Systems Administrator

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination of infrastructure and cloud responsibilities.
• Develops and designs core operating system builds. Responsible for coding, virtualization, and automation of systems.
• Sets up administrator and service accounts, maintains an active directory of users and system documentation, tunes system performance, installs system-wide software, and allocates mass storage space.
• Assesses and resolves user access problems related to security controls to minimize business impact and risk exposure.
• Identifies and evaluates vendor products and establishes vendor monitoring and tracking processes.
• Performs capacity planning and monitors/tunes systems. Recommends appropriate platforms for purchase, coordinates installation, and provides backup recovery.
• Serves as a point of escalation for major incidents that are unresolved at the helpdesk level.
• Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.
• May draft general IT communications to end-users including notifications of outages/downtimes.
• This person will provide Red Hat Linux support and assist with the architecture of all Linux Environments throughout the Division.
• Clearance: Candidates must have an Active Top-Secret Clearance to be considered for this role.
• Work Location: This role will be 100% onsite based on the nature of the work they are supporting.
• Interview Process: Initial pre-screen with HM. If the candidate advances, larger group interview with additional members of the team.

Skills:

• Very strong Linux background and broad knowledge across multiple IT disciplines is critical.
• CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Application hardening/STIG
• Collect, analyze, and store system audit records
• DoD STIG's
• Experience working in cybersecurity
• Hardware: Intel/AMD, Cisco, Sun/Oracle, Dell, Apple, EMC, NetApp
• MS Active Directory, LDAP
• Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 &; 8
• Redhat Linux Systems Administration
• Strong Backup Experience and Proven Ability to Protect Mission Critical Data
• Systems Administration
• Technologies including DNS, DHCP, Proxy and Load Balancing
• UNIX platform, OSX, Cisco IOS
• Virtualization Technologies (VMware, including ESXi and VCenter configuration)
• Windows Patch Management
• Familiarity with Cyber security tools such as ACAS, NESSUS, SCC a plus.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or a bachelor's degree