Junior Linux Systems Administrator

Lentech, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider located in Fort Meade, Maryland is seeking a Junior Linux Administrator to maintain the security posture of a Linux environment for a team focused on data science. Responsibilities include managing user accounts and system performance monitoring. Ideal candidates will have at least 3 years of system administration experience with U.S. Government clients, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to obtain IAT Level II certification. This position offers a dynamic and technical work environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with system administration for U.S. Government customers.
• Ability to obtain IAT Level II certification within 180 days of start date.
• Experience with administering virtual machines, including Windows and Linux.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the security posture of a Linux computing environment.
• Manage user accounts and monitor system performance.
• Provide insights into network performance management.

Skills

System administration

Troubleshooting technical issues

Maintaining system compliance

Networking performance management

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

AWS

Nagios

Splunk

Elastic

Git

Ansible

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

• Maintain the security posture of a Linux computing environment for a team of 30 analysts and developers performing data science activities and developing forward-looking models to enhance strategic decisions about Information Technology performance and capacity.
• Manage user accounts, maintain the security posture of 3 environments and monitor the performance and health of the systems and data-processing applications. You’ll provide your customers insight into their network through monitoring and performance management.

Junior Linux Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Maintain the security posture of a Linux computing environment for a team of 30 analysts and developers performing data science activities and developing forward-looking models to enhance strategic decisions about Information Technology performance and capacity.
• Manage user accounts, maintain the security posture of 3 environments and monitor the performance and health of the systems and data-processing applications. You’ll provide your customers insight into their network through monitoring and performance management.

Required:

• Active and current TS.SCI w FSP through MD
• Ability to obtain an IAT Level II certification within 180 days of start date
• 3+ years of experience with system administration for U.S. Government customers
• Experience with maintaining and administering virtual machines, including Windows and Linux
• Experience administering servers in AWS environments
• Experience with maintaining system compliance and accreditation
• Experience with setting up and configuring system monitoring tools such as Nagios, Splunk, or Elastic
• Experience with troubleshooting technical issues in custom software
• Experience coordinating larger-scale systems administration efforts across multiple technical teams or organizations
• HS diploma or GED
  

Preferred:

• Experience with system state management tools, such as Ansible for Linux and Desired State Configuration (DSC) for Windows
• Experience with source control tools, such as Git
• Experience with programming languages, such as Python
• Experience with system scripting languages, such as Bash and PowerShell
• Experience with writing technical documentation
• Experience with maintaining Elasticsearch or Elastic-stack products
• Experience identifying and resolving security advisories and applying vendor patches
• Ability to maintain software development infrastructure supporting three environments, including developing, testing, and producing in a fast-paced, highly technical environment
• IAT Level II certification preferred