Linux System Administrator

Linux System Administrator

Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA 

115k-130K (Depending on experience level) - Full Time with Benefits

Flexible Start-Date – Immediate Opening

Your work will involve working as part of a team, administer and manage servers and end-user workstations in both unclassified and classified network environments on a Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program.

This position will provide engineering, design, and implementation solutions for multiple network architectures.

As the Linux System Administrator, you will be responsible for:

• Utilize Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration experience to provide technical problem solving and in-depth consulting relative to system operations.

• Provide expertise and support for data gathering, analysis, and reporting for the Cybersecurity Compliance Assessment (CSCA) Tool monthly.

• Provide support Dahlgren Information Repository for CyberSecurity (DIRCS) development and other automation/data consolidation to provide value added cyber compliance reporting from existing toolset in use and display those on a per asset/package/department basis and would be capable of providing views useful to both management and more detailed reporting for technical POCs.

• Automate installation methods and system imaging (e.g. Kickstart/Ansible)

• Use cryptographic experience to set up public key infrastructure (PKI) to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption.

• DISA STIG implementation and work within Configuration-Managed Environments

• Analyze, design, and implement modifications to system software to improve and enhance system performance by correcting errors.

• Plan new hardware acquisitions, interact with vendors, educate customers, and collaborate with other projects within the organization.

• Work closely with engineers to help them use workstations and servers to solve their computationally intensive problems.

• Support application installation, license management, software tracking / distribution and backup/recovery of system configurations and user data files

• Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation.

• Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services.

• Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes.

• Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems.

• Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services.

• Manage users and groups, including use of a centralized directory for authentication.

• Produce and deliver reports on system utilization.

• Use shell scripting to automate system maintenance tasks.

• Configuring system logging, including remote logging

• Configure a system to provide networking services, including HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, SMTP, SSH and NTP

To qualify, you will need:

• DOD Secret Security Clearance

• CompTIA Security CE or equivalent active IAT level 2 certification

• 3-5 years of professional experience in system administration of Linux-based servers and Linux-based workstations.

• Seeking specific experience with the following operating systems and services is required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7.x)

• Linux or Red Hat Certification preferred

Strategic Data Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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