Linux Systems Administrator - HPC (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

North Point Technology•Alexandria, VA

12h

About The Position

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Systems Engineer to support our mission operations team. The qualified candidate must have an active TS/SCI security clearance, and will support the operation and sustainment of a mission-critical geospatial solution serving Department of War end users. The ideal candidate has strong Linux system administration experience and a proven background in the installation, configuration, administration, support, and maintenance of mission-critical cloud and on-premise systems. This program requires employees to have an active TS/SCI clearance.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI security clearance
Linux administration experience provisioning end users
Experience managing and configuring RHEL environments
Experience building, optimizing, and maintaining multi-node environments that run parallel workloads
Experience with Linux clusters, specifically Slurm and MPI, to support High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems
Strong understanding of NGA networking
Proficient in reviewing STIG/IAVA scans and remediating vulnerabilities
Experience performing virtual machine backups and snapshots
Experience working with Security to support ISCP exercises
Experience scripting for administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and automation
Knowledge of systems, architectural, software development, and software sustainment practices
DoD 8570-compliant certification (e.g., Security+)

Nice To Haves

Red Hat certification(s)
Linux certification(s)
Agile certification(s)
Experience with team collaboration tools and administration (Jira, Confluence)

Responsibilities

Taking a leadership role in system changes and improvements in support of a mission-critical geospatial environment.
Working directly with government and contractor POCs to troubleshoot issues.
Proactively recommending configuration changes to improve system performance.
Partnering with stakeholders to keep systems security compliant.
Authoring and updating operational and security documentation, including troubleshooting guides and SOPs.