Senior Linux Systems Administrator, RHEL, VMware & Automation

DarkStar Intelligence; Maryland; On-site; USD 155,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

PTO & holidays

401(k) retirement plan options

Professional development

Job summary

DarkStar Intelligence seeks a System Administrator Level 2 to support the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of critical IT systems in a mission-focused environment. You will manage IT system infrastructure, monitor day-to-day operations across client/server/storage/network devices, and provide Tier 1 and 2 support to ensure reliable system performance.

Required: TS/SCI with Poly, 10+ years as Systems Administrator, strong Red Hat Linux experience, scripting with Bash/Perl, and

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience as a Systems Administrator supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university required; additional five (5) years of Systems Administration experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience designing, planning, installing, configuring, and sustaining Red Hat Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Extensive experience using UNIX/Linux command-line operations in production environments.
• Experience with NIFI required.
• Experience installing and managing software via YUM repositories, RPM packages, tarballs, and source code.
• Experience researching, acquiring, and applying IAVA patches in secure environments.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience developing automation scripts for system configuration, backup, and restoration using scripting languages such as Bash and Perl
• Experience performing Puppet system administration and configuration management
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience with VMware architecture, installation, and configuration
• Experience supporting VMware operational capabilities including VMotion-enabled failover, template library management, and system monitoring
• Three (3) years of experience implementing OS-level clustering solutions

Responsibilities

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems
• Provide assistance to users in accessing and using IT systems
• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems
• Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
• Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning
• Provide in-depth experience in trouble-shooting IT systems
• Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets
• Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance

Skills

System Administration

Red Hat Linux

UNIX/Linux

Scripting (Bash/Perl)

Puppet

NIFI

VMware

OS clustering

VMotion

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

VMware

YUM

RPM

Tarballs

Source code

Job description

DarkStar Intelligence seeks a System Administrator Level 2 to support the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of critical IT systems in a mission-focused environment. You will manage IT system infrastructure, monitor day-to-day operations across client/server/storage/network devices, and provide Tier 1 and 2 support to ensure reliable system performance.

Required: TS/SCI with Poly, 10+ years as Systems Administrator, strong Red Hat Linux experience, scripting with Bash/Perl, and