North Point Technology

Linux System Administrator (Top Secret/SCI with agreement to obtain CI Poly Clearance Required)

North Point Technology • $100K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
  • CompTIA Security+ certification (must be active prior to start)
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Willing to obtain a polygraph within timeline.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and maintain Linux systems for operational and development needs
  • Manage collaboration applications like Atlassian Jira, Confluence, and RocketChat
  • Resolve application access issues and manage user accounts
  • Monitor system performance and respond to anomalies
  • Implement configuration changes for high system availability
  • Coordinate with enterprise partners during outages and manage failover decisions
  • Document incidents, root cause analyses, and develop operational procedures.

Benefits

  • Support for high-priority intelligence community program
  • Opportunity to work across multiple environments, including cloud initiatives
  • Engagement in evolving customer requirements
  • Work in an Agile collaboration environment
  • Exposure to advanced security compliance processes.
Full Job Description
North Point Technology is looking to hire a Linux System Administrator to support a high-priority intelligence community program. This role requires an active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and a willingness to obtain a polygraph within the customer's required timeline. The selected candidate will administer and maintain Linux environments across multiple operational and development contexts, supporting both mission continuity and cloud-forward initiatives. U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities:

The Linux System Administrator will administer and maintain Linux systems across multiple program environments to support operational and development needs, including cloud initiatives aligned to evolving customer requirements. The role involves administering collaboration applications such as Atlassian Jira, Confluence, and RocketChat; managing user accounts; and resolving application access issues. The administrator will monitor system performance, respond to anomalies, and independently implement configuration changes to maintain high system availability. They will coordinate with enterprise partners during outages, make failover decisions across availability zones or data centers, and perform system checkouts and test upgrades and patches in operational environments. Additional responsibilities include ensuring compliance with security requirements in partnership with Enterprise Services, documenting incidents, root cause analyses, and corrective actions, and developing user guides and operational procedures for program tools including custom Linux scripts and tailored COTS products.

Required Skills/Experience:
  • Linux system administration, including configuration management and performance monitoring
  • Administration of Atlassian Jira and Confluence in an Agile collaboration environment
  • RocketChat administration and user account management
  • System availability management, including failover coordination across availability zones or data centers
  • Patch and upgrade testing in operational environments
  • Incident documentation, root cause analysis, and corrective action reporting
  • Development of user guides, operational procedures, and custom Linux scripts
  • Ability to work a Panama shift schedule including weekends and holidays

Preferred Skills/Experience:
  • AWS or other cloud service provider experience and cloud-based architecture knowledge
  • Familiarity with cross-domain architectures across multiple classification levels
  • Experience with automated testing and monitoring tools
  • Experience with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management processes

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
  • CompTIA Security+ (active certification required prior to start)
  • Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Willingness and ability to obtain a polygraph within the customer's required timeline
  • U.S. citizenship required


For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.

About North Point Technology

North Point Technology is an information technology company that provides a range of services including software development, data analytics, and cybersecurity. The company works with clients in the government, defense, and intelligence sectors to help them modernize their technology infrastructure and improve their operational efficiency. North Point Technology was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Learn more about North Point Technology
Size
100 employees
Industry
Net Income
$500,000
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+20%
Revenue
$10 million

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