today! 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop custom tools in Puppet, Apple Script, and Bash to automate the OS X infrastructure support and service
• Install, configure and maintain Mac OS X and associated applications
• Integrate OS X computers with NetWork Storage, Linux Servers, Windows Servers as well as internal and external sites
• Install, configure and maintain mobile devices via Mobile Device Management software
• Perform standard administration tasks (packaging, OS installs, patch management)
• Provide OS X support to NCBI's internal developers and researchers

Required Skills:

• High School Diploma/GED with significant Technical Training/Certifications
• JAMF Casper Suite management for Apple devices
• 3+ Years' Experience troubleshooting Apple Mac environment JAMF/Casper
• Mac program installation
• Mac printer installation
• Mac network configuration
• Mac email client configuration
• Experience with all Office products
• Familiarity with Adobe Products
• Ability to connect to File Server or NAS
• Experience with Mac OS System Upgrades and updates
• Basic Troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Good communication, and customer service

Desired Skills

• Experience with IBM BigFix to manage Mac OSX devices a plus
• Experience with Basic Unix Command Line: SSH, Rsync, SCP, chown, chmod, and file system navigation
• Proficiency using ARD to: install software, install Apple OS updates, run UNIX commands
• Enterprise experience: familiarity and experience with AD, AD/ Mac integration, NetBoot/ Net Install/ Deploy Studio
• Knowledge of Puppet or any other automated computer configuration management too
• MacPorts, Fink, or HomeBrew
• Apple server
• Xcode and Command line tools
• Exchange and Enterprise email

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $80,000 - $110,000.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!