Senior Linux Administrator

Date Posted:

2024-04-26

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MS301: 19859 Highway 80, Forest 19859 Highway 80 CMC Forest, Forest, MS, 39074 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

About US:

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.  

Job Summary:

• Red Hat Linux server management; storage management; file server management; access management; data backup; software and license configuration; and workstation support. 

• Each day in the life of a Systems Administrator can bring something new – building a new IT infrastructure for a group of engineers, restoring files due to an outage, updating virus definitions and security patches, teaming with our brilliant engineers on how to improve their processes, and more.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

• Provide System Administration in a heterogeneous Red Hat 7 & 8 Enterprise Linux environment.

• Understanding and knowledge of Linux Server internals to include DNS, File sharing protocols, DHCP, AD integration via LDAP, file system structures and permissions. 

• Working as a team member in a fast-paced technological environment.  Use troubleshooting techniques to resolve technical problems of a moderate to high scope and complexity to include the integration of hardware and operating systems (OS).

• Understanding of data backup uses and technologies.

• Install and configure software applications requested by end users.

• Work with Cybersecurity professionals to maintain security requirements.

• Must be able to obtain Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements within 6 months of start date.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience with security infrastructure products and capabilities.

• Experience with Red Hat servers and workstations.

• Experience using VMware vCenter, vSphere, VDI (Horizon), and ESX and/or other virtual computing methods.

• Must be able to develop solutions and documentation to a variety of technical problems. 

• Experience with Linux architecture, deployment, administration, performance monitoring/tuning, security hardening, and troubleshooting.

• Experience with infrastructure backup, restore, disaster recovery and business continuity products.

• Experience with NAS and / or SAN storage capabilities.

• Experience with application installation and multi-server environment/deployment.

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued secret security clearance is required prior to start date.  U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Typically requires Bachelor’s and minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience,  or an Advance Degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An active DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance

• Scanning using tools such as Nessus and SCAP

• Familiarity with High Performance Computing (HPC) Environments

• Experience with Enterprise Active Directory (AD) & LDAP

• Familiarity with Databases including MariaDB, Oracle, and SQL

• Experience dealing with Managed Anti-Virus (AV) solutions.

• Scripting Experience (Bash, Python, Ansible) and Kickstart

• Experience hardening systems using tools like SCAP and following STIGs.

• Experience supporting engineers in software, simulations, and hardware development.

What We Offer:

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer an extensive total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the outstanding benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and children/adult backup care.

The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience,