Systems Administrator 3 - Consulting Hill, LLC

DoD Secret clearance from the day 1 required

Summary
Northrop Grumman's Chief Information Office is seeking a well-qualified Linux Administrator to join its dynamic team of technical professionals in the Redondo Beach, CA area. Roles and responsibilities will include:

• Perform as a Linux Systems Administrator for a classified government contract. Managing systems, including Red Hat.
• Enterprise Linux servers, workstations, and applications for several program or project areas.
• Support highly skilled engineers working with advanced engineering tools.
• Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, with internal and external customers, in written and oral format.
• Maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network, software, and system engineers, PC desktop technicians, project managers, end users, and customer and IT management.
• Support multiple networks; ensure necessary administration tasks are completed; direct others as necessary.
• Analyze internal or external customer requirements and determine equipment and software requirements for solutions to problems by means of automated systems.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management.
• Provide backup and recovery services; manage file systems and disk space; manage virus protection on a routine basis.
• Create and maintain user and computer accounts and modify file permissions and security access lists.
• Test new releases of products to ensure compatibility and minimize user impact.
• Develop and document technical processes and procedures as needed.
• Make recommendations to purchase hardware, software, system components.
• Interact, meet, discuss, and troubleshoot issues with vendors; evaluate vendor products, services, and suggestions.
• Adhere to strict Information Systems security guidelines in all cases.
• Maintain security audit and logging information on all classified networked and standalone computers as directed by the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM).
• Prepare security documentation for input to Computer Security.
• Report project status as required for all recurring and non-recurring efforts.
• Work under minimal direction and independently determine and develop approach to solutions.

Basic Qualifications:

• Associate's degree and 11 years of experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of experience OR Master's degree and 7 years of experience; 13 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of completed degree
• DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance as condition of continued employment
• Ability to be cleared to special access programs
• IAT Level II certification (ex: Security+ CE) or greater or ability to obtain with 6 months of start date.
• Experience with Linux OS

Preferred Qualifications:

• DoD Top Secret clearance
• Experience working in an HPC environment.
• Redhat System Administration certification(s)
• Experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux OS
• Experience with NAS storage device (preferably NetApp) administration (ONTAP 8.x or higher; CDOT)
• Solid understanding of Enterprise-level storage concepts to include all commonly used RAID-levels
• Redhat Satellite Server (version 5 and version 6) configuration and usage experience
• Solid understanding of remediating security vulnerabilities; Experience hardening Redhat systems in accordance with RMF and STIGs
• Networker backup and restore experience.

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