Remote Solaris/Linux Systems Administrator (TS/SCI)

Piper Companies; United States; Remote; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a System Administrator for a remote contract role. The incumbent will support Solaris and Linux infrastructure in a secure, compliant environment within a government contracting and national security organization.

Responsibilities include maintaining enterprise Solaris/Linux servers, managing storage and backups, patching, vulnerability remediation, and incident response. Requires TS/SCI with FSP, Security+, and 3+ years in Solaris/Linux, plus RHCSA and Ansible/Puppet

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Solaris administration in enterprise environments.
• 3+ years of Linux system administration (RHEL, CentOS, OLVM).
• Experience with Veritas NetBackup backup/recovery.
• Vulnerability scanning/remediation (Nessus or similar).
• Familiar with YUM and patching best practices.
• Security frameworks and system hardening methodologies.
• Scripting experience with Bash or Python.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Solaris and Linux server environments with emphasis on stability and performance.
• Manage storage, backups, and disaster recovery operations.
• Patch management, package deployments, and configuration management across production systems.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediation for security compliance.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and support security audits; assist with upgrades and incident response.

Skills

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Vulnerability management

System hardening

Incident response

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

RHCSA certification

CompTIA Security+ certification

Tools

Veritas NetBackup

Nessus

Ansible

Puppet

IBM storage solutions

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a System Administrator for a remote contract role. The incumbent will support Solaris and Linux infrastructure in a secure, compliant environment within a government contracting and national security organization.

Responsibilities include maintaining enterprise Solaris/Linux servers, managing storage and backups, patching, vulnerability remediation, and incident response. Requires TS/SCI with FSP, Security+, and 3+ years in Solaris/Linux, plus RHCSA and Ansible/Puppet