Senior UNIX/Linux Systems Engineer

Interactive Process Technology LLC • Radford, VA

2d • $90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Join an established UNIX team in a mixed and growing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Enterprise Linux, and Solaris environment. The role manages, maintains, deploys, troubleshoots, and supports servers for several customers.

Requirements

• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• A computing environment certification, such as Red Hat, or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of starting.
• Experience in computer science or IT.
• Active security clearance.
• At least 5 years as a UNIX systems administrator or IT engineer, including task automation.
• At least 3 years of patch management, including applying security updates with yum and RPM.
• At least 3 years in complex network environments using VLANs and tools such as ifconfig, netstat, SSH, and telnet, and hardening systems with firewalld/iptables and hosts.
• At least 3 years managing large numbers of local users from the command line.
• At least 3 years creating and following SOPs for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and common problem resolution.
• At least 3 years configuring and maintaining DNS, SFTP, SMTP, and NTP.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team-player attitude.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of basic and advanced SELinux management and configuration.
• Experience with cybersecurity patch management, STIGs, SRGs, RMF, SCA-V, and Cyber Operational Readiness Assessments (CORA).
• Experience deploying large hardware and software upgrades across many sites spread over a wide area.
• Experience with current and emerging network and infrastructure management technologies.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement new system hardware and software.
• Write and maintain technical instructions, operating procedures, and policies.
• Monitor and tune system performance, harden servers, and report on security and operational status.
• Recommend enterprise improvements and manage new hardware and software integrations.
• Write utilization reports identifying problems and fixes.
• Support the lifecycle of datacenter equipment, including firmware version control and preventive maintenance.
• Recommend, demonstrate, and roll out technologies to make the environment larger, better, and more efficient.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed