Linux Administrator

Customer Value Partners • Kansas City, MO

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About The Position

CVP is seeking an experienced Linux Administrator to join our team supporting the USDA. This role involves providing infrastructure support, including the installation and configuration of new operating systems on physical and virtual machines. The administrator will be responsible for patching Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 and 9, managing vulnerabilities, and automating operations through scripting (Python, Powershell, Shell). Key duties include troubleshooting, performance tuning, developing configuration management solutions, collaborating on security practices, and maintaining system documentation and knowledge bases. The role also requires rack and stack server tasks, assisting with the Computer Management Database (CMDB), and providing excellent customer support for OS configurations. Linux Admins will utilize tools such as VCenter, Active Directory, Centrify, Ansible, Satellite, GitHub, Nagios, and Tanium.

Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain a federal security clearance (US Citizenship Required)
• 5+ years Linux Systems Administration experience or comparable training.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8 and 9) OS
• Experience configuring Linux OS to use NAS/SAN storage devices
• Knowledge of Physical and Virtual systems (vmWare & HyperVisor)
• Demonstrate initiative to learn new technologies and the ability to provide support for new technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience (not simply “knowledge of”) with Ansible, Satellite, GitLab or Tanium is a plus.
• Jenkins, Puppet, Cloud-native management and deployment capabilities are a plus.
• Linux+ or RedHat Certifications.
• Training/Experience with Microsoft Server Administration strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide infrastructure support.
• Installation of new OS to physical and virtual.
• Configure the OS to use an IP addresses and DNS servers.
• Patch the REHL 8 and 9 Operating System and manage other vulnerabilities that are found in the Operating System.
• Create standardized steps, write, maintain and execute scripts, such as python, Powershell and shell, that automate administrator operations.
• Troubleshoot procedures and technical information to identify incidents and carry out the resolution process, research issues that do not have a recognized solution and prepare a resolution process for them.
• Assist in tweaking the performance of the system.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of configuration management solutions.
• Collaborate with other teams to push for better security practices across an organization’s applications and deploy solutions to enhance productivity.
• Create and maintain documentation on systems related to IT and knowledge base areas.
• Rack and stack servers.
• Assist in maintaining Computer Management Database (CMDB).
• Excels in customer support with troubleshooting OS configurations for application needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed