Mission-Critical Linux Systems Administrator

Vibrint; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibrint seeks a Systems Administrator to sustain Linux infrastructure supporting live mission systems. You’ll work with a team of engineers to maintain physical servers, VMs, storage, and virtualization platforms, while applying security configurations and automation to keep critical systems available for mission users.

You will contribute to containerized and cloud environments, develop scripts, and coordinate across disciplines. A current TS/SCI with polygraph is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive Linux administration in live operations.
• DISA STIG compliance on Linux systems.
• Experience with NetApp and CFS/DFS storage.
• Experience with Red Hat KVM, Proxmox, VMware.
• Automation with Ansible or Salt.
• Scripting in Bash, Python, or Perl.
• Containerized or cloud environments experience.
• IAT Level II certification and TS/SCI with polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Administer Linux servers and VMs for live systems.
• Review monitoring and mission updates to set priorities.
• Resolve Jira tickets with systems and network teams.
• Apply DISA STIG compliant Linux security configurations.
• Manage NetApp and CFS/DFS storage resources.
• Configure virtualization: Red Hat KVM, Proxmox, VMware.
• Automate configs with Ansible or Salt.
• Develop scripts in Bash, Python, or Perl.
• Support containerized and cloud environments.
• Coordinate troubleshooting with teammates.
• Ensure high availability of mission systems.

Skills

Operational prioritization

Cross-team collaboration

Security/compliance awareness

IAT Level II Certification

Education

High school diploma + 20 years experience

Bachelor's degree + 15 years experience

Tools

NetApp storage

CFS/DFS storage

Red Hat KVM

Proxmox

VMware

Ansible

Salt

Bash scripting

Python

Perl

Jira

Kubernetes

Job description

Vibrint seeks a Systems Administrator to sustain Linux infrastructure supporting live mission systems. You’ll work with a team of engineers to maintain physical servers, VMs, storage, and virtualization platforms, while applying security configurations and automation to keep critical systems available for mission users.

You will contribute to containerized and cloud environments, develop scripts, and coordinate across disciplines. A current TS/SCI with polygraph is required.