Linux System Administrator

Description
Job Description
Seeking a passionate and skilled Linux Systems Administrator to provide system management, daily monitoring and optimization. In this role, you will provide technical leadership and execution, and be supporting Company's mission-critical customers, providing pre-installation configuration, on-site integration, administration, and customer enablement of Company's computing solution.

TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly clearance REQUIRED
US citizenship is required
Location: Onsite Annapolis Junction, Maryland

This role requires in-person attendance at non-company worksites that impose a COVID-19 vaccination and/or testing requirement. Applicants seeking this role must be ready to comply with the relevant COVID-19 vaccination and/or testing requirement by their start date.

In this role, you will:

• Work as an active member of the account team, interacting with the Service Delivery Manager, Sales, the customer, and site staff

• Answer customer inquiries concerning system software versions, product lifecycles, new releases, and third-party applications

• Maintain the Linux system availability to the customer, but also create and document site procedures, system diagrams, and other configuration or support documents

• Maintain system software and firmware revisions, including patches, updates, and OS upgrades

• Solve system hardware, software, and third-party software issues, and provide detailed and thoughtful analysis of problem and solution

• Gather data, perform analysis, and escalate problems to higher-level product support groups and appropriate management when necessary to ensure timely resolution of system or customer issues

• Implement solutions, repairs and workarounds, fully documenting steps taken when required

• Document and share troubleshooting techniques, new ideas, and utilities to help develop and grow organizational knowledge

• Manage software issues for both the system and user applications, submitting and tracking bugs as required

•Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Linux operating systems (RHEL or SLES), workload management systems, parallel file systems, networking and security

• Technical skills to investigate and resolve complex problems

• Direct experience and demonstrated proficiency with multiple programming and scripting languages (e.g. Perl, Python, C, etc.) preferred

• Ability to maintain system software, utilizing debugging tools for problem isolation; will perform software builds, software upgrades, and patch installation as needed

• Possess the organizational and analytical skills needed to effectively isolate both hardware and software problems and drive solutions through to conclusion

• Able to clearly document processes and procedures with a focus toward mentoring and knowledge sharing

•Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related area of study OR equivalent work experience

• 3+ years' HPC-related experience, ideally with large-scale HPC and parallel file system administration and support

• Clearance requited: TS SCI with Full Scope Poly