Position Description:

As a Jr. Linux Engineer at GDIT, you'll develop and manage technical solutions in network and system management, software, hardware, and configurations. This role supports our intelligence customer in Springfield, VA.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops technical solutions for the management of networks, software, hardware, configurations, and architectures
• Troubleshoots complex system hardware and software issues
• Trains end users on the proper use of hardware and software
• Performs advanced software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages
• Monitors and tunes systems to achieve optimum performance levels
• Ensures workstation/server data integrity by implementing standard software and hardware solutions
• Leads efforts to ensure data/media recoverability by following a schedule of system backups archive operations
• Conducts advanced audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with standards, policies, and guidelines
• Ensures that performance and security of computers meet the needs of network users
• Evaluates existing systems and plans long-term strategies
• May coach and provide guidance to less experience professionals
• Familiarity with VMWare and SAN management and concepts
• Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, ICMP, ssh and SNMP
• Skilled in system administration tasks such as file system, network, and account troubleshooting
• Responsible for provisioning virtual and physical servers or workstations
• Administering systems using automation and scripting tools to include CLI, Ansible, or various coding languages
• Knowledge of repository management practices, patch administration, and vulnerability remediation
• May serve as a team or task lead

Education and Experience:

• Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
• 3 years of related experience as a Linux Administrator
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar relevant degree

Recommended Skills and Abilities:

• Security Certification.
• Network Certification.
• Linux Certification.
• Additional Linux certifications (RHCSA, RHCE, LPIC) are desired.

US Citizenship Required

What you will get:

• Joining a team of technology experts and partners in the same mission 
• A high-growth environment with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as the company grows
• Owner and Leadership team that come from technical backgrounds so they understand the day-to-day challenges of the technical consulting world and can offer real-life solutions and guidance 
• Highly competitive benefits package that shows we want to hire the very best