Linux Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

As a Linux Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared Linux Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in Arnold, MO or Springfield, VA. Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops technical solutions for the management of networks, software, hardware, configurations, and architectures

• Troubleshoots complex system hardware and software issues

• Trains end users on the proper use of hardware and software

• Performs advanced software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages

• Monitors and tunes systems to achieve optimum performance levels

• Ensures workstation/server data integrity by implementing standard software and hardware solutions

• Leads efforts to ensure data/media recoverability by following a schedule of system backups archive operations

• Conducts advanced audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with standards, policies, and guidelines

• Ensures that performance and security of computers meet the needs of network users

• Evaluates existing systems and plans long-term strategies

• May coach and provide guidance to less experience professionals

• Familiarity with VMWare and SAN management and concepts

• Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, ICMP, ssh and SNMP

• Skilled in system administration tasks such as file system, network, and account troubleshooting

• Responsible for provisioning virtual and physical servers or workstations

• Administering systems using automation and scripting tools to include CLI, Ansible, or various coding languages

• Knowledge of repository management practices, patch administration, and vulnerability remediation

• May serve as a team or task lead Education and Experience:

• Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree

• 5+ years of related experience as a Linux Administrator

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar relevant degree Recommended Skills and Abilities:

• Security + Certification

• Network + Certification

• Linux + Certification

• Additional Linux certifications (RHCSA, RHCE and LPIC) desired