Linux System Administrator

GIGATEC Engineering•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

As the System Administrator, you'll get to be part of a team responsible for providing support for a large-scale Linux system including installation of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for all the compute, network, memory, and storage system components. In addition, the System Administrator shall maintain the system’s security posture, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Requirements

Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
Experience performing System Administration including installation, configuration, and support of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software in a large-scale Linux cluster environment
General technical knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage system components
Experience with Red Hat Satellite systems management solution
Familiarity using Splunk for ingesting, indexing, searching, monitoring, and analyzing big data
Experience with the sustainment and support of large Linux clusters including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution
Experience with distributed files systems such as Weka, CEPH, GPFS , and HDFS
Experience configuring and sustaining VMware ESXi/Virtualization environments
Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as SaltStack and Ansible
Experience with corporate STE/STN security compliance policies and procedures
Experience using system monitoring tools such as HPE One View and Nagios
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Certifications: Security +
Fifteen (15) years' experience
Bachelors in Technical Discipline or an additional 5 years' experience
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S
NOTE – Our positions require a Top Secret clearance , as well as the favorable completion of a polygraph