Tier II Linux Administrator - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a Tier II Linux Administrator to support our intelligence customer in Springfield, VA. You will provide Tier II Linux and Windows system administration across large Enterprise environments in a hybrid Windows and Linux setup.

Candidates should have TS/SCI with Polygraph and DoD 8570 CE training, plus 8+ years of related experience. The role offers competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities to work with a talented team on Federal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field; 8+ years of related systems administration experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier II support and manage both physical and VDI Windows and Linux workstations.
• Troubleshoot user, workstation, and application issues for Linux and Windows environments.
• Identify and resolve incidents with short-term workarounds and long-term solutions.
• Provide remote end-user support across geographically dispersed Tier 2/3 teams.
• Communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders in small and large teams.
• Participate in special projects as needed.

Skills

Active Directory

DNS/DHCP

LDAP

Windows Server

RHEL/CentOS

Samba/NFS

ITIL v3+

ServiceNow/NETS

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

RHEL

Windows Server

Active Directory

VMware

Job description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Tier II Linux Administrator supporting our intelligence customer. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Systems Administrator, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared professional joining our team to support an intelligence customer in Springfield, VA.

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking an IT Engineer with Microsoft Enterprise Systems Administrator Advisor or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) experience to join our team in support of a Federal Intelligence Agency contract. In addition to receiving a competitive salary and generous health and personal benefits, the IT Engineer will enhance their skill set among a talented and technically accomplished group of colleagues.

Primary responsibilities include providing Tier II support maintaining multiple large Enterprise environments. The supporting infrastructure includes multiple Microsoft based networks spanning multiple security enclaves within a hybrid (Windows & RHEL) operating environment.

Job Responsibilities & Duties

• System Administrative Advisory duties to include management of both physical and VDI based Windows and Linux workstations
• Troubleshoot user, workstation, and application functionality, performance and incident resolution for both Linux and Windows based applications
• Identify, analyze, and resolve incidents with both short-term workarounds and long-term solutions
• Provide remote end user support and remotely work with geographically dispersed Tier 2 and Tier 3 team members
• Communicate effectively (in oral and written form) with a variety of individuals and team members in both small and large team environments
• Willingness to participate in special projects as needed

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
• 8+ years of related systems administration experience
• TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
• Candidate must possess an appropriate and current DoD Information Assurance (IA) Certification to be considered for employment; either valid CompTIA Security+ CE, Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) or Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)-Security. CompTIA Security+ CE Certification is the preferred certification. In addition, candidate must attain the required DoD 8570 Computing Environment (CE) Training within six (6) months of Hire Date.

Successful candidates are expected to have related experience and knowledge/understanding of

• Active Directory Administration
• DNS, DHCP, DFS, LDAP in a Windows or Linux environment
• Windows 10, Server 2012, Server 2016
• Application Troubleshooting such as Outlook, Excel, Word, JAVA, Internet Explorer, Firefox
• Linux Operating system as a server or desktop (RHEL 6/7/8, CentOS 6/7/Stream, Scientific Linux 6/7, Fedora)
• Understanding of Samba and NFS file sharing protocols
• Understanding of ServiceNow, NETS or other ticketing process
• ITIL v3 or higher

The following knowledge/skill set is not required but is a plus

• Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
• PowerShell
• Virtualization Environments (VMware, Citrix)
• Profile management utilizing the VMware User Experience Management (UEM) toolset
• Microsoft Exchange
• Telephone/Video support
• Networking
• Familiarity with site specific customer and mission
• Linux scripting (Python, Perl, Ruby, Bash)
• Gnome and KDE desktop environments
• Puppet or Ansible experience
• Linux Kickstart
• Red Hat Satellite or Foreman/Katello
• Dell/EMC Isilon and Netapp storage appliances
• Experience with monitoring tools like SCOM, Zabbix or Nagios
• DoD STIG hardening
• Containerization (Docker, Podman)
• Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Location: On Customer Site
US Citizenship Required