Linux Systems Administrator

Job Description

***ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED***

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Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

In this role, you will be joining a team supporting internal customers, designing, implementing and managing lab infrastructure to meet the customer requirements. In this role, you will build, configure, administer and troubleshoot Windows (and Linux) servers and user workstation hardware and software; design and implement workgroup-scale networks; build and manage authentication, file-share, and other collaboration servers to support groups of heterogeneous client systems. You will work with facilities security staff to develop and apply hardening steps for systems for classified use to NISPOM Chapter 8, JAFAN, and other customer standards. Document system configuration for new and existing systems. Experience with centralized authentication technologies such as LDAP and Active Directory domains in supporting (Windows/Linux) cross-platform clients is desirable.

You should be customer service oriented, attentive to detail, self-motivated and work well in teams. Flexibility in approach to finding solutions, the ability to understand and act on the customer needs and priorities, and learn new technologies quickly are some of the qualities a successful candidate will have. You should have experience in enterprise level Windows Server operating environments, including Windows Active Directory, Group Policy Management, SharePoint, Exchange services. Additionally, experience with TCP/IP and Microsoft Networking concepts would also be required, as well as Windows and Unix/Linux interoperability services (e.g. centralized authentication technologies for cross-platform clients) and Windows shell scripting.

This role will require occasional off-hours responses to outages and an individual to take part in subsequent service restoration efforts.

Active Secret clearance.

CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent) may be required to work in some of the customer labs, and preference will be given to candidates who hold this certificate.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Security+ certification
• Active Secret Security Clearance
• Virtual machine (VM) technologies (ESXi, VCenter, VSphere)
• NetApp Management
• PXE and WDS automated system installation technologies
• Automated backup systems
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
• Unix shell scripting
• Configuration management tools (Subversion, ClearCase)

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• CISSP certification
• Ability to work both Server Admin and Field service ( PC ) work daily.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Compensation package:

• Signing bonus
• Yearly pay

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Arlington, VA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Linux: 5 years (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required)

Work Location: In person