Linux System Administrator

Archer; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with MANTECH, seeks a Linux System Administrator for Ft. Meade, MD. The role focuses on engineering, maintaining Linux environments, scripting, and security tooling to support mission-critical IT systems.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of Linux administration, experience with Red Hat/Rocky 8, and a TS/SCI clearance with a poly. You will work with a team to deploy new technologies and prepare technical briefings for senior management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ of overall technical experience.
• Linux administrative experience (command-line)
• Server ST&E compliance (e.g., Nessus, McAfee agents) and patch management
• Demonstrated experience integrating new technologies into production environments

Responsibilities

• Creating and managing virtual environments.
• Systems administration of hardware and software in support of maintenance, development, and testing of IT systems.
• Linux administration (Red Hat/Rocky 8).
• Scripting with Bash (and PuTTY).
• Configuring and maintaining storage and file systems.
• Developing and delivering briefings, technical presentations, and program documentation to senior program management

Skills

Linux administration

Bash scripting

Security tooling

Team collaboration

OS installation & troubleshooting

PKI certificate installation

Database scripting Bash

Salt deployment

Tools

PuTTY

SaltStack

Patch management tools

Job description

Archer is collaborating with MANTECH to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Linux System Administrator to join our team in Ft. Meade, MD.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Creating and managing virtual environments
• Systems administration of hardware and software in support of maintenance, developing and testing of information technology systems
• Administration of Linux (i.e., Redhat/Rocky 8)
• Scripting with Basic Shell (Bash), PUTTY
• Configuring and maintaining storage and file systems
• Developing and delivering briefings, technical presentations, and program documentation to senior program management

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years’ of overall technical experience
• Linux administrative experience (command-line)
• Server STE/STN Compliancy (ex., NESSUS, MacAfee Agents) and performing server management relating to security tools such as patch management (applying O/S updates, IAVAs, and configuration changes)
• Demonstrated experience working with a team to introduce and integrate new technologies into existing production environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with installing, troubleshooting, and maintenance on OS on Linux
• Experience with installing PKI certs
• Create/Maintain bash scripts to dump and load databases
• Use SALT to deploy config files to end node and do various interrogations (ping, DNS)

Clearance Requirement

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as, the copy machine/fax machine/computer/printer.