Senior Linux System Administrator with Security Clearance

Altamira Technologies Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Altamira Technologies Corporation in Chantilly, VA, is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to support development, testing, deployment, operation, and maintenance of mission-critical applications. You will focus on system administration, configuration, and tools to ensure health of a large data transfer and messaging system, with dashboards and metrics for operators.

Responsibilities include SNMP monitoring, metrics collection, and automation using Ansible.

Qualifications

• Experience administering Linux systems with virtualization, patching, and user management.
• Experience with Ansible for automation and Git for version control.
• Ability to develop and maintain data metrics collection and dashboards for operator supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide Linux system administration for development, testing, deployment, operation, and maintenance of mission-critical applications and services.
• Support data transfer and message processing infrastructure health, including monitoring and maintenance tools.
• Assist with SNMP monitoring and data metrics collection in a diverse architecture.

Skills

Linux system administration

Scripting (Python & Bash)

Ansible

Git version control

Virtualization experience

Tools

Red Hat Linux 7/8/9

Docker

VMware ESXi

ProxMox

Job description

Description: Candidates will work in a Linux environment for a Cross Domain Solution (CDS), contributing to its sustainment and evolution. This position requires the application of expertise on multiple complex scripting, development, and work-around assignments that may be broad in nature and require originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks. Qualified candidates will have appreciable latitude in developing methodology, presenting solutions to problems, and contributing to deliverables.

Location: Chantilly, VA

The Role

Altamira requires Linux system administration support for the development, testing, deployment, operation, and maintenance of various mission-critical applications and services. A primary focus of this position is to provide system administration, configuration, and support tools to maintain and monitor the health of a large data transfer and message processing infrastructure. While the software development team is responsible for the development and customization of the applications, our client requires administration and enhancement of a data metrics collection and dashboarding system to allow simplified operator supervision of the performance of the overall system. Additional tasks include assisting with SNMP monitoring and data metrics collection in a diverse architecture.

Skills

Linux system administration experience conducting system virtualization, user account management, application update repository maintenance, experience in the creation and management of Ansible playbooks for the automation of tasks, maintenance and usage of Git repositories, and version control. Eagerness to learn and contribute to the overall enhancement of the existing tasks for the maintenance of the system and support applications.

Top Skills

• Red Hat Linux 7/8/9
• Ansible
• Git version control
• Docker
• Python and Bash scripting
• Experience with virtualization technologies such VMWare ESXi and ProxMox

Additional Skills and Qualifications

TS/SCI with CI Poly Needed! Active monitoring and sustaining the operations of geographically distributed Linux-based applications to meet service-level agreements. This is to include patching, troubleshooting, debugging, and the creation of workaround solutions. Incident response management for the CDS solutions. Interface with federal personnel to communicate SLA metrics and remediation of incidents. Scripting and possible software development to automate Operations and Maintenance. Potential development of sensors to accelerate the detection of failed systems. Development of documentation for operations, sustainment, and user guides. The anticipated salary range for this position is $120,000 to $160,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, the scope of the position, relevant experience, education, certifications, internal equity, customer contractual requirements, security clearance requirements, and other legitimate business considerations.

Altamira is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.