Linux Systems Administrator
MANTECH · Fort Meade, MD · 3 wk ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive administration and support for multi-platform operating system environments.
- Design and implement automated security hardening solutions to enhance scalability and streamline operating system deployments.
- Configure and maintain host-based security and intrusion detection systems.
- Monitor system performance and investigate detected anomalies to ensure operational integrity.
- Develop and deploy automation scripts to manage server integration and reduce manual configuration errors.
- Analyze system and security logs to identify and respond to real-time events and provide status updates to leadership.
- Engineer automation workflows for identity and access management to replace manual account provisioning processes.
- Conduct regular audits to verify security compliance and identify potential vulnerabilities or configuration gaps.
- Participate in design and review meetings to provide technical insights, project goals, and status updates for management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 10+ years of relevant Systems Administration experience; or an Associate's degree with 15+ years’ experience.
- Extensive experience with Linux administration.
- Experience utilizing Ansible or comparable infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Experience managing enterprise virtualization platforms (VMware or similar) and associated Storage Area Networks (SAN).
- Experience with NiFi or cross-domain solutions.
- Familiarity with Identity Management solutions like Keycloak.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 10+ years of relevant Systems Administration experience.
- Experience in systems administration of software and hardware supporting IT system development and testing.
- Experience utilizing Ansible or comparable infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Experience managing enterprise virtualization platforms (VMware or similar) and associated Storage Area Networks (SAN).
- Experience with NiFi or cross-domain solutions.
- Familiarity with Identity Management solutions like Keycloak.
Skills
- Experience with DevOps tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, SaltStack, or Puppet.
- Proficiency in scripting languages including Python, Bash, or Perl.
- Experience collaborating with teams to integrate and deploy new technologies into production environments.
- Knowledge of network devices (routers, switches, gateways) and protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, DHCP, and DNS.
- Familiarity with Windows administration and Active Directory.
Benefits
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Pay
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Schedule
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