Linux Systems Administrator

Acro Service Corp; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Principal/Senior Principal Systems Administrator to join their team in Colorado Springs. This role focuses on both Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows systems administration, ensuring smooth operations and security for classified government contracts. You will collaborate with various IT teams to enhance system performance and reliability while maintaining compliance with security standards. This is a fantastic opportunity for a self-motivated individual eager to make a significant impact in a supportive and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in systems administration with a focus on RHEL and Windows.
• IAT Level II certification and active DoD Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain operation of multi-user systems and coordinate with IT teams.
• Implement system enhancements and manage security audits.

Skills

Windows Systems Administration

Linux Systems Administration

Shell Scripting

Security Compliance

Network Management

Education

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Ansible

RHEL 6/7/8/9

Cisco Switches

Job description

This range is provided by Acro Service Corp. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$80.00/hr - $110.00/hr

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We are seeking a multi-skilled, self-motivated, energetic individual to work at our Colorado Springs, CO location as a Principal/Senior Principal Systems Administrator supporting the JTAGS program. As a member of this team, you will primarily focus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Systems Administration and secondarily perform as a Windows Systems Administrator. The team manages the hardware, software, network, and security for both RHEL and Windows systems located in Colorado Springs and internationally. Systems Administrators partner with teams such as Cyber, Systems Engineering, Sustainment, Software Development, and others to accomplish the mission. The role will include Sustainment duties associated with the current system and Development projects planned for future capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Perform as a Windows and Linux System Administrator for a classified government contract.

• Maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network, software, system engineers, project managers, and IT management.

• Support multiple networks and ensure necessary IT administration tasks are completed.

• Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management.

• Test new releases of products to ensure compatibility and minimize user and impact.

• Assist with developing and maintaining of technical processes and procedures as needed.

• Assist maintaining security audit and logging information on all classified networked and standalone computers as directed by the Cyber Security team.

• Read, modify, and create shell scripts.

• Make recommendations to purchase hardware, software, and system components.

• Work under minimal direction and independently determine and develop approach to solutions

Basic Qualifications for a Principal/Senior Principal Systems Administrator:

• Associate's degree and 7 years of experience, or Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience, or Master's degree and 3 years of experience; a High School diploma or equivalent and 9 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree.

• IAT Level II certification is required on day 1 of employment; maintaining the required certification will be a condition of continued employment.

• Active DoD Secret security clearance on day 1 of employment; the ability to maintain the required security clearance will be a condition of continued employment.

• Experience managing Windows Server OS in a domain architecture.

• Experience in enterprise backup and restore solutions, storage area network (SAN), and network attached storage (NAS).

• Ability to travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications for a Principal/Senior Principal Systems Administrator:

• Experience building custom “rpm” software packages for RHEL platforms.

• Ansible, RHEL 6/7/8/9, Satellite configuration and usage experience.

• Solid understanding of remediating security vulnerabilities and experience hardening Linux systems in accordance with RMF and STIGs.

• Experience with security compliance and related security scanning products.

• Experience with host-based firewall implementations and configuration.

• Strong Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy Management.

• Experience working Cisco switches and basic understanding of LAN and WAN networking.

• Experience with DevOps architecture.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting and Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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