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General Dynamics Information Technology•Herndon, VA

1d•$162,037 - $219,227•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a proactive System Engineer with documented experience supporting enterprise web applications and software development teams. Candidate will need to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of Linux/Unix operating system maintenance and support and foundational AWS cloud exposure. Candidate must demonstrate on the job experience upgrading, monitoring, troubleshooting and implementing both on premise and cloud technologies.

Requirements

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Apache Tomcat
Cloud Operations
Unix Operating Systems
10 + years of related experience
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph clearance
US Citizenship Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with building AWS infrastructure or migrating private on-premise solutions to cloud hosting environments.
Firm Relational Database understanding (Oracle, MySQL)
Working knowledge of CloudFormation, Terraform and Ansible.
Experience with scripting languages (Shell, Perl, and Python).
Experience with SysOPs/DevOps.
Ability to perform cloud performance analysis and optimize distributed cloud systems.

Responsibilities

Support and troubleshoot web applications. This includes deployment of Tomcat applications using AWS and utilizing application and server logs to identify and resolve issues.
Demonstrated experience and support for applications hosted in an AWS cloud environment, including deployments, patches, security checks, and maintenance.
Upgrade and maintain operating systems and application software on LINUX (Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Scientific Linux).
Perform software installations and patching support.
Daily monitoring of the network, servers, cloud and applications to ensure full availability and optimum performance. Utilize software tools and logs to monitor network and system health.
Track and manage system certificates, privileged accounts, and database passwords.
Create and update documentation, including standard operating procedures, administrative instructions, After Action Reports for system outages, task status updates, and customer reports.
Support for system and data security requirements, and documented system artifacts required for security certification.
Experience with implementing and maintaining encryption technology (PKI authentication, Vormetric, and KMS).
Demonstrated experience with web services.

Benefits

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
dental plan options
a vision plan
a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
full flex work weeks where possible
a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
short and long-term disability benefits
life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.