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We are seeking a skilled Jr. Linux Systems Administrator to join our team in Annapolis Junction, MD. Your combination of people skills and system administrator expertise makes you the team hero, solving one problem after another. What if you could use those skills to improve the technology supporting the Intelligence Community? We’re looking for a system administrator who specializes in maintaining the security posture of a Linux computing environment for a team of analysts and developers performing data science activities and developing forward-looking models to enhance strategic decisions about Information Technology performance and capacity.
Job Responsibility:
Manage user accounts
Maintain the security posture of environments
Monitor the performance and health of the systems and data-processing applications
Provide customers insight into their network through monitoring and performance management
Identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a mission-critical network
Help team better understand the network by turning metrics into information and explaining their meaning
Share expertise through leadership and mentoring
Help the teamwork through challenges and develop new methodologies
Identify new opportunities to modernize the network
Resolve daily challenges
Build models to improve the reliability and performance of some of the largest data warehouses and data processing platforms in the Intelligence Community
Requirements:
3+ years of experience with system administration for U.S. Government customers
Experience maintaining and administering virtual machines, including Windows and Linux
Experience administering servers in AWS environments
Experience maintaining system compliance and accreditation
Experience troubleshooting technical issues in custom software
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
HS diploma or GED
Ability to obtain an IAT Level II Certification within 180 days of start date
Nice to have:
Experience with system state management tools such as Ansible for Linux and Desired State Configuration (DSC) for Windows
Experience setting-up and configuring system monitoring tools such as Nagios, Splunk, or Elastic
Experience with source control tools such as Git, programming languages such as Python, and system scripting languages such as Bash and PowerShell
Experience writing technical documentation
Experience maintaining Elasticsearch or Elastic-stack products
Experience identifying and resolving security advisories and applying vendor patches
Experience coordinating larger-scale systems administration efforts across multiple technical teams or organizations
Ability to maintain software development infrastructure supporting environments, including developing, testing, and producing in a fast-paced, highly technical environment
IAT Level II Certification
What we offer:
Family Medical, Dental (w/ adult orthodontia) and Vision coverage
Pet Discount Program
PTO (Paid Time Off)
Maternity/ Paternity Leave
Supplemental Military Leave Pay
11 Paid Holidays
401(k) plan with 6% Company Contribution
Generous Professional Development Program
100% Employer paid Short- and Long-Term Disability