Senior Linux System Administrator TS/SCI

ManTech; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ManTech in Fort Meade, MD is seeking an experienced Linux System Administrator to join our team. This role focuses on maintaining secure IT systems, building and managing virtual environments, and delivering technical briefings to program management.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of systems administration, strong command-line Linux skills (Red Hat/Rocky), and experience with VMware vSphere, Bash scripting, and security tooling. Active TS/SCI with Poly is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of systems administration experience.
• Strong Linux command-line experience.
• Ability to provision and configure VMware/vSphere (ESXi, vCenter).
• Experience with security tooling like patch management (O/S updates, IAVAs).
• Linux RedHat 8 / Rocky 8 administration.
• Experience collaborating to integrate new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage virtual environments.
• Administer hardware and software in IT systems.
• Administer Linux (RedHat/Rocky 8).
• Scripting with Bash; PuTTY usage.
• Configure and maintain storage and file systems.
• Develop and deliver briefings and program documents to senior management.

Skills

Linux admin

Bash scripting

VMware/vSphere

Patch management

Team collaboration

PuTTY usage

Tools

SALT

Nessus

McAfee Agents

Red Hat / Rocky Linux 8

Job description

ManTech in Fort Meade, MD is seeking an experienced Linux System Administrator to join our team. This role focuses on maintaining secure IT systems, building and managing virtual environments, and delivering technical briefings to program management.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of systems administration, strong command-line Linux skills (Red Hat/Rocky), and experience with VMware vSphere, Bash scripting, and security tooling. Active TS/SCI with Poly is required.