System Administrator

CyberX Info System; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CyberX Info System is seeking a senior Linux engineer to own the health and evolution of a mixed Linux, Windows and virtualized environment in a high-reliability setting. You’ll be the go-to technical lead for server infrastructure, endpoint support and system design.

You’ll lead daily operations, build and troubleshoot systems, and architect secure, scalable platforms while guiding deployments and change control. A Public Trust background check is required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in systems administration, infrastructure or deployment work.
• Experience with VMware or OpenShift.
• Ability to pass a Public Trust background investigation and a drug/alcohol screening.

Responsibilities

• Own daily operations for servers and workstations: monitoring, alerting, fault resolution and performance tuning.
• Build, configure and troubleshoot physical, virtual and cloud-hosted systems.
• Architect platform and software layers that are secure, scalable and resilient.
• Spot weak points in the environment and fix them before outages.
• Plan and execute OS upgrades, software installs and patch cycles within change control guidelines.
• Guide application teams through deployments, patching and continuous improvement efforts.
• Partner with network, database, application and security teams, plus vendors and end users, to solve technical problems.
• Select and manage tools and hardware that safeguard data integrity.
• Run backup and archive schedules and manage media retention, including offsite rotation.
• Author and maintain SOPs, build records, architecture diagrams and configuration baselines.
• Perform recurring compliance checks on hardware and software against internal standards.
• Define test plans and acceptance criteria for infrastructure changes.

Skills

Systems administration

VMware

OpenShift

Automation scripting

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering or similar

Tools

Ansible

Bash

PowerShell

IPMI

Job description

Our client, a mission-focused technology organization, needs a senior Linux engineer to own the health and evolution of a mixed Linux, Windows and virtualized environment. You’ll be the go-to technical lead for server infrastructure, endpoint support and system design in a high-reliability setting.

What You’ll Do

• Own daily operations for servers and workstations: monitoring, alerting, fault resolution and performance tuning
• Build, configure and troubleshoot physical, virtual and cloud-hosted systems
• Architect platform and software layers that are secure, scalable and resilient
• Spot weak points in the environment and fix them before they become outages
• Plan and execute OS upgrades, software installs and patch cycles within change control guidelines
• Guide application teams through deployments, patching and continuous improvement efforts
• Partner with network, database, application and security teams, plus vendors and end users, to solve technical problems
• Select and manage tools and hardware that safeguard data integrity
• Run backup and archive schedules and manage media retention, including offsite rotation
• Author and maintain SOPs, build records, architecture diagrams and configuration baselines
• Perform recurring compliance checks on hardware and software against internal standards
• Define test plans and acceptance criteria for infrastructure changes

Must Haves

• 6+ years in systems administration, infrastructure or deployment work
• Experience with VMware or OpenShift
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering or similar
• Ability to pass a Public Trust background investigation and a drug/alcohol screening

Nice to Haves

• Ansible, Bash and PowerShell automation, including scripted data transfers between systems
• Out-of-band server management (IPMI or similar)
• CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines, infrastructure as code, Agile environments
• Background supporting government, aerospace or other real-time critical systems