SAIC-posted 8 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Washington, DC
11-50 employees

SAIC is seeking a UNIX Administrator with hands-on experience in Cohesity backup and recovery solutions to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong UNIX/Linux administration expertise, solid troubleshooting capabilities, and a background in supporting enterprise backup environments using Cohesity and Veritas. Key Responsibilities · Manage, configure, and maintain UNIX/Linux systems (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, AIX, or Solaris depending on environment). · Perform routine OS patching, kernel upgrades, system tuning, and security hardening. · Monitor system performance and troubleshoot OS-level issues across compute environments. · Manage user accounts, file systems, NFS, packages, permissions, and system services. · Support shell scripting for automation and maintenance tasks (Bash, KSH, Python optional). · Administer and support Cohesity DataProtect clusters for enterprise backup operations. · Configure protection jobs, policies, storage domains, and replication workflows. · Monitor backup performance, job failures, capacity usage, and SLA compliance. · Perform restores for files, VMs, databases, and workloads per business requests. · Troubleshoot backup/restore issues and coordinate with vendors for escalation. · Maintain documentation for backup processes, runbooks, and configuration baselines. · Provide second- and third-level support for UNIX/Linux and Cohesity platforms. · Collaborate with application teams, database teams, and storage/VMware admins for cross-functional support. · Participate in on-call rotation for critical system and backup incidents. · Maintain configuration management standards and adhere to IT security policies. · Assist in planning and executing disaster recovery (DR) tests leveraging Cohesity. · Develop automation scripts to streamline system maintenance and backup workflows. · Identify gaps in resiliency, monitoring, and performance tuning and recommend improvements. · Support migration projects, OS upgrades, Cohesity expansion, and infrastructure modernization efforts.

  • Manage, configure, and maintain UNIX/Linux systems (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, AIX, or Solaris depending on environment).
  • Perform routine OS patching, kernel upgrades, system tuning, and security hardening.
  • Monitor system performance and troubleshoot OS-level issues across compute environments.
  • Manage user accounts, file systems, NFS, packages, permissions, and system services.
  • Support shell scripting for automation and maintenance tasks (Bash, KSH, Python optional).
  • Administer and support Cohesity DataProtect clusters for enterprise backup operations.
  • Configure protection jobs, policies, storage domains, and replication workflows.
  • Monitor backup performance, job failures, capacity usage, and SLA compliance.
  • Perform restores for files, VMs, databases, and workloads per business requests.
  • Troubleshoot backup/restore issues and coordinate with vendors for escalation.
  • Maintain documentation for backup processes, runbooks, and configuration baselines.
  • Provide second- and third-level support for UNIX/Linux and Cohesity platforms.
  • Collaborate with application teams, database teams, and storage/VMware admins for cross-functional support.
  • Participate in on-call rotation for critical system and backup incidents.
  • Maintain configuration management standards and adhere to IT security policies.
  • Assist in planning and executing disaster recovery (DR) tests leveraging Cohesity.
  • Develop automation scripts to streamline system maintenance and backup workflows.
  • Identify gaps in resiliency, monitoring, and performance tuning and recommend improvements.
  • Support migration projects, OS upgrades, Cohesity expansion, and infrastructure modernization efforts.
  • BS and 5+ years of hands-on UNIX/Linux system administration experience.( 4 years experience in lieu of degree)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust requiring U.S. Citizenship
  • Practical experience with Cohesity DataProtect in an enterprise environment.
  • Strong understanding of backup concepts (snapshots, replication, retention, RPO/RTO).
  • Experience with system monitoring tools (SCOM, ITOM, etc.).
  • Solid troubleshooting skills for OS, hardware, storage, and backup issues.
  • Familiarity with virtualization (VMware ESXi) preferred.
  • Strong scripting skills in Bash, Shell, or Python.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and support production systems.
  • Experience administering storage solutions (NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage, etc.).
  • Knowledge of cloud-based backup integrations (Azure).
  • Familiarity with ITIL processes (Incident, Change, Problem Management).
  • Experience with automation tools Azure Devops is a plus.
  • Certifications such as RHCSA/RHCE, Cohesity Certified Administrator (CCA) are desirable.
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