Linux SysAdmin II — Automation & Monitoring

Columbia Technology Partners; Riverton (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing Bonus

Referral Bonus Program

401k

Competitive pay

Job summary

Columbia Technology Partners seeks a System Administrator 2 to support the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of IT systems across enterprise environments.

This role emphasizes mission operations sustainment, advanced troubleshooting, system monitoring, and maintaining reliable Linux-based performance; you will support escalated issues, manage system stability, and contribute to ongoing infrastructure improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; 5+ years of experience may substitute
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a System Administrator in similar environments
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (or equivalent)
• Strong Linux system administration, networking, and troubleshooting skills
• Experience with monitoring, automation, and scripting tools (Nagios, Prometheus, Ansible, Bash)

Responsibilities

• Provide implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance support for IT systems
• Perform Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution
• Manage day-to-day system operations, including monitoring, maintenance, and updates
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Linux operating systems (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, SLES, Ubuntu)
• Support OS installation, file systems, TCP/IP networking, and software lifecycle activities
• Troubleshoot system, application, and infrastructure issues across mission environments
• Utilize automation and configuration management tools (Salt, Ansible)
• Monitor systems using tools such as Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk
• Collaborate using Jira, Confluence, Git, and Slurm for workload and system management
• Support performance optimization and capacity planning

Skills

System administration

Linux

Troubleshooting

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Nagios

Prometheus

Ansible

Bash

Job description

Columbia Technology Partners seeks a System Administrator 2 to support the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of IT systems across enterprise environments.

This role emphasizes mission operations sustainment, advanced troubleshooting, system monitoring, and maintaining reliable Linux-based performance; you will support escalated issues, manage system stability, and contribute to ongoing infrastructure improvements.