Contract Linux Systems Administrator for DoD/IC Ops

Riverside Research; Beavercreek (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Research in Beavercreek, OH is seeking a highly skilled Linux System Administrator for a temporary role ending in December. You will install, configure, and maintain Linux-based systems across our enterprise environment supporting DoD and IC networks.

Responsibilities include patch management, security hardening, automation scripting with Bash, Python, Ansible, and integrating with Identity solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise Linux administration experience.
• DoD 8140 - Intermediate Certification (Security+ or equivalent).
• Strong Linux configuration, patching and security hardening experience.
• Automation experience with Ansible or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain and support Linux servers in physical/virtual environments.
• Manage RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu and other enterprise distributions.
• Perform OS upgrades, patching, security hardening.
• Troubleshoot server, application, storage and network issues.
• Develop automation scripts using Bash, Python, Ansible or similar.
• Manage user access with AD/LDAP and other identities.
• Monitor operations with Linux logging/monitoring tools and diagnose performance issues.
• Create/update documentation and SOPs; maintain system diagrams.
• Apply security updates/patches; remediate compliance scans.
• Recover from hardware or software failures; coordinate IT changes.

Skills

Linux system administration

Automation scripting

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field

DoD 8140 - Intermediate Certification (CompTIA Security+ or equivalent)

Tools

Ansible

VMware vSphere

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Bitbucket

Bamboo

GitLab

Job description

Riverside Research in Beavercreek, OH is seeking a highly skilled Linux System Administrator for a temporary role ending in December. You will install, configure, and maintain Linux-based systems across our enterprise environment supporting DoD and IC networks.

Responsibilities include patch management, security hardening, automation scripting with Bash, Python, Ansible, and integrating with Identity solutions.