Sr Linux Admin- Direct Placement

MFM Jobs; Aberdeen (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Systems Administrator to perform high-level operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for complex operating systems and servers. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience in system administration, including strong familiarity with Linux, Windows, and various scripting languages. This role offers the opportunity to ensure system integrity and data recoverability while participating in risk management activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors with 5+ years or Masters with 3+ years experience required.
• Familiarity with Agile development and Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence).
• Strong background in Linux and Windows, scripting, and Information Assurance.

Responsibilities

• Perform operational maintenance and upgrades for operating systems and servers.
• Coordinate software installations and monitor system performance.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures for system management.

Skills

Agile development

VMware

Linux server administration

Windows server administration

Scripting languages

Information Assurance

PostgreSQL

Java programming

Android OS knowledge

Education

Bachelor Degree (preferred)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Nessus

SCAP Compliance Checker

Job description

- Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience

JOB DESCRIPTION:

- Performs high-level, day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for complex operating systems, workstations and servers.

- Coordinates, directs and performs complex software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages.

- Schedules installations and upgrades and maintains them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures.

- Continually monitors and tunes multiple systems to achieve optimum performance levels.

- Ensures workstation/server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions of varying complexities.

- Ensures data/media recoverability by developing and implementing a schedule of system backups and database archive operations.

- Plans and implements the modernization of servers.

- Develops, implements and promotes standard operating procedures and schedules.

- Conducts hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.

- Incumbent develops and implements new standards, policies and procedures.

- Works closely with Network and Systems Analysts to help determine and develop the systems that will be implemented.

- Participates in maintaining Risk Management Framework posture. Participates in preparation for RMF activities and Authority to Operate (ATO) achievement.

- Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.

- Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable and consistent with organization objectives.

Qualifications:

- Familiar with the Agile development method including release planning, sprints, scrums, and retrospectives

- Familiar with the use of the Atlassian tools including JIRA for sprint and issue management and Confluence for information sharing and document control

- Must have a background in virtual machine technologies and services including VMware

- Must have a background in Linux and Windows server and workstation system administration including RHEL 6 and Windows Server 2012

- Must have a background in the use of Linux and Windows scripting languages as well as the development, test, use, and maintenance of scripts on Linux and Windows workstations and servers

- Must have a background in Information Assurance vulnerability scanning tools including Nessus and SCAP Compliance Checker (SCC)

- Must have experience in the interpretation of IA vulnerability scan reports and the implementation of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to remove vulnerabilities for IA compliance

- Must have experience with the Java runtime environment and the Java programming language and tools on Linux and Windows platforms

- Must have experience with the Android OS on mobile devices including the installation and maintenance of software, tools, and licenses

- Must have experience with PostgreSQL database server and databases

Must have heavy background in Linux

Bachelor Degree preferred- Additional 4 years of experience required if no degree