Principal Linux System Administrator- Must have a active TS/SCI Poly clearance

RTX•Richardson, TX

5d•$86,800 - $165,200•Onsite

About The Position

Principal Linux System Administrators, based in Richardson, TX infrastructure Workplace Services, collaborate with many teams to support exciting, critical programs with classified information system capabilities. Success in this role means you can develop, implement and maintain secure, cost-efficient environments across various classified programs. Program teams rely on your collaboration and guidance to define computing requirements and create end-to-end solutions to solve complex IT infrastructure problems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience or a master’s degree and minimum of 3 years of prior relevant experience.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Must have an active DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 certification (or higher) on start date. IAT Level 2 requires one or more of the following Professional Certifications: Security+ CE, CCNA Security, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, CND.
Experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux based systems with minimal support, to include patching, creating/maintaining RPM packages, performance tuning, networking, user management (LDAP), and security hardening.
Installing, administering, and troubleshooting recent versions of VMware (ESXi and vCenter).

Nice To Haves

Deployment and administration of systems in Amazon Web Services (AWS)/Commercial Cloud Services (C2S).
Using and developing with automation tools/frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, and Chef as well as scripting - particularly in Bash and Python.
Experience administering Windows based systems.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and troubleshoot problems with efficiency.
Ability to effectively interact with external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations and vendors.

Responsibilities

Supporting a Raytheon program in a classified environment as a Linux System Administrator.
Building, maintaining, and securing Information Technology systems and directly supporting customer mission-critical capabilities.
Working closely with program developers and system engineers to research issues, determine root causes and implement solutions to system problems.
Supporting occasional after-hour maintenance and on-call support.
Lifting up to 35 pounds in support of hardware installations.
Occasional travel may be required for installation support.