Responsibilities to Anticipate:
• Administering Red Hat Linux based systems with minimal support, to include patching, creating RPM packages, performance tuning, networking, user management (LDAP), and security
• Hardware and software troubleshooting
• Scripting, particularly in Bash and Python
• Using and developing with automation tools/frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, and Chef
• Installing, administering and troubleshooting recent versions of VMware (ESXi and vCenter)
• Deployment and administration of systems in Amazon WebServices (AWS)/Commercial Cloud Services (C2S)
• Must be able to support occasional after hour maintenance and on-call support
Basic Qualifications:
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date (TS/SCI with poly)
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Must have an active DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 certification (or higher) on start date. IAT Level 2 requires one or more of the following Professional Certifications: Security+ CE, CCNA Security, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, CND.
• Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds in support of hardware installations
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience administering Windows based systems
• Proficiency with Enterprise level administration of common services such as DNS, sendmail, and LDAP