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Mid-Level Linux Systems Administrator (TS/SCI w/ Poly Required)

Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Apr 2025

💰 $140,000/yr($100,000/yr – $140,000/yr)

About the role

A day in the life:

We are looking for a Linux System Administrator to join a mission critical software development effort that provides automated and assisted data processing, analysis, and reporting to the customer. In this role, you will join an operations support team responsible for supporting the overall architecture/enterprise. For this position, you should be able to work independently, learn new tasks over time and can expect to:

Perform Linux system administration
Monitor system performance and troubleshooting issues with Elastic products such as Grafana and Kibana
Work with Jira for workflow management (ticketing)
Use Confluence for documentation and artifact sharing
Provision virtual machine resources
Use TPAM for account management
Coordinate planned and unplanned outages
Work with the division wide lab for development and testing support
Review security scans, identify actions, and work with appropriate teams to take corrective action.

What you bring to the table:

Four (4) years experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity within the Federal Government is required.
Bachelors degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional database administration experience may be substituted for a bachelors degree.
General Linux Experience, preferably with CentOS / RHEL
Experience w/ Puppet
Knowledge of RMF
Ability to run vulnerability scans, interpret results, identify false positives
Experience with Docker / Podman
Experience with automation (i.e bash scripting, Ansible playbooks, etc.)
Familiarity w/ git (i.e bitbucket, gitlab, etc.)
Willingness to work across various systems to provide assistance on an ad hoc basis
Experience with maintaining / troubleshooting virtual infrastructure (i.e VMware)
Experience managing DNS / DHCP / Actve Directory
Good communication skills (critical for being able to work with different teams / organizations to troubleshoot and find solutions).
Experience w/ Jira & Confluence and willing to document procedures
Experience w/ racking, cabling, and configuring servers
Experience w/ NetApp or Dell storage would be nice but not crucial
Overall willingness to learn new technologies, be pulled into different projects, and provide troubleshooting on an ad hoc basis.
An active US Government TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph

Bonus Skills

Experience with Kubernetes
Experience with Python

The total package:

Our total compensation package was strategically designed with our members in mind with the intention to: reward our members for their hard work and commitment to our customers' missions; allow members to share in Red Alpha's success as we continue to grow and expand our footprint; provide long-term career opportunities through stability and internal mobility; and provide the resources our members need to support themselves and their dependents in the form of a robust benefits package. Our total compensation package includes a competitive base salary and benefits such as health, life/disability, 401k, paid time off, professional development, and generous bonus programs. Please visit our benefits tab for additional information. Salary Range:

Disclosed pay ranges are a general guideline, and are not a guarantee of a final salary or compensation. Our approach in determining final salaries takes into consideration a number of factors such as education, certifications, total years of relevant professional experience, actual level of expertise, and the responsibilities of the role itself.
Based on the outlined roles, responsibilities, and requirements, the projected pay range for this position is $100,000 - $140,000.

Some of our additional perks and benefits include: