Linux System Administrator 2 - (Linux, CentOS, Ansible)

Akina, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 139,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days PTO

11 federal holidays

401k 100% vesting on start

Company healthcare covered

Dependents' coverage 50%

Educational assistance

Job summary

Akina, Inc. is seeking a skilled Senior IT Systems Administrator for operations at Fort Meade, MD. The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph and focuses on implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems.

You will handle Tier 1 and Tier 2 support, manage daily configuration and operation tasks, and assist users. UNIX/Windows OS installs, TLS, and virtualization by Proxmox are part of the responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Ten years of SA experience in programs/contracts of similar scope and complexity.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems.
• Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems.
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
• Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all client/server/storage/network devices.
• Provide support for escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning.
• Provide in-depth experience in trouble‑shooting IT systems.
• Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets.
• Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remain involved in the resolution process.
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, implementing OS enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Skills

System Administration

Linux Server Admin

Ansible

Proxmox

IDM integration

TLS troubleshooting

Windows admin

Troubleshooting IT systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

RHCSA certification

Experience substitution for degree (5 years)

Tools

CentOS

Rocky Linux

RHEL

Ansible

Proxmox

Job description

• Fort Meade, Maryland

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 08-8921-SA2
Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description

Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.

Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.

Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems.

Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems.

Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.

Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.

Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.

Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning.

Provide in-depth experience in trouble‑shooting IT systems.

Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets.

Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process.

Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Position Required Skills

• System Administration experience with CentOS 7, Rocky 9, and RHEL 9 - Upgrading servers, workstations, laptops
• Experience with the Customer Secure the Enterprise (STE) tasks
• Experience with the Customer data transfer process
• Hardware installation experience (servers/workstations)
• Task Automation - Ansible experience - PXE boot
• Building VMs using Proxmox
• Identity Manager (IDM) experience - Integration of IDM with a CentOS LDAP server
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator
• Experience trouble shooting and configuring Transport Layer Security (TLS)
• Windows 10/11 administration

SA2 Qualifications

Ten (10) years of experience as a SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Salary Range: $139k-$169k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.