Linux Systems Administrator

The Opportunity

We're supporting a highly regarded technology organization delivering critical solutions across the US Intelligence and National Security community, who are searching for a Linux Systems Administrator.

This is an opportunity to work within a large-scale enterprise environment supporting infrastructure that underpins some of the most technically challenging and important missions.

Responsibilities

• Administering and supporting enterprise Linux environments
• Maintaining infrastructure across physical, virtual and cloud-based platforms
• Managing operating system upgrades, patching and security remediation
• Monitoring system performance, availability and capacity
• Troubleshooting hardware, operating system and network-related issues
• Supporting application deployments and infrastructure enhancements
• Building, testing and validating new server environments
• Working closely with engineering teams to improve automation, reliability and scalability

What We're Looking For

• Administering and supporting enterprise Linux environments
• Maintaining infrastructure across physical, virtual and cloud-based platforms
• Managing operating system upgrades, patching and security remediation
• Monitoring system performance, availability and capacity
• Troubleshooting hardware, operating system and network-related issues
• Supporting application deployments and infrastructure enhancements
• Building, testing and validating new server environments
• Working closely with engineering teams to improve automation, reliability and scalability

Desirable Experience

• Kubernetes, Docker or containerized environments
• Cloud platforms and cloud-native architectures
• Puppet, GitLab or other configuration management tools
• GPFS / IBM ESS
• Directory services administration
• Enterprise storage technologies including SAN and Fibre Channel

Clearance Requirement

Applicants must hold an active TS clearance with SCI eligibility. Candidates already holding TS/SCI are strongly encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• Employer-funded 401(k) contribution worth 25% of base salary
• Flexible benefits allowance worth 25% of base salary (take as benefits or additional compensation)
• Up to 8 weeks PTO
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• Life Insurance
• 100% tuition reimbursement (Degrees, Certifications & Professional Development)
• Flexible working hours
• Long-term, mission-critical programs supporting the US Intelligence Community

Keywords

• Linux Administrator
• Linux Systems Administrator
• Systems Engineer
• Infrastructure Engineer
• Red Hat
• RHEL
• CentOS
• Rocky Linux
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Cloud Engineer
• DevOps
• Puppet
• GitLab
• Python
• Bash
• VMware
• Storage
• SAN
• Fibre Channel
• TS Clearance
• TS/SCI Eligible
• Intelligence Community
• Defense
• Government Contracting