Linux Administrator — DoD GovCloud & On-Prem

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS in McLean, VA is seeking a Linux Administrator to maintain DoD STIG-compliant images, support Tier II environments, and manage security remediation for AWS GovCloud and on-premises systems.

Candidates should hold a Bachelor's in CS, 3+ years Linux/UNIX admin experience (RHEL, Solaris), and DoD clearance or better, with CompTIA Security+ certification. US-based applicants only.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of Linux/UNIX (RHEL, Solaris) administration experience.
• DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance.
• CompTIA Security+ certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain DoD STIG compliant images.
• Provide Tier II engineering, development, testing, and production environment support.
• Manage full life cycle of AWS GovCloud and on-premises systems.
• Review and tune system performance for mission systems.
• Monitor environments to meet customer requirements.
• Coordinate problem resolution with customers, teammates, and vendors.
• Evaluate and recommend changes to system software/hardware.
• Provide project status to management.
• Implement and maintain cybersecurity vulnerability mitigations.
• Perform interface administration (sFTP, SFG, shell scripting).
• Support maintenance and administrative scripting (Shell, Perl).

Skills

Linux/UNIX

Shell scripting

AWS GovCloud

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS in McLean, VA is seeking a Linux Administrator to maintain DoD STIG-compliant images, support Tier II environments, and manage security remediation for AWS GovCloud and on-premises systems.

Candidates should hold a Bachelor's in CS, 3+ years Linux/UNIX admin experience (RHEL, Solaris), and DoD clearance or better, with CompTIA Security+ certification. US-based applicants only.