Systems Administrator - LLJP00001468

Lexington, MA 02420

Posted: 06/06/2024 Employment Type: Contract Industry: IT Job Number: BBBH76956_1717708890 Pay Rate: Up to US$0.00 per year

Job Description


Job Title: Systems Administrator

Job Location: Lexington MA 02420

Onsite Requirements:
  • Rhel/Redhat
  • VMWare
  • Windows

Job Description:
  • Looking for a Linux Systems Administrator.
  • This candidate will be working 80% on a Linux platform and 20% on Windows.
  • Candidates should have in-depth Linux experience. A successful candidate will be adept at working within a small, fast-moving team.

Job Functions:
  • Looking for a Linux Systems Administrator with approximately 5 years of Linux administration experience
  • Domains: IT Infrastructure, Networking, system configuration management, system troubleshooting.
  • Responsible for management, administration, and support of all client/LL IT systems' infrastructure in Group.
  • Support additional technologies as they are adopted by the Laboratory.
  • Responsible for vulnerability remediation on secure and unclassified Laboratory systems. Addressing Cat 1, 2, 3 issues in a timely manner
  • Recognizing and troubleshooting issues with developer's machines as they occur across a variety of Operating Systems. Windows, Linux, etc.
  • Perform all related duties as assigned.

Technical Skills:
  • Operating Systems: RedHat Enterprise Linux, VMware
  • Hardware: Dell
  • Software/applications: RedHat Satellite, McAfee;Enterprise Central Logging/Splunk, LDAP, VMware vCenter/ESXI/vSAN, Gitlab.
  • Networking applications and protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, SSH, FTP and HTTP/S.
  • Programming Languages: Ansible, Shell Scripting, PowerShell, or Bash.
  • Skilled at centralized authentication (SSSD, IDM, Active Directory) and centralized sudo administration via IDM
  • Responsible for configuring and maintaining (physical and virtual) servers and researcher workstations.
  • Install, update, and troubleshoot systems/servers.
  • Develop and document systems administration standard operating procedures.
  • Plan, execute, and verify data redundancy and system recovery procedures.
  • Conduct periodic system maintenance including cleaning (both physically and electronically), disk checks, routine reboots, data dumps, and testing.
  • Provide ongoing optimization and problem-solving support

Preferred Skills/Certifications:
  • Experience managing classified IT systems, STIGs, SCAPS, RMF. This experience is a bonus.
  • Certification(s) in one or more of the following disciplines: Red Hat, VMWare,
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP);CompTIA Security+;Linux Professional Institute Certification. Candidates will be required to obtain a CompTIA Security+ certification within 3-6 months of starting if they do not have one when assignment begins.
  • Experience managing system/server resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability.
  • Mac experience
  • Experience with virtual machines. (e.G., VMWare vSphere, Citrix XenDesktop/Server, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, etc.).
  • Network administration experience is also desirable, which includes managing data centers and small network configurations: switches, routers, firewalls, modern software management and monitoring tools, some knowledge of automation techniques.
  • Experience maintaining directory services. (e.G., Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, etc.).

Qualification

Assessment

Must Have

Experience

Install, update, and troubleshoot systems/servers

5 years

Linux server/workstation administration

5 years

Programming

Understanding of bash and related scripting tools (shell and/or ansible)

3 years

Systems

Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 & 8

5 years

Redhat Linux Systems Administration

5 years

Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing

5 years

VM Ware ESXi and Associated Management Systems

5 years

Nice to Have

Certification

CompTIA Security+ Certification

Yes

Experience

Currently holds a Secret Clearance (OR a higher clearance)

Yes

Government Policy/Regulations

STIGs/SCAP

0 years

Systems

Macintosh and iOS platform(s)

0 years

MS Active Directory, LDAP

0 years

Real Time Linux Kernels, Tuning and Performance Analysis

0 years

Windows OS

0 years
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