Linux System Administrator III

20240226-BP-386-01

Active (NSA) Top Secret Clearance with Poly Required

Salary Range:  Up to $170K **salary is commensurate with education and experience**

**Please note:  This job requires an existing NSA Top Secret Clearance and Polygraph**

Job Summary

This group in Texas is considered as the Linux Center of Excellence & Automation to provide secure STE/STN Linux hardened images to the Agency to include the following platforms: C2E, MachineShop, eVo, CMI6.

Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications, and software integration.  Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating systems software, troubleshoot , maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance. 

Technology: Linux, Red Hat Linux, and any flavor of Linux such as: Rocky, Amazon

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems. Manages IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems.
• Provides support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc. \
• Provides Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
• Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
• Provides support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process.
• Configures and manages UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Experience Needed:

• Citizenship: Must Be a US Citizen
• Existing Clearance Required: Active Top-Secret SCI with Poly
• Senior Linux scripting, Linux, servers, CentOS 7 and &8, Red Hat 8
• Fifteen (15) years experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• IAT II certification (DoD 8140 required within 60 days of starting employment.  Acceptable certifications include CCNA-Security/CySA+/GICSP/GSEC/Security+ CE/CND/ or SSCP)
• Experience as a Linux System Administrator with a strong knowledge of Red Hat (Rhel) 8 & 9
• Must possess strong knowledge of a wide range of cloud services and solutions, such as AWS.
• Experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Red Hat Satellite and Red Hat Image Builder.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) Certificate.
• Experience with installing, configuring and maintaining Rocky Linux or Red Hat 10, Amazon Linux 2023
• Microsoft Azure products, VMWare (VSphere), OpenStack
• Experience/Knowledge of Virtual Desktop deployment and configuration automation.
• Knowledge in writing, configuring, and deploying Ansible Playbooks.
• Strong knowledge in writing and implementing other scripting languages like Python and Bash Scripting.
• Expertise in managing and arranging JIRA projects, backlogs, sprints.
• Expertise using Git commands (GitLab/GitHub) to manage/push/pull projects and implement file version controls.

Health Benefits

Work/Life Balance

Financial Opportunities<