Linux Systems Administrator

Other:1. Ability to obtain an DoD interim Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD TS.2. DoD 8570 Certification compliance – Security + and OS cert, Linux+, RedHat, etc. 90 day waiver may be provided to obtain the OS cert3. May require occasion after hours support and response to emergency situations for problem resolutionPrimary Responsibilities:Perform standard Linux System Administration duties as required to maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems consisting of Linux based application and license servers, virtual machines, and GP/GPU cluster based systems. Coordination with network administrators required. Additional duties are:1. Setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocate mass storage space.2. Developing and monitoring policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.3. Participating in the installation, integration, acceptance testing, and on-going maintenance of our HPC systems and software environment.4. Assisting with forecast resource limitations and provide recommendations for increasing the efficiency of our resources through proper scheduling and load balancing techniques.Required Skills and Abilities1. Extensive knowledge of Linux and Unix operating systems concepts as well as systems administration experience2. Ability to develop and maintain documentation on system administration procedures for routine and complex tasks3. Ability to create and maintain Information Assurance (IA) compliance documentation of the Information SystemDesired Skills and Abilities:1. Experience with compiling, installing, and porting software.2. Ability to understand application scaling issues related to problem resolution, algorithm choice.3. Experience with Storage Architectures: SAN, SAS, FC, SATA, Bandwidth, Performance4. Ability to manage development of appropriate application benchmarks, analyze results and determine optimal configurations for processor type/speed, size of memory/cache, and memory interconnect fabric for customer problem domains.5. Familiar in multi-factor authentication platforms and solutions, and Identity Management such as OpenID, LDAP, and Kerberos.6. Security implementations using multi-factor authentication, PKI, or Kerberos and Unix OS hardening to DoD STIG standards.7. Experience programming or troubleshooting Python code8. Experience with supporting Apache Web Server9. Experience with Zabbix10. Experience with Red Hat Satellite or Red Hat Identity Manager11. Experience with BIND DNS12. Experience with Ansible13. Experience with GitlabPay Rate: 80k - 110k