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Linux System Administrator

United States, Columbia 175000.00 - 250000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted January 05, 2026
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Geon Technologies is a rapidly growing small business that provides signal processing and sensor system integration services to the United States Government (USG) and the industry base that supports them. The System Administrator will provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems. Experience required to support the implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems. The System Administrator will be part of a team evaluating system and hardware problems and will be responsible for the resolution process. They will configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems and will install/ load operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating system enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Job Responsibility

  • Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
  • Support the implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
  • Part of a team evaluating system and hardware problems and responsible for the resolution process
  • Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems
  • Install/ load operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components
  • Implement operating system enhancements to improve reliability and performance

Requirements

  • Minimum Ten (10) years of experience as a SA in programs and contract of similar scope, type and complexity is required
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required
  • Five(5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree
  • Active Security Clearance Required
  • Experience with Container Technology: Administering large software deployments on LINUX/UNIX systems, administering clustered storage solutions (e.g. storage appliances, Ceph), Kubernetes orchestrated containers, system configuration management software (e.g. Puppet, Ansible) and change control

What we offer

  • Medical Insurance - 75% employer paid
  • 25% employee paid
  • Dental Insurance - 100% employer paid
  • Vision Insurance - 100% employer paid
  • Health Spending Account (HSA) - Annual employer contribution of $2,000 (individual)/$4,000 (family)
  • Short-Term Disability (STD) Insurance - 100% employer paid
  • Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance - 100% employer paid
  • Basic Life Insurance - 1x annual salary, up to $250,000 - employer paid
  • AD&D Insurance - 1x annual salary, up to $250,000 - employer paid
  • Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance - Up to $300,000 - employee paid
  • 401k & Profit Sharing - 5% Safe Harbor contributions, no match required
  • up to 10% Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development - $4,000 per calendar year to attend conferences & trainings
  • Tuition Reimbursement/Student Loan Repayment - Reimbursement of one class per semester towards continuing education with the option to apply up to $1,200 a year toward qualifying student loans
  • Employee Referral Incentive - $10,000 (paid 180 days after new hire start date)
  • Annual Bonus - Performance Based
  • Paid Time Off - 160 hours
  • Holidays - 11 Federal Holidays
  • Maternity Leave - 160 hours followed by Short-term disability (STD)
  • Paternity Leave - 160 hours
  • Bereavement Leave - 24 hours (equivalent of 3 days) for immediate family
  • Health & Wellness - $750 per calendar year for items such as gym memberships, ergonomic keyboards, standing desks, etc
  • Professional Subscriptions - $350 per calendar year

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