Senior Systems Administrator (Linux) - NSS at Criterion Systems in Washington, DC

Overview

At Criterion Systems, we developed a different kind of business—a company whose real value is a reputation for excellence built upon the collective skills, talents, perspectives, and backgrounds of its people. By accepting a position with Criterion Systems, you will join a group of professionals with a collaborative mindset where we share ideas and foster professional development to accomplish our goals. In addition to our great culture, we also offer competitive compensation and benefit packages, company-sponsored team building events, and advancement opportunities. To find out more about how Criterion can help you take your career to the next level please visit our website:

Criterion Systems is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer - Java with polygraph to support our government customer in with

Responsibilities

Execute efforts supporting incremental software deliveries that could require reconfiguration and continuous restructuring / builds of the current infrastructure as new baselines are delivered. Selected candidates will initially be responsible for: GOTs/COTs SW installs, monitor system health, remedying problems, Security Hardening, perform updates and patching. Can be expected to work individually, participate actively on integrated teams, and lead multiple tasks, projects and/or teams. Oversee and monitor performance across several disciplines, and when required, take steps to resolve issues.

Expected to perform tasks of senior level technicians, specialists, and or managers not performed at level 3 due to the size and/or complexity of the tasks. Provide expert guidance and direction to Government and Vendor senior level technicians and managers.

May direct multiple contractor and subcontractor teams through to project completion.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Active Top Secret/SCI/CI Poly required.
• Background in Linux administration, particularly RedHat.
• Current Security+ CE Certification or ability to obtain Security+ CE before starting.
• Experience performing system backups, maintaining archives, and data recovery.
• Good working knowledge of scripting languages (sh, bash, perl).
• Experience with VMWare vSphere.
• Experience administering Oracle RDBMS and PostgreSQL.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with VMWare storage technologies (e.g., VMDK, vSAN)
• Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator
• Experience with Splunk
• Experience administering in AWS environment
• Experience with PKI

Required Clearance: TS/SCI/CI Polygraph

Schedule: Full Time

Education/years of experience:

High School diploma/GED with 12 years of experience, or Associates degree with 10 years of experience, or Bachelors degree with 8 years of experience, or Masters degree with 6 years of experience, or PhD with 4 years of experience.