Linux Administrator with Security Clearance

Top Skills' Details: -IAT Level II Cert and Interim or Active Secret Clearance
-Minimum three - six years' experience in system administration of Linux-based servers and Linux-based workstations
- Ideal Linux Admin will have Department of Defense experience with security guidelines and policies. (DISA STIGS) is a plus
-Seeking specific experience with the following operating systems and services is required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7.x) Nice to Haves
-Have knowledge of corporate services including: DNS, SMTP, RHEV, Splunk, Apache
-Demonstrated experience managing the installation and maintenance of IT infrastructure
-Hardware experience with Dell systems is a plus
- Experience working in an environment with rapidly changing job priorities
-ServiceNow ITSM Ticket Management experience
-Linux+ or Red Hat Certification preferred Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves
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Ansible Job Description
TEKsystems seeks a Linux Administrator to join our growing team in Dahlgren, VA. Working as part of a team, administer and manage servers and end-user workstations in both unclassified and classified network environments on a Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program. Essential responsibilities of the Senior Linux Administrator include, but are not limited to:
• Utilize Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration experience to provide technical problem solving and in-depth consulting relative to system operations
• Automate installation methods and system imaging (e.g. Kickstart/Ansible)
• Use cryptographic experience to set up public key infrastructure (PKI) to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption
• DISA STIG implementation and work within Configuration-Managed Environments
• Analyze, design, and implement modifications to system software to improve and enhance system performance by correcting errors
• Plan new hardware acquisitions, interact with vendors, educate customers, and collaborate with other projects within the organization
• Work closely with engineers to help them use workstations and servers to solve their computationally intensive problems
• Support application installation, license management, software tracking / distribution and backup/recovery of system configurations and user data files
• Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation
• Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services
• Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes
• Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems
• Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services
• Manage users and groups, including use of a centralized directory for authentication
• Manage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration
• Configure static routes, packet filtering, and network address translation
• Set kernel runtime parameters
• Produce and deliver reports on system utilization
• Use shell scripting to automate system maintenance tasks
• Configuring system logging, including remote logging
• Configure a system to provide networking services, including HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, SMTP, SSH and NTP