Linux System Administrator

MANTECH•Fort Meade, MD

7h•$85,000 - $141,600•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH is seeking an experienced, career- and customer-oriented Linux System Administrator to join its team in Fort Meade, Maryland. The role supports government intelligence agencies and involves administration and maintenance of information technology systems, including Linux servers and virtual environments. The administrator will also support security compliance and patch management, integrate technologies into existing production environments, and prepare technical presentations and documentation for senior program management. The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Poly and is onsite and full time.

Requirements

At least 5 years of overall technical experience.
Linux administrative experience using the command line.
Experience with server STE/STN compliance, such as Nessus and McAfee agents, and server security-tool management, including patch management, operating system updates, IAVA updates, and configuration changes.
Demonstrated experience working with a team to introduce and integrate new technologies into existing production environments.
Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Linux operating system installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
Experience installing PKI certificates.
Experience creating and maintaining Bash scripts to dump and load databases.
Experience using Salt to deploy configuration files to end nodes and perform interrogations such as ping and DNS.

Responsibilities

Create and manage virtual environments.
Administer hardware and software supporting the maintenance, development, and testing of information technology systems.
Administer Linux systems, including Red Hat/Rocky 8.
Use Basic Shell (Bash) scripting and PuTTY.
Configure and maintain storage and file systems.
Develop and deliver briefings, technical presentations, and program documentation to senior program management.
Maintain server security compliance and perform server management related to security tools, including patch management, operating system updates, IAVA updates, and configuration changes.
Work with a team to introduce and integrate new technologies into existing production environments.