SAIC

Senior Linux Systems Administrator

SAIC • $110K — $130K *
Princeton, NJ 08540In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • B.S. in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering, or related field with 5+ years experience; or Master's with 3+ years; or PhD with no experience required.
  • Proficiency in Linux administration best practices required.
  • Knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or its derivatives preferred.
  • Experience with scripting languages like shell, bash, perl, python, or ruby essential.
  • Familiarity with centralized backup systems such as Amanda or Bacula is necessary.
  • Knowledge of configuration management tools like Ansible or Puppet is preferred.
  • Experience with smart card authentication solutions on Linux is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Provide mid-tier to top-tier systems administration for a heterogeneous client environment.
  • Maintain IT security posture and manage patching schedules for systems.
  • Install software packages and maintain an inventory of assets.
  • Manage smart card authentication infrastructure for users.
  • Support project and user activities in a high interrupt environment.
  • Write and update documentation regarding problem resolution and HPC assets.
  • Draft technical justifications for hardware and software procurement.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a mission-driven facility with a scientific focus.
  • Engagement in complex system projects in a high-impact environment.
  • Chance to lead and manage junior Administrators.
  • Professional development opportunities in a supportive team setting.
Full Job Description
Job Description

SAIC is recruiting for a Senior Linux Systems Administrator to join our program as a general technologist to support our NOAA GFDL program in Princeton, NJ serving the NOAA GFDL lab in a highly scientific user and mission driven facility. This individual would support both projects (60%) and user (40%) actives in a high interrupt tiered support environment requiring rapid response to the most complex customer systems inquiries. On a daily basis this individual may divide their time between (1) managing junior Admins to support lower level issues; (2) identifying, evaluating and prioritizing customer problems to ensure that inquiries are resolved appropriately; (3) conducting project work on several complex system projects simultaneously; and (4) managing and actively reporting on project status.

The duties will include, but not be limited to:
  • Providing Mid-Tier to Top-Tier Systems Administration for clients and servers in a heterogeneous environment.
  • Systems Administration - Maintain IT Security posture according to organization requirements, Manage rigorous patching schedule for all systems, Manage existing Patching deployment tools, maintain and enhance current tools, replace the current backup system with a new one.
  • Installing SW packages, compiling where necessary, Maintenance inventory of all assets and applications.
  • Managing smart card authentication infrastructure.
  • Supporting Project (60%) and User (40%) actives in a high interrupt environment.
  • Writing/updating/enhancing system documentation concerning problem resolutions and HPC assets).
  • Writing technical justifications for the procurement of hardware & software.


Qualifications

Qualifications:
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience.
  • Years of experience accepted in lieu of degree.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Linux administration best practices.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or derivatives (e.g., AlmaLinux OS, CentOS, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux) is a plus.
  • Understanding of licensing structures for Red Hat products is a plus.
  • Documented experience with scripting (e.g., shell, bash, tcsh, perl, python, ruby).
  • Documented experience with managing, deploying, or migrating centralized backup system(s) (e.g., Amanda, Bacula, Backup Exec, NetBackup, ReaR).
  • Documented knowledge of configuration management tools (e.g., ansible, chef, puppet, or saltstack).
  • Experience with configuration and support of access methods (e.g., VPN, SSH tunneling).
  • Experience managing and maintaining database clusters, preferably Percona XtraDB/MySQL cluster.
  • Experience managing software scalable network file systems and centralized storage appliances.
  • Experience supporting enterprise logon with smart card authentication on Linux (e.g., BeyondTrust, Centrify, SSSD).
  • U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance.


About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
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Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
NASDAQ
SAIC
* Ladders Estimates

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