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The Linux Administrator (Red Hat) is responsible for system administration and customer support of servers and workstations in a Research, Development, and Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) environment.\nResponsibilities:\nUtilize Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration experience to provide technical problem solving and in-depth consulting relative to system operations\nAutomate installation methods and system imaging (e.g. Kickstart/Ansible)\nUse cryptographic experience to set up public key infrastructure (PKI) to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption\nDISA STIG implementation and work within Configuration-Managed Environments\nAnalyze, design, and implement modifications to system software to improve and enhance system performance by correcting errors\nPlan new hardware acquisitions, interact with vendors, educate customers, and collaborate with other projects within the organization\nWork closely with engineers to help them use workstations and servers to solve their computationally intensive problems\nSupport application installation, license management, software tracking / distribution and backup/recovery of system configurations and user data files\nUnderstand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation\nOperate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services\nConfigure local storage using partitions and logical volumes\nCreate and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems\nDeploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services\nManage users and groups, including use of a centralized directory for authentication\nManage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration\nConfigure static routes, packet filtering, and network address translation\nSet kernel runtime parameters\nProduce and deliver reports on system utilization\nUse shell scripting to automate system maintenance tasks\nConfiguring system logging, including remote logging\nConfigure a system to provide networking services, including HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, SMTP, SSH and NTP\nQualifications:\nMinimum three - six years' (3-6) experience in system administration of Linux-based servers and Linux-based workstations\nIdeal Linux Admin will have troubleshooting skills in RHEL 7/8/9 OS and basic knowledge of Networking fundamentals, specifically TCP/IP protocol suite and IP configuration\nIn addition, working knowledge of security guidelines and polices (DISA STIGs) and tools (Evaluate-STIG, STIG-Manager)\nKnowledge of / experience with Tenable suite of products (Security Center, Nessus Scanner, Nessus Agent) is a plus\nSeeking specific experience with the following operating systems and services is required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8.x with RHEL 7.x and/or RHEL9.x a plus)\nMust meet DoD 8570 Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) criteria or Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification at time of hire (i.e., Security+).\nHave knowledge of corporate services including: DNS, SMTP, Splunk, Centralized patching solutions such as Red Hat Satellite, Automation solutions such as Ansible Tower / AWX\nKnowledge of / experience with: Single Sign on solutions such as RHSSO; Virtualization platform management systems such as VMWare / VSphere / Vcenter is a plus\nDemonstrated experience managing the installation and maintenance of IT infrastructure\nExperience working in an environment with rapidly changing job priorities\nExperience with Service Now or similar Ticket Management system\nLinux+ or Red Hat Certification preferred\nPhysical Demands:\nMust be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds\nMust be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time\nMust be able to twist, bend and squat periodically\nSECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Top Secret level. 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