John H. Northrop & Associates Inc
Linux Systems Administrator
John H. Northrop & Associates Inc, Patuxent River, Maryland, United States, 20670
Linux Systems Administrator
JHNA is currently seeking a talented Linux Systems Administrator to support our NAVAIR customer at NAS Pax River.
Roles/Responsibilities:
Installing, configuring and managing the Linux operating systems and related toolsets
Gathering requirements, developing and conducting design reviews
Maintaining servers to be compliant per NAVAIR and DISA policies
Functional knowledge of backup and disaster recovery technologies
Strong understanding of system security principles and experience executing hardening techniques
Documentation – updating and maintaining documentation and knowledge base, including system descriptions, procedures, events and processes
Building new infrastructure servers
Maintaining, administering and patching systems for optimum performance and security
Migrating or updating systems
Participating in weekly routine maintenance tasks
Responding to system failures promptly to bring applications back online
Installing and troubleshooting common industry COTS and GOTS applications
Performing Continuous Monitoring actions for systems and infrastructure including scanning, DoD STIG application and other Cyber compliancy actions
Work in an Agile scrum methodology to track and report on tasking
A background or working knowledge of scripting and automation tools
Qualifications Required:
Candidate must have a current Secret Clearance. Must have ability to obtain a Top Secret, Interim Top Secret required to start.
Five (5) years' or more of hands-on experience working with UNIX/Linux and Windows.
Experience in DoD Information Assurance/Cyber policy and procedures to include hardening of systems, implementing Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and scanning.
Experience with Linux Server to include the build, maintenance, and troubleshooting, as well as addressing, service requests, routine sever maintenance (firmware, failures, hardening, etc.), and server consolidation.
Experience with UNIX/Linux, Red Hat, CentOS (Linux).
DoD 8140 & 5239 compliant (Security + certified and OS certificate/certification) (formerly 8570).
Working knowledge of supporting software development.
Critical thinking skills and the ability to "think-outside-the-box" to solve complex technical issues is essential.
Desired Qualifications:
Familiarity with
containerization
concepts and tools
Understanding of container orchestration and management ( Kubernetes, Docker Swarm ).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications.
Experience with Ansible
JHNA is currently seeking a talented Linux Systems Administrator to support our NAVAIR customer at NAS Pax River.
Roles/Responsibilities:
Installing, configuring and managing the Linux operating systems and related toolsets
Gathering requirements, developing and conducting design reviews
Maintaining servers to be compliant per NAVAIR and DISA policies
Functional knowledge of backup and disaster recovery technologies
Strong understanding of system security principles and experience executing hardening techniques
Documentation – updating and maintaining documentation and knowledge base, including system descriptions, procedures, events and processes
Building new infrastructure servers
Maintaining, administering and patching systems for optimum performance and security
Migrating or updating systems
Participating in weekly routine maintenance tasks
Responding to system failures promptly to bring applications back online
Installing and troubleshooting common industry COTS and GOTS applications
Performing Continuous Monitoring actions for systems and infrastructure including scanning, DoD STIG application and other Cyber compliancy actions
Work in an Agile scrum methodology to track and report on tasking
A background or working knowledge of scripting and automation tools
Qualifications Required:
Candidate must have a current Secret Clearance. Must have ability to obtain a Top Secret, Interim Top Secret required to start.
Five (5) years' or more of hands-on experience working with UNIX/Linux and Windows.
Experience in DoD Information Assurance/Cyber policy and procedures to include hardening of systems, implementing Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and scanning.
Experience with Linux Server to include the build, maintenance, and troubleshooting, as well as addressing, service requests, routine sever maintenance (firmware, failures, hardening, etc.), and server consolidation.
Experience with UNIX/Linux, Red Hat, CentOS (Linux).
DoD 8140 & 5239 compliant (Security + certified and OS certificate/certification) (formerly 8570).
Working knowledge of supporting software development.
Critical thinking skills and the ability to "think-outside-the-box" to solve complex technical issues is essential.
Desired Qualifications:
Familiarity with
containerization
concepts and tools
Understanding of container orchestration and management ( Kubernetes, Docker Swarm ).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications.
Experience with Ansible