Junior Linux Systems Administrator
About The Position
Junior Linux Administrator Responsibilities: Maintain the security posture of a Linux computing environment for a team of 30 analysts and developers performing data science activities and developing forward-looking models to enhance strategic decisions about Information Technology performance and capacity. Manage user accounts, maintain the security posture of 3 environments and monitor the performance and health of the systems and data-processing applications. You’ll provide your customers insight into their network through monitoring and performance management.
Requirements
- Active and current TS.SCI w FSP through MD
- Ability to obtain an IAT Level II certification within 180 days of start date
- 3+ years of experience with system administration for U.S. Government customers
- Experience with maintaining and administering virtual machines, including Windows and Linux
- Experience administering servers in AWS environments
- Experience with maintaining system compliance and accreditation
- Experience with setting up and configuring system monitoring tools such as Nagios, Splunk, or Elastic
- Experience with troubleshooting technical issues in custom software
- Experience coordinating larger-scale systems administration efforts across multiple technical teams or organizations
- HS diploma or GED
Nice To Haves
- Experience with system state management tools, such as Ansible for Linux and Desired State Configuration (DSC) for Windows
- Experience with source control tools, such as Git
- Experience with programming languages, such as Python
- Experience with system scripting languages, such as Bash and PowerShell
- Experience with writing technical documentation
- Experience with maintaining Elasticsearch or Elastic-stack products
- Experience identifying and resolving security advisories and applying vendor patches
- Ability to maintain software development infrastructure supporting three environments, including developing, testing, and producing in a fast-paced, highly technical environment
- IAT Level II certification preferred
Responsibilities
- Maintain the security posture of a Linux computing environment
- Manage user accounts
- Maintain the security posture of 3 environments
- Monitor the performance and health of the systems and data-processing applications
- Provide customers insight into their network through monitoring and performance management
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
