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Probity Inc.

DS Linux Administrator

Probity Inc., Mc Lean, Virginia, us, 22107

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PLEASE NOTE: This position requires an ACTIVE Top Secret/SCI Clearance with Polygraph. To be considered for this position, you MUST have an ACTIVE Clearance Level of Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Position Code: 04-SA0814-1 Summary The successful candidate will maintain and improve, as part of the existing Linux team, the Sponsor’s Linux software and hardware environment. This includes responsibility for the operating system software and its successful integration with the hardware and applications software across the organization as well as maintaining the servers it runs on.

Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities

Planning, testing, installing, integrating, and maintaining new and upgraded versions of the relevant operating systems

Building and hardening Linux servers, and establishing configuration baselines

Applying all appropriate security and firmware patches in a timely manner, and assisting in creating, maintaining, and adhering to the organization’s patch management plans

Developing test plans and procedures

Replacing server hardware components where necessary

Testing and integrating software and hardware

Managing operating system lifecycles

Establishing, developing, testing, staging, and operating environments

Designing interfaces to external systems

Researching and resolving operating system problems efficiently and accurately, while adhering to organizational standards and practices

Troubleshooting operating system problems, and collaborating with other teams (e.g. application development, network, etc.) to resolve problems across the organization

Providing technical support to other teams (e.g. application development, etc.) on requirements for integration into the operating system

Maintaining and updating documentation on the operating system configuration and all other areas of responsibility

Required Experience, Skills, & Technologies

Minimum of 7 years configuring and maintaining Linux servers

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related discipline, OR 10 years of related technical experience may be substituted for education

Experience working in an organization with complex, intertwined systems and data flows

Experience creating, maintaining, and communicating complex information technology documentation

Experience with domain account management, particularly via Centrify, LDAP, and Active Directory

Experience applying security patches in a Linux environment

Strong shell scripting experience

Ability to manage a large, complex server environment

Experience with the server environment, its hardware components and how/where they are used

Understanding how to troubleshoot and replace server hardware if necessary

Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively and proactively across a large organization of dispersed teams

TS/SCI Polygraph

Desired Experience, Skills & Technologies

Scripting experience with Ansible or similar technologies

Physical Requirements: The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

Add/remove hardware from in-rack applications

Use hands to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.

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