540 - Linux Server Systems Engineer SME TS/SCI - Vector Talent Resources, Inc.

Vector Job Opening:

Job ID: 540
Job Type: Direct Hire/Perm Placement
Job Title: Linux System Administrator SME
Clearance Required: For this job you must have an active TS/SCI Clearance.
Practice Area: System Engineering
Location: Bethesda, MD - Hybrid
Pay: Competitive Pay and Benefits and 15 leave days, 11 holidays and 7 sick days; plus 401K and more.
Contact: juliann@vectortalent.com
Schedule: 40 hours per week; hybrid schedule or compressed schedules available.

Job Description:
Vector is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator SMW supporting our client's overall mission to design and implement a data centric architecture that leverages cloud-based computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (Client) over cross-domain transfer systems.
The Linux Systems Administrator will be supporting the DIA under our 10-year Technology Platform contract. Have impact as part of a mission focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. Your job will be to bring together Linux (primarily) and windows systems administration, systems maintenance, and systems performance optimization. You succeed through effective cross functional collaboration in areas such as, but not limited to, development, product, and QA in a dynamic and fast paced environment. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables...
Responsibilities

• Perform Linux builds, installs, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Linux servers to include base configuration, security and system patching, performance monitoring in physical and virtual environments.
• Provide operating system hardening and system patching.
• Manage, maintain, configure, and deploy system integration tools such as Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm
• Develop scripts to support patching, configuration, and automate other infrastructure tasks.
• Perform disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Improve existing infrastructure to incorporate latest technology best practices and cross application integrations.

Minimum Requirement

• Bachelor's Degree and 6+ years of prior relevant experience or master's with 3+ years of prior relevant experience
• 3+ years of experience as a Linux Administrator
• Must possess an Active Top Secret SCI clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI with CI Poly
• Working knowledge of COTS and FOSS storage solution
• Experience with Linux performance tuning, optimization, and security configuration.
• Experience with highly available and scalable systems and applications.
• Expertise in configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Linux (RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu)
• Experience with Patching: yum repositories, APT repositories.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools and practices, especially Gitlab or Jenkins
• Experience with Agile practices.
• Experience with Configuration Management and IaC tools such as Salt or Ansible
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Enthusiastic with the ability to work well on a team and a self-starter who can work on their own.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with systems at scale.
• Knowledge of Atlassian software suite tools such as JIRA, JIRA Service Desk, and Confluence
• Experience with Windows Systems Administration and troubleshooting Active Directory
• Experience with ELK clusters, including Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana and *beats.
• Experience maintaining AI/Client environments (NVIDIA hardware and software)
• Experience maintaining large data (Petabyte) environments and storage solutions.
• Experience with advanced Linux network hardware (e.g., Mellanox Network Cards)
• Experience working in an air-gapped/not-connected-to-the-internet environment.

Vector Talent Resources is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age or genetic information.