Senior Linux System Administrator

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc; Bluffdale (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing bonus

Referral bonus program

401k with company contribution

Job summary

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc is seeking a System Administrator 2 to support Linux-based infrastructure across enterprise environments. You will handle system monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization in a security-conscious setting.

The role emphasizes mission operations sustainment with DoD 8570 IAT II certification and monitoring tools like Nagios, Prometheus, and Splunk, using Salt/Ansible for automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (5 additional years of experience may substitute)
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a System Administrator in similar environments
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (or equivalent)
• Strong experience with Linux system administration, networking, and troubleshooting
• Experience with monitoring, automation, and scripting tools (e.g., Nagios, Prometheus, Ansible, Bash)

Responsibilities

• Provide implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance support for IT systems
• Perform Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution
• Manage day‑to‑day system operations, including monitoring, maintenance, and updates
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Linux operating systems (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, SLES, Ubuntu)
• Support OS installation, file systems, TCP/IP networking, and software lifecycle activities
• Troubleshoot system, application, and infrastructure issues across mission environments
• Utilize automation and configuration management tools (Salt, Ansible)
• Monitor systems using tools such as Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk
• Collaborate using Jira, Confluence, Git, and Slurm for workload and system management
• Support performance optimization and capacity planning

Skills

Linux administration

Networking

Troubleshooting

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Salt

Ansible

Nagios

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Jira

Confluence

Git

Slurm

Job description

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc is seeking a System Administrator 2 to support Linux-based infrastructure across enterprise environments. You will handle system monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization in a security-conscious setting.

The role emphasizes mission operations sustainment with DoD 8570 IAT II certification and monitoring tools like Nagios, Prometheus, and Splunk, using Salt/Ansible for automation.