Senior Linux System Administrator

Edgewater Federal Solutions • Albuquerque, NM

10h

About The Position

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Senior Linux System Administrator to support the IT program at a major national laboratory. Responsibilities Monitor, maintain, and repair physical and virtual server systems. Resolve technical issues affecting hardware, operating systems, or applications. Apply operating system or application patches, install or replace hardware, and implement configuration changes to improve or restore system performance. Perform system capacity analysis and planning. Assist users in accessing and using business systems. Develop instructions and procedures for system maintenance, create scripts to automate monitoring and repair tasks, and conduct quality assurance checks. Collaborate with customers, subject matter experts, and architects to analyze, evaluate, and optimize systems. Contribute to process development and system improvement efforts.

Requirements

• BS in relevant discipline plus minimum 2 years or 8 years of directly related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job.
• Must have the ability to obtain a DOE Q Clearance
• Must be US Citizen
• Knowledge and experience with administration and management of servers and storage systems that provide enterprise-wide services in a Linux environment
• Advance Linux server experience
• Extensive Ansible/Scripting experience required
• Strong analytical, verbal and written skills
• Demonstrated experience in effectively prioritizing and executing tasks in a constantly changing environment
• Ability to develop and nurture effective relationships internal and external to the organization

Nice To Haves

• Red Hat Certification

Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and repair physical and virtual server systems.
• Resolve technical issues affecting hardware, operating systems, or applications.
• Apply operating system or application patches, install or replace hardware, and implement configuration changes to improve or restore system performance.
• Perform system capacity analysis and planning.
• Assist users in accessing and using business systems.
• Develop instructions and procedures for system maintenance, create scripts to automate monitoring and repair tasks, and conduct quality assurance checks.
• Collaborate with customers, subject matter experts, and architects to analyze, evaluate, and optimize systems.
• Contribute to process development and system improvement efforts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level