Linux Systems Administrator

Red Arch Solutions

$185K — $200K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required
  • Security+ certification needed
  • 15 years of Systems Administration experience in similar programs required
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience
  • Experience with a large-scale Linux cluster environment
  • Familiarity with Red Hat Satellite for systems management
  • Proficiency in scripting with Bash/Python and knowledge of IaC principles

Responsibilities

  • Support and manage a large-scale Linux system
  • Install and configure COTS/GOTS/FOSS software
  • Monitor system operations and resolve problems
  • Maintain system security integrity
  • Implement operating system enhancements for reliability and performance
  • Configure network components
  • Sustain and support large Linux clusters effectively

Benefits

  • 100% paid employee healthcare premiums
  • HaloScripts Concierge prescription medication service
  • Generous PTO
  • 10% 401K with 6% match and up to 4% profit sharing
  • Annualized bonus compensation
  • Spot bonuses for hard work
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 529 College Saving Plan
  • College Loan Pay Back Program
  • 11 Paid Federal Holidays
  • Generous Referral Bonuses
Full Job Description
Red Arch Solutions is hiring a System Administrator on a priority program in Annapolis Junction, MD. The System Administrator shall be responsible for providing support for a large-scale Linux system including installation of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for all the compute, network, memory, and storage system components. In addition, the System Administrator shall maintain the system security integrity and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Position Required Skills:
  • Experience using the Linux CLI
  • Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
  • Experience in performing System Administration including installation, configuration, and support of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software in a large-scale Linux cluster environment
  • General technical knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage system components
  • Experience with Red Hat Satellite systems management solution
  • Familiarity using Splunk for ingesting, indexing, searching, monitoring, and analyzing big data
  • Experience with the sustainment and support of large Linux clusters including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution
  • Experience configuring and sustaining VMware ESXi/Virtualization environments
  • Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as SaltStack and Ansible
  • Experience with corporate STE/STN security compliance policies and procedures
  • Experience using system monitoring tools such as HPE One View and Nagios
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Position Desired Skills:
  • Experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
  • Experience with distributed files systems such as Weka, CEPH, GPFS, and HDFS
  • Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence
Basic Qualifications:
  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph
  • Security+
  • Fifteen (15) years' experience as a Systems Administrator in programs and contracts 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 Systems Administration experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
Salary range for this position: $185,000-$200,000 #CJ

The Red Arch Solutions pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.

Red Arch Solutions Benefits Snapshot:
  • 100% paid employee healthcare premiums. CareFirst Advantage Best in Class Benefits.
  • HaloScripts Concierge prescription medication service
  • Generous PTO.
  • 10 % 401K 6% match vested day one and up to 4% profit sharing contribution.
  • Annualized bonus compensation.
  • Spot bonuses for hard work.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • 529 College Saving Plan.
  • College Loan Pay Back Program.
  • 11 Paid Federal Holidays
  • Generous Referral Bonuses.

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