OVERVIEW:
As a Linux Administrator, you will be directly supporting SOCOM customers with quick reaction support, focused on data, tools and technology. This team is working to build and maintain software applications backed by a self-managed cloud infrastructure with a true big-data footprint (over 10 petabytes).Linux Administrators focus on several things on any given day. The main objective is monitoring and acting on any outages on the platform to include hardware and software. Engineers also engage with the tenants and users of the Openstack Cloud Platform via chat services, assisting with any requests they may have. When not monitoring the system or engaging with users, a few things you might be working on could be upgrading/deploying applications, R&D on exposing new technology/services within Openstack or reviewing and updating existing documentation for better readability.
GENERAL DUTIES:
- Perform high-level, day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for complex operating systems, workstations, and servers.
- Coordinate, direct and perform complex software installations, upgrades, and patching to operating systems and layered software packages.
- Troubleshoot complex issues between hardware and software components
- Schedule installations and upgrades and maintain them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures.
- Continually monitor and tune multiple systems to achieve optimum performance levels.
- Ensure workstation server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions of varying complexities.
- Plan and implement the modernization of servers.
- Implement and promote standard operating procedures and schedules.
- Conduct hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
- Infrastructure support for the Open Stack environment
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field
- 8+ years of related experience
CORE TECHNOLOGIES:
- Linux administration: RedHat, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, etc.
- Networking protocols: HAPROXY, DNS, HTTP(S), LDAP(S), SMTP, SNMP, SSSD, etc.?
- Scripting languages: Shell, Python, Ansible, RegEx, etc
- Storage: Ceph Storage, SANs, etc
- Cloud Technologies (IasS, SaaS, PaaS): Openstack, Azure, AWS, VMWare
- Containerization: Docker, LXC
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Relational databases: MySQL, MariaDB, HadoopDB, etc. Certifications: RHCT, RHCSA, A+, Network+, Security+, ITIL Foundations
CLEARANCE:
- US Citizenship required and willingness and ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance and a CI Polygraph
