337 - Senior Linux Systems Administrator

ARSIEM•Annapolis Junction, MD

55d•$177,000 - $198,000

About The Position

At ARSIEM Corporation we are committed to fostering a proven and trusted partnership with our government clients. We provide support to multiple agencies across the United States Government. ARSIEM has an experienced workforce of qualified professionals committed to providing the best possible support. As demand increases, ARSIEM continues to provide reliable and cutting-edge technical solutions at the best value to our clients. That means a career packed with opportunities to grow and the ability to have an impact on every client you work with. ARSIEM is looking for a motivated and experienced Linux System Administrator for a small, diverse team that provides end-to-end software, systems, and network engineering services to support Integrated Discovery Operations (IDO). You will lead, evolve, and maintain a dynamic, modern DevOps architecture, often based on open-source technology and not relying on corporate baselines, to support software developers, phased system upgrades, compliance, and improvements aimed at ensuring continued execution of the IDO mission. We aim to improve availability and reliability, reduce latency, and optimize performance, while maintaining the security posture. This position will support one of our government clients in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Requirements

Experience deploying and maintaining nginx; system monitoring platforms like OpenVAS, Prometheus and Grafana; SELinux and FIPS.
Knowledge of LatteArt/Biscotti, Netseer, SEAR logging.
Bachelor's degree plus 11 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
This position requires an active TS/SCI with a polygraph. You must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Docker, MongoDB, and Elastic Search; Ansible and GitLab; RedHat Satellite.
Working knowledge of software-defined networks.

Responsibilities

Design, maintain, and support operations and maintenance (O&M) activities of a large enclave comprised of various hardware, software, and network components to include server architecture, virtual machines, managed switches, NAS, VLANs, and VPNs.
Develop and carry out strategies to migrate existing customers to new architecture and technology with minimal impact.
Evaluate new technologies or equipment that can be added to Agency standard solutions.
Network administration including installing, configuring, and maintaining net devices; configuring various routing protocols, troubleshooting multi-hop connectivity, throughput, and latency; setting up firewalls.
Responsible for secure infrastructure and vulnerability corrections, data security, compliance, and backups and recovery.
Maintain SSPs, STE/STN requirements via RMF, Netseer, SEAR logging, patching, IAVMs, McAfee, and UAM.
Responsible for user-level support, including interacting with system-savvy developers and analysts, resolving network, computer, and virtual system issues & anomalies.
Maintain enclave documentation (network diagram, system names, IP addresses, barcodes, etc.); provide monthly activity report to include system outages.