Linux Engineer Sr. REMOTE

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Systems Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Oracle Enterprise Linux Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Server Build, Server Security, Unix Shell Scripting

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a Linux System Administrator in support of internal IT Infrastructure.   In addition to receiving a competitive salary and generous health and personal benefits, the Linux System Administrator will enhance their skill set among a talented and technically accomplished group of colleagues.  The individual will maintain, manage, and deploy Linux systems in compliance with company standards. This position is remote.

HOW A SYSTEMS ENGINEER SR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves system problems.
• Maintains the integrity and security of servers and systems.
• Evaluate and assess server security compliance and employ mitigations.
• Support all Security and SOX compliance configurations.
• Plans and directs upgrades of operating systems, patches, and systems enhancements.
• Sets up end user and service accounts.
• Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products.
• Oracle and Azure Cloud  server build/maintenance.
• Prepares and maintains documentation for processes and procedures related to engineering projects
• Provides guidance and work leadership to less experienced administrators, and end users as required.
• Participates in special projects as required.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Required

• .US Person

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Science plus 5 yrs of related experience; OR  8+ years of related experience.
• Oracle or Redhat Certification

Required Technical Skills

• Demonstrated Operations experience with Linux platform (i.e. RHEL, Oracle Enterprise) including administration, management, performance monitoring and troubleshooting
• Experience with CLOUD platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS, OCI)
• Experience with VMware virtual environment.
• Experience with patching, Repo servers and maintaining server builds
• Experience with backup systems and snapshots
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware/software issues, restore the environment to an operational state with minimal downtime, perform root cause analysis and provide a forward leaning mitigation strategy
• Ability to create/maintain/troubleshoot basic Linux scripts.

Desired Technical Skills:

• Experience with Linux integration into Active Directory
• OS Management Hub
• DBaaS
• 5+ years of related database analysis and/or administration experience
• Qualys Certification
• Cloud Certification
• Understanding of proactive monitoring concepts
• Ability to to make recommendations to improve our Linux environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of the following infrastructure principles:
  • Scalability and Capacity planning
  • Data center organization
  • Backup/Recovery

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
● 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

The likely salary range for this position is $96,034 - $115,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

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