Onsite TS-Cleared Senior Principal Linux Systems Admin

Raytheon; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

Paid time off

Holidays

Annual incentive programs

Job summary

Raytheon in Plano, Texas, is seeking a Sr. Principal Linux Systems Administrator for Infrastructure Workplace Services. You will manage and optimize Red Hat Enterprise Linux infrastructure, ensuring reliable and secure IT operations, and act as a senior technical resource for the team.

This role requires active DoD Top Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and availability for on-site work with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field.
• Active and transferrable final U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain program access after start. US citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.
• Experience mentoring both individuals and teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize Red Hat Enterprise Linux infrastructure, ensuring reliable and secure IT operations.
• Act as a senior technical resource for the team to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of assigned IT systems and applications.
• Partner with Cybersecurity teams to maintain compliance with security requirements and provide documentation, training, and guidance on advanced IT processes and procedures.
• Mentor and guide junior administrators across a broad range of responsibilities, including corrective and preventive maintenance, routine operational tasks, account management, and system performance tuning.
• Lead and contribute to technical meetings with internal teams and program stakeholders, providing technical guidance and best practice to ensure successful outcomes.
• Develop, document, and enforce system administration processes, standards, and best practices.
• Participate in Change Request reviews and serve on Change Management Boards at various program levels.
• Must be able to obtain Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 8140 / 8570 Certification requirements (CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent certification).
• Systems are operational 24x7 and occasionally require work effort beyond standard work hours.
• Travel required up to 5%
• Full time 100% Onsite position

Skills

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Mentoring team

Security compliance

System optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Advanced DoD clearance knowledge

Tools

VMware

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

Windows administration

Job description

Raytheon in Plano, Texas, is seeking a Sr. Principal Linux Systems Administrator for Infrastructure Workplace Services. You will manage and optimize Red Hat Enterprise Linux infrastructure, ensuring reliable and secure IT operations, and act as a senior technical resource for the team.

This role requires active DoD Top Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and availability for on-site work with occasional travel.