Linux System Administrator I – Monitoring & Automation

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc; Maryland; On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Vision and dental

401k

PTO and leave

Career growth

Life Insurance

Profit sharing

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc. is seeking a System Administrator 1 to support IT systems across enterprise environments in the United States. The role emphasizes Linux administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting to ensure operational stability.

Expect hands‑on infrastructure support, performance monitoring, and issue resolution in a dynamic environment. The candidate will work with Bash scripting, Nagios/Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, and automation tools (Salt, Ansible).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; 5 years of experience may substitute

Responsibilities

• Provide implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance support for IT systems
• Perform Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution
• Monitor system performance and reliability across servers, storage, and network devices
• Configure and maintain Linux-based operating systems (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, SLES, Ubuntu)
• Support OS installation, file systems, TCP/IP networking, and software deployment
• Assist with troubleshooting system and application issues using Bash scripting and standard tools
• Support system monitoring and alerting using Nagios, Prometheus, and Grafana
• Work with configuration management and automation tools (e.g., Salt, Ansible)
• Collaborate using Jira, Confluence, and Git-based repositories
• Support performance tuning and capacity planning

Skills

Linux administration

Bash scripting

Monitoring tools

Salt/Ansible

Nagios

Prometheus

Grafana

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

Job description

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc. is seeking a System Administrator 1 to support IT systems across enterprise environments in the United States. The role emphasizes Linux administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting to ensure operational stability.

Expect hands‑on infrastructure support, performance monitoring, and issue resolution in a dynamic environment. The candidate will work with Bash scripting, Nagios/Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, and automation tools (Salt, Ansible).