Linux Systems Administrator Jobs

Description

The Defense Group at Leidos seeks a Linux Systems Administrator for the Global Solutions Management – Operations II (GSM-O II) contract. This position will support the sustainment and ongoing development of the DISA’s Enterprise Network Engineering Tools (ENET) solution and the Layer 2 Layer 3 VPN SDN.

While this role does offer the ability for remote work, one must live within commuting distance to Scott AFB, IL (St. Louis, MO) or Fort Meade, MD for on-site support. This position is about 50% remote and 50% on site.

Primary Responsibilities

• Configure, manage, and maintain components of the SDN solution (application servers, load balancers, databases, operating systems, etc.)
• May communicate with parties external to the organization (e.g., sub-contractors, vendors, etc.).
• Provide support on a M-F business hours schedule, also responsible for on-call, extended hour, and weekend support as required by mission or emergency situations.
• Support ENET baseline deployments, upgrades and updates to the production environment including the installation and configuration of new software and hardware.
• Interact with software and hardware vendors to evaluate vendor products and make recommendations to purchase hardware and software.
• Manage, track, and maintain configuration items including licenses, SSL certificates and the hardware/software baseline.
• Work with network engineers and developers to troubleshoot environment issues as necessary.
• Deploy ENET systems in the Lab environment, integrate with other systems, perform testing and validation.
• Communicates with internal team members across multiple areas and client team members.
• Responsible for entire projects or processes spanning multiple technical areas.
• Operate and maintain the environments, including patching of operating systems and COTS/FOSS/GOTS
• Manage access including creation and management of user and service accounts.
• Perform trend analysis on component failures, network/node outages, and system performance parameters.
• Create, maintain, and implement detailed documentation and maintain standard operating procedures.
• Escalate support issues to vendors as necessary and coordinate resolution.
• Works to influence project/team leaders regarding solution design, process and/or approaches.
• Perform and test regular backups.
• Maintain configuration management and baseline control of development, test, pre-production, and production environments.
• Monitor and tune system and network performance, including RHEL and VMWare systems, for optimal system availability.
• Manages large projects or processes with moderate impact on the achievement of sub-family results.
• Lead planning and migration of ENET infrastructure and applications from the Data Center environment to the AWS cloud.
• Conduct regular security scans, analyze results, and implement resolutions including testing of new hardware and software and ensure compliance with DISA STIGs
• Work independently to ensure the reliability, availability, and security by proactively monitoring the system, troubleshooting, and resolving issues to ensure high availability and continuity of operations.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment and must be able to work independently.

Basic Qualifications

• Requires expert knowledge of and ability to apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
• Strong background in Linus or UNIX server setup, deployment, and maintenance
• Must have CompTIA Security+ Certification or its equivalence.
• The candidate must have an active Secret clearance.
• The candidate must have Bachelor’s Degree with 8-12+ years of prior relevant experience or a Master’s Degree with 6-10+ years of prior relevant experience. Will consider work experience in lieu of a degree.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment and must be able to work independently.
• Significant experience examining error logs, systems performance data.
• Familiar with best practices and techniques to maintain and enhance information security.
• Requires expert knowledge of and ability to apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of security hardening procedures for Linux
• Excellent communication skills
• AWS Experience
• Experience with VM environments
• Networking Skills
• Jira or similar ticket tracking system

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Pay Range:

Pay Range $84,500.00 - $130,000.00 - $175,500.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.