Senior Linux Systems Administrator IRES - Colorado Springs, United States - Jacobs

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Description of Duties:

The Senior Linux Systems Administrator supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The candidate will:

Design, implement, troubleshoot, and sustain Linux based physical and virtual machines for the Missile Defense Space Center.

Administer Container Platforms such as OpenShift, Docker, and Podman as-well-as maintain Repositories/Registries.

Perform hardening of operating systems and STIG compliance.

Creating and maintaining operating systems baselines.

Work closely with a team of engineers, including system administrators, network engineers, system engineers, and cybersecurity engineers, to provide high quality, innovative engineering services to the Government customer.

Work with system engineers to identify and define requirements for new systems/system modifications, developing designs, and implementing and testing solutions. Maintain associated documentation in accordance with DoD and NIST regulations.

Perform vulnerability remediation and mitigations to reduce cybersecurity risks.

Conduct daily system monitoring, system backup and restoral, and application upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations.

Develop and maintain system administration procedures and baseline configuration documentation.

Be responsible for ensuring system software installs, maintenance, break/fix activities, and cyber security mitigations are performed in accordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements.

Focus on creating, upgrading, managing and sustaining physical and virtual workstations and servers.

Performance of high availability, to include load balancing, virtual IPs, Cloud environments such as AWS and Azure.

Carrying out high- level activities associated with design and system architecture. Perform system level scripting through BASH, Python, YAML, and Perl.

The successful candidate will:

Be a strong innovator in process improvement and system design.

Be able to quickly learn challenging concepts, decompose difficult service problems and provide resolution.

Be able to create and follow standard processes and clearly document results.

Effectively function as self-starter and identify risks, issues, and opportunities to the Lead System Administrator

Have excellent presentation, oral and written skills to facilitate effective and efficient interchanges with senior customer management and customers.

Have a "can-do" attitude, be able to work in a very high paced and dynamic environment, and embrace change

Take on additional duties that may be necessary to mission success

This position will provide support across multiple task orders.

This position can be filled at Schriever SFB, Colorado Springs, CO.

This position is expected to pay $146,300 - $171,300 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position. The selected candidate may be assigned as an employee for one of our teammate companies.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K match), employee stock purchase plan, health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave.

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Heres what youll need :

Basic Requirements:

Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience: HS Diploma (or GED) and 14 years of general experience; Associates degree and 12 years of general experience; Bachelors degree and 10 years of general experience; Masters degree and 8 years of general experience

Must have 8 years of directly related experience to UNIX and/or Linux systems administrator experience

Must have 3 years of experience in management or leadership roles.

Must obtain a computing environment Linux certification (Linux , RHCSA, LPIC, LFCS) within 90 days of hire

Must meet DoD 8140 on the job training experience and/or certification requirements (e.g. Sec )

Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance or higher

Desired Requirements:

Have experience administering a Red Hat Linux environment using Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) Servers

Have experience administering a Red Hat Linux in an air gapped environment

Have a Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator Certification (EX280) or higher

Have experience writing and executing Ansible playbooks

Have experience conducting log analysis to assess root cause analysis

Have experience with DISA tools used in scanning and remediating computer system vulnerabilities

Have experience resolving hardware & software conflicts, performing server maintenance and break/fix activities

Have comprehensive knowledge of VMware environments

Have DoD networking experience with classified data networks and strong grasp of red/black concepts and IA compliance

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.