UNIX Systems Engineer - Linux/Solaris, Secret Clearance

Int; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Bonuses & Awards

Professional Training Reimbursement

Paid Parking

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Integral Federal is seeking a Senior UNIX System Engineer to oversee a mixed UNIX environment (RHEL/Oracle Linux, Solaris) for the U.S. Army PL ALTESS program. You will manage servers, implement new HW/SW, and maintain security and operational status across a distributed data center.

The role requires 5+ years of UNIX experience, DoD Secret clearance, and strong hands-on skills in patch management, server hardening, and network troubleshooting. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires CompTIA Security+ and IT/CS background.
• RedHat CE Certification or waiver within 30 days after join date.
• 5+ years Unix Systems Administration experience.
• 3+ years patch management experience with YUM/RPM.
• 3+ years in networks with VLANs; familiarity with ifconfig, netstat, ssh, telnet; hardening firewalld/iptables.
• 3+ years of local user management via command line.
• 3+ years creating and following SOPs for DR and problem resolution.
• 3+ years configuring DNS, SFTP, SMTP, NTP.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot and support servers in a mixed UNIX environment.
• Plan, execute and implement new hardware and software; create and maintain SOPs and policies.
• Monitor and tune system performance; maintain security posture and operational status.
• Recommend improvements and manage new software/hardware integrations; provide utilization reports.
• Support lifecycle of vendor equipment in datacenter; firmware version control and preventive maintenance.
• Demonstrate and implement technologies to expand, upgrade, and increase efficiency of the environment.

Skills

CompTIA Security+

Unix Systems Administration

RedHat CE Certification

Patch management (YUM/RPM)

Networking (VLANs, ifconfig, netstat,-

User management (local users)

SOPs, DR, problem resolution

DNS/SFTP/SMTP/NTP

Interpersonal skills

Active DoD Secret Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

SELinux

Job description

Integral Federal is seeking a Senior UNIX System Engineer to oversee a mixed UNIX environment (RHEL/Oracle Linux, Solaris) for the U.S. Army PL ALTESS program. You will manage servers, implement new HW/SW, and maintain security and operational status across a distributed data center.

The role requires 5+ years of UNIX experience, DoD Secret clearance, and strong hands-on skills in patch management, server hardening, and network troubleshooting. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred.