Senior Linux Systems Administrator (TS/SCI w/ Poly Required)

Red Alpha; Maryland; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with up to 10% contributions

5 weeks personal time off

100% premiums for health, dental, and vision insurance

$5250 per year for education and training

$300 per year for company merchandise

Fun company events and team activities

Job summary

Red Alpha is looking for a Linux System Administrator to join a mission-critical software development effort in Maryland. This role involves performing system administration, monitoring system performance, and supporting overall architecture.

Qualified candidates should have at least four years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in a technical field. The compensation package includes a competitive salary range of $100,000 - $140,000 along with various benefits and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Four years experience in programs within the Federal Government.
• Ability to run vulnerability scans and interpret results.
• Good communication skills for cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Perform Linux system administration tasks.
• Monitor system performance using Elastic products.
• Coordinate planned and unplanned outages.

Skills

Linux Administration

Troubleshooting Elastic Products

Jira

Confluence

Docker

Automation (Bash, Ansible)

DNS/DHCP/Active Directory Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Puppet

VMware

Job description

A day in the life:

We are looking for a Linux System Administrator to join a mission critical software development effort that provides automated and assisted data processing, analysis, and reporting to the customer. In this role, you will join an operations support team responsible for supporting the overall architecture/enterprise. For this position, you should be able to work independently, learn new tasks over time and can expect to:

• Perform Linux system administration
• Monitor system performance and troubleshooting issues with Elastic products such as Grafana and Kibana
• Work with Jira for workflow management (ticketing)
• Use Confluence for documentation and artifact sharing
• Provision virtual machine resources
• Use TPAM for account management
• Coordinate planned and unplanned outages
• Work with the division wide lab for development and testing support
• Review security scans, identify actions, and work with appropriate teams to take corrective action.

What you bring to the table:

• Four (4) years experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity within the Federal Government is required.
• Bachelors degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional database administration experience may be substituted for a bachelors degree.
• General Linux Experience, preferably with CentOS / RHEL
• Experience w/ Puppet
• Knowledge of RMF
• Ability to run vulnerability scans, interpret results, identify false positives
• Experience with Docker / Podman
• Experience with automation (i.e bash scripting, Ansible playbooks, etc.)
• Familiarity w/ git (i.e bitbucket, gitlab, etc.)
• Willingness to work across various systems to provide assistance on an ad hoc basis
• Experience with maintaining / troubleshooting virtual infrastructure (i.e VMware)
• Experience managing DNS / DHCP / Actve Directory
• Good communication skills (critical for being able to work with different teams / organizations to troubleshoot and find solutions).
• Experience w/ Jira & Confluence and willing to document procedures
• Experience w/ racking, cabling, and configuring servers
• Experience w/ NetApp or Dell storage would be nice but not crucial
• Overall willingness to learn new technologies, be pulled into different projects, and provide troubleshooting on an ad hoc basis.
• An active US Government TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with Python

The total package:

Our total compensation package includes a competitive base salary and benefits such as health, life/disability, 401k, paid time off, professional development, and generous bonus programs. Salary Range: Based on the outlined roles, responsibilities, and requirements, the projected pay range for this position is $100,000 - $140,000.

Additional perks and benefits:

• Retire sooner than planned: Get closer to retirement with up to 10% in 401k contributions, immediately vested.
• Have a career AND a life: Enjoy up to 5 weeks of leave (25 days of personal time off) and 11 paid floating holidays.
• Stay at your best: As a member, we'll pay 100% of your premiums for comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. We'll also pay the majority of the premiums for your family. Free access to a fully equipped state of the art gym!
• Keep current on new technologies and technological advancements: $5250 per year towards ongoing education, trainings, certifications, and maintaining professional memberships.
• Dress in style: Spend up to $300 per year on company branded merchandise featuring top quality brands such as Under Armour, Nike, Carhartt, YETI, etc.
• Enjoy the culture: Attend fun company events throughout the year such as our Oktoberfest, summer picnic, and annual holiday party! These are all in addition to your team events which may include happy hours, baseball games, snowboarding, RenFest, and more!

Every day, our elite customers are pushing through "the grind" to defeat the enemy, even putting their lives on the line for our freedom. Rise to the occasion with us to deliver engineering excellence, to match their dedication to this nation. Join us as we bring digital transformation to the fight!