Sr. Linux Administrator

Description

Leidos is seeking a Sr. Linux Administrator. The role calls for a Linux Administrator to support the deployment and maintaining of products, tools and capabilities. The Linux Administrator provides systems and software operations and maintenance support in a large network enterprise, multi-enclave environment.  This individual will work in a team environment to ensure mission needs are met and ensure functionality of capabilities of customers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, build and deploy applications in a hardened enterprise Linux environment.

• Review and compare multiple platform options for applications and collaborating with specific teams to choose an appropriate platform. 

• Deploy and maintain tools set that simplify provisioning and support of a large enterprise Linux environment. 

• Plan, configure and implement features on the Linux platform that enhance availability, response time, and monitoring of key system metrics.

• Provide support implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.  Rapidly distinguish isolated user problems from enterprise-wide application/system problems. 

• Coordinate with customers and stakeholders to collect data, conduct analysis, develop, and implement solutions associated with incident tickets and requirements.

• Develop solutions to complex technical issues.

• Provide follow-up reports (technical findings, feedback, resolution steps taken) for Root Cause analysis, engineering technical assessment and process improvement initiatives.  

• Support customer requirements in a 24x7 environment and schedule.

• Provide general systems administration mentoring and training to 24x7 Service Operations Center personnel.

• Develop and update operations and maintenance documentation for 24x7 Service Operations Center personnel.  

Basic Qualifications:

• Strong foundation of knowledge around AWS cloud services and the cloud ecosystem. (Cisco UCS, Splunk, Solarwinds, elastic search, dhcp, ldap)

• Subject matter expert with Linux (RHEL)/CentOS

• Experience setting up and modifying system monitoring with Nagios

• Scripting language experience

• Required support experience and/or current working knowledge in the following areas:

• RHEL

• Scripting/Automation

• Troubleshooting issues in a growing environment

• Experience with server patch management methodologies 

• Domain and expert technical knowledge.

**Requires a Bachelor’s degree with 8 or more years of prior relevant experience or a Master’s degree with 6 or more years of prior relevant experience.
**Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.

**TS/SCI with Poly is required for Position

Preferred Qualifications:

• Scripting in Bash, Perl, and Python

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Salary : $84,500 - $152,750