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Systems Administrator - LLJP00001468 at Softworld Inc
Lexington, MA
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Job Title: Systems Administrator
Job Location: Lexington MA 02420
Onsite Requirements:
- Rhel/Redhat
- VMWare
- Windows
Job Description:
- Looking for a Linux Systems Administrator.
- This candidate will be working 80% on a Linux platform and 20% on Windows.
- Candidates should have in-depth Linux experience. A successful candidate will be adept at working within a small, fast-moving team.
Job Functions:
- Looking for a Linux Systems Administrator with approximately 5 years of Linux administration experience
- Domains: IT Infrastructure, Networking, system configuration management, system troubleshooting.
- Responsible for management, administration, and support of all client/LL IT systems' infrastructure in Group.
- Support additional technologies as they are adopted by the Laboratory.
- Responsible for vulnerability remediation on secure and unclassified Laboratory systems. Addressing Cat 1, 2, 3 issues in a timely manner
- Recognizing and troubleshooting issues with developer's machines as they occur across a variety of Operating Systems. Windows, Linux, etc.
- Perform all related duties as assigned.
Technical Skills:
- Operating Systems: RedHat Enterprise Linux, VMware
- Hardware: Dell
- Software/applications: RedHat Satellite, McAfee; Enterprise Central Logging/Splunk, LDAP, VMware vCenter/ESXI/vSAN, Gitlab.
- Networking applications and protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, SSH, FTP and HTTP/S.
- Programming Languages: Ansible, Shell Scripting, PowerShell, or Bash.
- Skilled at centralized authentication (SSSD, IDM, Active Directory) and centralized sudo administration via IDM
- Responsible for configuring and maintaining (physical and virtual) servers and researcher workstations.
- Install, update, and troubleshoot systems/servers.
- Develop and document systems administration standard operating procedures.
- Plan, execute, and verify data redundancy and system recovery procedures.
- Conduct periodic system maintenance including cleaning (both physically and electronically), disk checks, routine reboots, data dumps, and testing.
- Provide ongoing optimization and problem-solving support
Preferred Skills/Certifications:
- Experience managing classified IT systems, STIGs, SCAPS, RMF. This experience is a bonus.
- Certification(s) in one or more of the following disciplines: Red Hat, VMWare,
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); CompTIA Security+; Linux Professional Institute Certification. Candidates will be required to obtain a CompTIA Security+ certification within 3-6 months of starting if they do not have one when assignment begins.
- Experience managing system/server resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability.
- Mac experience
- Experience with virtual machines. (e.g., VMWare vSphere, Citrix XenDesktop/Server, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, etc.).
- Network administration experience is also desirable, which includes managing data centers and small network configurations: switches, routers, firewalls, modern software management and monitoring tools, some knowledge of automation techniques.
- Experience maintaining directory services. (e.g., Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, etc.).
Qualification | Assessment |
Must Have | |
Experience | |
Install, update, and troubleshoot systems/servers | 5 years |
Linux server/workstation administration | 5 years |
Programming | |
Understanding of bash and related scripting tools (shell and/or ansible) | 3 years |
Systems | |
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 & 8 | 5 years |
Redhat Linux Systems Administration | 5 years |
Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing | 5 years |
VM Ware ESXi and Associated Management Systems | 5 years |
Nice to Have | |
Certification | |
CompTIA Security+ Certification | Yes |
Experience | |
Currently holds a Secret Clearance (OR a higher clearance) | Yes |
Government Policy/Regulations | |
STIGs/SCAP | 0 years |
Systems | |
Macintosh and iOS platform(s) | 0 years |
MS Active Directory, LDAP | 0 years |
Real Time Linux Kernels, Tuning and Performance Analysis | 0 years |
Windows OS | 0 years |