Gridiron Is seeking a Lab Manager III / Red Hat System Administrator local to Arlington, VA with an active Secret clearance. Responsibilities:
- Employing security concepts, theories, insights, tools and methodologies to mitigate system weaknesses and vulnerabilities
- Appling advanced analytical skills and technical resources at the tactical levels and implementing infrastructure solutions supporting command decision making and execution of mission requirements
- Providing support for systems administration tasks such as patching, updating, and maintaining network infrastructure
- Supporting the implementation of new technologies and equipment in the lab environment
- Performing large scale configuration management and deployment across Windows, MacOS, Linux/Unix, and other operating systems and virtual environments
- Performing implementation of granular access control
- Monitor RedHat platforms security and health, create and maintain reports of findings daily.
- Create next-generation application platform automation solutions utilizing RedHat Openshift, RedHat Ansible automation, Docker, Kubernetes, and Podman
- Integrate and configure COTS, GOTS, and third-party applications into RedHat Openshift and demonstrate ability to manage, maintain and patch containerized applications
- Create and support development of automation solutions for deployment of systems and applications to virtual and physical devices using RedHat Openshift, RedHat Ansible Tower, and RedHat Satellite. Required Skills/Clearances:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Active Secret clearance (TS/SCI eligible)
- Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability
- Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
- 6 years of system administration in Red Hat version 6 or 7(RHEL6/RHEL7) with the ability to engineer, install, administer, and maintain complex system architectures.
- Extensive experience in centralized patch management using Red Hat Solutions
- Extensive knowledge in containerized environments
- Proficiency with configuration management using Ansible or Puppet
- Skilled in Linux-related scripting (Bash, Perl, Python, etc.)
- Knowledge and understanding of operating systems, networks and services.
- Manage changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes.
- Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Good communication skills including preparing and presenting results, findings and alternatives and influencing management decision making based on the best available data Desired Skills:
- Kerberos/LDAP
- OpenShift
- IDM/Free IPA
- Docker
- Ambari
- Ansible
- Puppet
- Satellite Server
- Nagios Required Education:
- BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7 years of Linux system administration with RedHat OpenShift experience. Desired Certifications:
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)