Linux Systems Administrator (5469)

This position will provide onsite support at Patuxent River NAS in southern Maryland. As the Linux Systems Administrator, you will join a team of highly-driven, supportive, and skilled professionals engaged in supporting program management, technical, or business case analysis across the NAVAIR community.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system
• Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users
• Provide technical assistance to computer users
• Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network system
• Perform maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption
• Optimize the functionality and performance of hardware and software systems
• Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery plans and capabilities
• Respond to unexpected or unauthorized service interruptions and outages
• Diagnose software and hardware failures to resolution
• Implement and ensure security preventive measures are fully functioning

Requirements

• Clearance Required: Top Secret (an interim TS is required to start; will consider upgrading candidate from Secret)
• 8+ years of Linux experience in a software development environment
• Familiarity with the following:
  • Windows Server
  • VMware/vSphere Enterprise
  • SAN
  • Networking
  • STIGs
  • ACAS
  • Atlassian tools
• Knowledge of networking principles, theories, and concepts and ability to contribute to the development of new and innovative principles and concepts
• CompTIA Security+ or other DOD INST 8570 compliant qualification is required
• Operating system certification (i.e. Windows or Linux)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid leave
• Retirement
• Competitive mix of compensation
• Learning & development opportunities

Pay

The proposed salary for this position is $87,600 USD - $146,000 USD.

SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).