What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Linux Administrator position at SAIC?
Job Description
Job ID: 2314119
Location: CHANTILLY, VA, US
Date Posted: 2023-10-17
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Sys Administrator
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description
SAIC is seeking a Sr. Linux Systems Administrator (SA). The Senior SA will part of a 3-4 member staff of senior administrators. The SA will be responsible for managing a large inventory of Red Hat Linux servers, VMware ESXi blade servers, HP storage, and AWS Cloud technologies. Successful candidate will effectively develop unique solutions in a dynamic, customer-centric environment.
The primary functions of the candidate will include, but are not limited to:
• Provisioning (physical & virtual), configuring, maintaining, monitoring, diagnosing, and troubleshooting Linux Operating Systems (RHEL 7/8/9).
• Security hardening Linux in a standalone environment to comply with DISA STIGs as well as addressing Tenable Nessus scan results.
• Install & maintain various Linux applications such as Apache Tomcat, Kerberos, LDAP, Centrify, Java.
• Provisioning hardware, storage, resources and configuration/administration, including high-availability and failover services.
• Providing configuration management to include authoring technical documentation, process changes, and inventory control.
• Provide superior customer service; possess strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills in a dynamic customer centric environment.
Qualifications
• Must possess current TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Must be DoD 8570 IAT Level II compliant (e.g. current CompTIA, Security CE certification, or equivalent)
• Bachelor's Degree in related field and 9 years of experience
• Experience managing software packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux via Yum/DNF.
• Proficiency with automation tools and scripts to administer a large inventory of servers.
• Experience managing Linux services including authentication services, web services, NFS, NTP, SMTP, SSH, DNS, clustering, and logging.
• Familiarity with virtualized hosting such as VMware.
• Experience implementing and maintaining systems governed under Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST 800-53 implementations in secure environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools (Podman, Docker, Rancher, Tanzu, Openshift, etc)
• Experience upgrading Linux environments (Leap, reprovisioning, etc)
• Familiarity with replication strategies and techniques
• Experience configuring backup and disaster recovery solutions
• Familiarity with virtualized hosting such as VMware (on-premise cloud)
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.
Location: CHANTILLY, VA, US
Date Posted: 2023-10-17
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Sys Administrator
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description
SAIC is seeking a Sr. Linux Systems Administrator (SA). The Senior SA will part of a 3-4 member staff of senior administrators. The SA will be responsible for managing a large inventory of Red Hat Linux servers, VMware ESXi blade servers, HP storage, and AWS Cloud technologies. Successful candidate will effectively develop unique solutions in a dynamic, customer-centric environment.
The primary functions of the candidate will include, but are not limited to:
• Provisioning (physical & virtual), configuring, maintaining, monitoring, diagnosing, and troubleshooting Linux Operating Systems (RHEL 7/8/9).
• Security hardening Linux in a standalone environment to comply with DISA STIGs as well as addressing Tenable Nessus scan results.
• Install & maintain various Linux applications such as Apache Tomcat, Kerberos, LDAP, Centrify, Java.
• Provisioning hardware, storage, resources and configuration/administration, including high-availability and failover services.
• Providing configuration management to include authoring technical documentation, process changes, and inventory control.
• Provide superior customer service; possess strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills in a dynamic customer centric environment.
Qualifications
• Must possess current TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Must be DoD 8570 IAT Level II compliant (e.g. current CompTIA, Security CE certification, or equivalent)
• Bachelor's Degree in related field and 9 years of experience
• Experience managing software packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux via Yum/DNF.
• Proficiency with automation tools and scripts to administer a large inventory of servers.
• Experience managing Linux services including authentication services, web services, NFS, NTP, SMTP, SSH, DNS, clustering, and logging.
• Familiarity with virtualized hosting such as VMware.
• Experience implementing and maintaining systems governed under Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST 800-53 implementations in secure environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools (Podman, Docker, Rancher, Tanzu, Openshift, etc)
• Experience upgrading Linux environments (Leap, reprovisioning, etc)
• Familiarity with replication strategies and techniques
• Experience configuring backup and disaster recovery solutions
• Familiarity with virtualized hosting such as VMware (on-premise cloud)
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.
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