Linux Systems Administrator
About The Position
Peraton is seeking a Linux System Administrator to join their team in supporting environmental information management and compliance enterprise software solutions. This position is located in Clearfield, Utah. The System Administrator will help maintain Linux-based development, test, training, and production environments for web-based applications. The selected candidate will support information security by configuring these environments to conform to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 security standards, applying patches, gathering artifacts, and documenting evidence that demonstrates compliance during periodic security audits. In addition to the core responsibilities, the selected candidate will also likely be involved in assisting the team in performing a wide breadth of tasks related to competencies listed in the Preferred Qualifications section, many of which can be learned on the job.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 2 years of experience or 6 years with a HS Degree/Diploma.
- Understanding of Linux Operating System administration in server environments
- Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux server (RHEL)
- Linux-based shell scripting experience
- Some SQL familiarity
- Experience maintaining databases
- Has, or is capable and motivated, to obtain the CISSP certification
- Must be able to work onsite 5 days a week
- Must be US Citizen
Nice To Haves
- Ability to manage/administer one or more of the following within a Red Hat Enterprise Linux server-based environment: Git administration and use, Oracle Database installation and administration, SAP Business Objects installation and administration, Apache Tomcat middle-tier application server administration, Apache HTTP server administration, NTP server, IPSEC firewall, Java application builds and deployments to Tomcat, Postfix and Dovecot E-Mail server administration, Spam and anti-virus filtering software
Responsibilities
- Provide input and guidance of architecture decisions with regard to middle-tier changes
- Evaluate new technologies, determine viability of solutions and make recommendations
- Partner with data center operations and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless deployments, proper documentation and support for applications
- Maintain several environments, keeping them in-step with security changes and patches, including operating systems, databases, and all vendor updates, while adhering to certification standards and change procedures
- Perform builds and deployments in support of testing upcoming releases, including submitted changes and duties related to configuration management in a development environment
- Support development teams, implementation teams and help-desk teams with requested issues, both local and remote to the site
- Stand up, maintain, backup, tune, and secure required systems needed for any environment. This will include physical and virtual servers, operating systems, middle-tier software, database software and data, LDAP servers, HTTP servers, firewall, proxy servers, printers, routers, switches, and all other components of a sub-net and the accompanying security
- Occasionally provide after-hours or weekend troubleshooting support to address urgent issues that may arise in the production deployment of a web-based application used by over 150,000 DoD employees
Benefits
- Overtime
- Shift differential
- Discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
