Linux Systems Administrator

MANTECH•Fort Meade, MD

16d•$128,000 - $214,400•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH is seeking an experienced, customer-oriented Linux Systems Administrator for its team in the Fort Meade, Maryland area. The role provides administration and support for multi-platform operating system environments and focuses on security hardening, automation, system monitoring, identity and access management, and compliance. The administrator will work with technical teams and management to support secure, reliable IT systems and deployments for government intelligence agencies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 10 or more years of relevant Systems Administration experience, or an Associate’s degree and 15 or more years of experience.
10 or more years of systems administration experience supporting software and hardware for IT system development and testing.
Three years of active, hands-on experience using at least one of the following: Kubernetes/Rancher; Ansible, including Ansible Automation Platform (AAP); or AWS virtual environment provisioning, management, or orchestration.
Experience with Linux administration and enterprise-level operating systems.
Experience managing enterprise virtualization platforms such as VMware or similar, and associated Storage Area Networks (SAN).
Current/Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Experience with DevOps tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, SaltStack, or Puppet.
Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Perl scripting.
Experience collaborating with teams to integrate and deploy new technologies into production environments.
Knowledge of network devices such as routers, switches, and gateways, and protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, DHCP, and DNS.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive administration and support for multi-platform operating system environments.
Design and implement automated security-hardening solutions to improve scalability and streamline operating system deployments.
Configure and maintain host-based security and intrusion detection systems.
Monitor system performance and investigate anomalies to ensure operational integrity.
Develop and deploy automation scripts for server integration and to reduce manual configuration errors.
Analyze system and security logs to identify and respond to real-time events, and provide status updates to leadership.
Engineer identity and access management automation workflows to replace manual account provisioning.
Conduct regular audits to verify security compliance and identify vulnerabilities or configuration gaps.
Participate in design and review meetings, providing technical insights, project goals, and status updates to management.