Associates Systems LLC is Hiring a Senior Linux & Windows Administrator Near Aurora, CO
All Qualified Resumes Responded to in 24 Hrs or Less Active TS/SCI/w Poly and DODI 8570.1-M IAT Level I Certification Required Duties and responsibilities include:
Support project design reviews, cost trade-off analyses, team meetings, program and customer meetings as needed.
Develop and deliver configuration and deployment automation required for improving the functionality, availability, and manageability of platform and associated service.
Perform software application maintenance and OS maintenance on a diverse network of physical and virtual servers.
Operating systems to include Windows Server, Red Hat Linux/CentOS, and VMWare.
Perform routine and preventative maintenance such as general computer tasks, application loads, storage management, system loading and system monitoring
Detect, isolate, document, quickly report, and resolve system outages or problems utilizing program processes and procedures.
These activities include collecting diagnostic data, restoring the system operation, developing workarounds, and other activities necessary for recovery of a system
Document problems in logging and discrepancy reporting tools per customer requirements.
Perform system monitoring, analyzing and documenting of performance and conducting trend analysis as required.
Implement and maintain compliance of Information Security and Assurance policies
Apply security hardening settings and work with our Information Assurance partners to maintain compliance with standards
Administer backups and diagnose backup errors
Partner with application/project/security teams and vendors to plan, design, and implement new IT infrastructure
Create and maintain technical and detailed design documentation
Required Skills: Candidate shall have a minimum of six (6) years of experience to include:
Performing Linux systems administration with Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS or SuSE Linux Enterprise
System maintenance activities such as user administration, system network management, patching, name resolution, authentication, daemon, init, and cron management
System backup and restore with tools such as NetVault, Backup Exec, and Clonezilla
Experience with system deployment and configuration management tools such as Kickstart, Altiris, and Puppet
Experience with VMware Virtual Center Server and vSphere
Experience with compliance and implementation of Information Security and Assurance policies (i.e., ICD-503)
Troubleshoot issues using built-in operating system functionality and system logs
Documentation including discrepancy reports, system configuration, test documentation, and user guides
Demonstrated experience creating, implementing, and maintaining scripts for process automation, infrastructure monitoring, and proactive reporting
Demonstrated experience in all aspects of managing a Unix/Linux environment including the use of configuration management tools like Puppet and Chef for centralized management and configuration of systems to enforce security controls
Must be able to provide occasional off hour call in support
Desired Skills:
Experience in a DevOps role and environment
Experience managing modern Windows systems and Active Directory
Software release management and tools such as Subversion and Vagrant
Virtualization such as Vsphere and KVM
Familiarity with Host-Based Security System (HBSS) suite of software applications (McAfee)
Network monitoring systems such as What’s Up Gold and Nagios
Object Request Brokers such as CORBA and RPC
Public Key Infrastructure
Experience and technical knowledge of satellite ground systems including hardware, software, and network architecture