Linux Administrator

Peraton•,

2d•$86,000 - $138,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is looking for an experienced Linux Administrator to provide operational support for the FDA enterprise environment consisting of approximately 3,500 physical and virtual servers. This role is part of the Linux team and involves providing operational support to customers in both on-premise and cloud-based (AWS and Azure) datacenters. Key responsibilities include image creation, server provisioning, patching, reporting, and creating/maintaining documentation and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The administrator will work directly with customers to integrate applications, perform scripting and automation of tasks, and engage in high-level problem-solving. The position requires troubleshooting a wide variety of issues within defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs). The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, outgoing, accountable, and an energetic team member. The position is scheduled from 8 AM to 5 PM ET and requires participation in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Requirements

5 years with BS/BA or 9 years with a HS Diploma
Minimum of 5 years experience as a Linux Administrator.
Experience with Linux operation systems, Red Hat Satellite/Capsule/ OEL, Foreman, Pacemaker, Cisco hardware builds and provisioning with Kickstart.
Experience with Red Hat Linux, Ubuntu, Veritas SF/Infoscale vcs/vxvm/vxfs, Linux build automation/recovery, OpenShift, OCFS2, Ansible Tower, Scaler.
Strong understanding of server backup, experience with vulnerability scanning and threat mitigation technologies, Server hardening, OSCAP.
Understanding of common security products (Splunk, Lumension/Ivanti, etc.)
Familiar with Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy Management, VMWare VSphere (e.g., ESXi, vCenter) administration and support, Linux Systems Administration, Storage
Experience with Net App, Cloud computing instance and service provisioning (e.g., Amazon Web Service, Azure, etc.)
Infrastructure as Code experience (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, etc.)
Automation skills via scripting (e.g., ksh, bash, yams, Oracle Linux patching automation skills and PowerShell).
SolarWinds monitoring experience
ServiceNow or other ticketing systems experience
Ability to concurrently manage multiple tasks
Strong troubleshooting skills
Must be a US Citizen
Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance

Nice To Haves

Certified and experience with AWS, Azure, Centrify
Knowledge of network technologies, connectivity, protocols, and security.
Mature professional, outgoing, highly motivated, self-starter
Clear verbal and written communication
Ability to assist/coach team members

Responsibilities

Providing operational support to customer on premise and cloud based (AWS and Azure) datacenters
Image creation, server provisioning, patching, reporting, creating, and maintaining documentation/SOP's
Working directly with customers to integrate applications, scripting and automation of tasks, high level problem solving
Troubleshooting a wide variety of issues within defined SLAs.