Learn more about this opportunity below: TTO15 - Y1 Strategic Communications Support - System Engineer / Linux System Administrator

Clearance: TS/SCI FSP

Location: Big 4​

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The System Engineer/Linux System Administrator on TTO15 will fill a critical gap on a small team of engineers working to build an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) system. The candidate will participate in a new long-term effort to consolidate a diverse set of systems into a new cohesive solution that improves system manageability and security, while providing enhanced capability, with a strong focus on improved user experience. This individual will utilize their system administration expertise to help manage and guide the early stages of this high visibility effort and build a sound foundation to ensure the project’s continued success. This position is ideal for a system administrator, with leadership experience, interested in taking on more management focused responsibilities and will include little hands-on system administration work initially. The position will grow to include more hands-on SA work and will require the individual to take on team lead responsibilities.  

 

Responsibilities: 

Work with current owners and administrators to understand existing systems and document/track requirements and problem areas.

Provide direct input for organization long-term efforts and visions for future architecture and design.

Provide system administration functions to fix critical problems or implement stop-gap solutions as part of the transition to the new consolidated architecture.

Translate existing requirements and use-cases of current systems into scalable and supportable long-term solutions.

Implement and support final system consolidation solutions.

Participate in internal engineering and strategy team meetings.

Build direct customer relationships to improve organizational feedback loop.

 

Skills Requirements: 

System engineering experience gathering, documenting, and implementing requirements.

Experience leading intricate projects and small teams.

RedHat (RHEL), CentOs Linux, and/or UNIX experience.

Experience managing NiFi data flows.

Experience with VMWare or associate technologies (ESX, NSX, VSAN, KVM, Nutanix, etc.).

Ansible or other automation platform/methodology experience.

System scanning/hardening – STIGS/CIS Compliance.

Proficiency installing, hardening, patching, and restoring Linux systems.

Familiarity with Windows Server environments.

 

Nice to Haves: 

Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS familiarity.

Understanding of Active Directory or FreeIPA.

Familiarity with nginx, HAProxy, or other load balancer technologies.

Python experience.

Familiarity with Git/GitLab.

Storage Technology experience including hyper converged, SAN, or IP based storage.

Experience supporting managed attribution programs.

RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator) and/or RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) certification.

 

YOE Requirement: 9 yrs. experience in System Administration