SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR LINUX/DEVOPS

System Administrator Linux/DevOps

Work Area: Technology, software and systems integration

Travel: < 30%

Career Status: Professional

Employment Type: Salary Full Time

Work Location: Conshohocken, PA

Company Description: Client is a leading communications and engineering company that delivers integrated solutions such as mobile networking, cloud services, engineering support, training and sustainment for geospatial systems, primarily Team Awareness Kit / Tactical Assault Kit (TAK). In addition, Client builds custom mobile kits and sensor integration to empower people and organizations to improve their communication and collaboration capabilities globally.

Purpose and Objectives

Client is a technology company dedicated to delivering solutions that address our customer's unique requirements. The mission of Client is to be nimble and innovative in providing high quality solutions. Therefore, we are looking for an engaged seasoned professional in the role of System Administrator who can make an immediate impact. The candidate must have strong organizational skills, be task/schedule oriented, proven project management successes, and ability to work successfully in a fast paced, complex work environment. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated and polished professional capable of prioritizing work, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving skills, professional communication skills, flexibility and teamwork.

Job Responsibilities

• Administering and problem-solving issues on multiple Linux platforms (RHEL and CENTOS)
• Building scripts in ansible, bash and other to automate services inside of Linux instances
• Ability to automate cloud services in AWS and Azure for processing, networking, storage, security and other resources
• Ability to support help desk tickets as they come up and solve technical issues rapidly for enterprise deployments
• Ability to work in development and production environments with configuration management, documentation, and solid communication
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently as well as a team member
• Lead brainstorming sessions to gather requirements

Qualifications

Required: Bachelor's degree or comparable work experience in related field

Preferred: Master's degree in related field

Experience and Skills: At least five (5) years of experience in Linux System Administration

Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to logically think through problem situations

Linux Kernel tunables knowledge - security, network (TCP, UDP), and memory

Strong knowledge of design, implementation, and support of networked systems and technologies such routers, switches, file servers, DNS, and LDAP

Strong technical background in DevOps with experience working in AWS or Azure

Experience architecting and supporting highly available and highly scalable infrastructure

Solutions and client service-oriented, with an emphasis on creativity and relationships

Process orientation, capable of creating new processes, or significantly redesigning existing processes to align with hanging business requirements

Strong problem solving and analytical skills demonstrated the ability to assimilate new information and understand complex topics

Comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity

Ability to work in a team environment with a high sense of urgency

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills

Position requires an active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance

Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with Team Awareness Kit (TAK) or similar geospatial tools
• Experience with Confluence, and Jira tools

Your role at Client Integration is integral to helping the world stay better connected and we are counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to Homeland Security. We would love to have you as part of our team.