Linux Systems Administrator 101567 with Security Clearance - Colorado Springs, CO, United States - Information Technology Engineering Corporation

Description

Linux System Administrator

Location:
Colorado Springs, CO


Required Clearance:
Secret U.S

Citizenship Mandatory:
Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation


Job Responsibilities:

• Implement and sustain Linux based physical and virtual machines for the Missile Defense Space Center.
• Administer OpenShift Container Platform and container Repositories/Registries.
• Work closely with a team of engineers, including additional 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.
• Conduct on-going vulnerability scanning and system patching, as necessary, 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 installations, 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

The successful candidate will:

• Be a strong innovator in process improvement and system design.
• Be able to quickly learn challenging concepts, decompose difficult software 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 Systems Administrator.
• Have excellent presentation, oral and written skills to facilitate effective and efficient interchanges with program and government stakeholders.
• Be able to report to Schriever SFB within 2 hours to support mission surge support events.
• Support occasional evening and weekend events for the MDA customer.
• Be able to lead a group of diverse individuals with varying backgrounds to achieve mission success.
• Have a positive, "can-do" attitude, be able to work in a very high paced and dynamic environment and embrace change.

Required Skills:

• Must have 7 years of directly related Linux systems administrator experience.
• Must have 1 year of experience in management or leadership roles.
• Must have a recognized active Linux certification (Linux+, RHCSA, LPIC, LFCS).
• Must have a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher (CCNA-Security, CySA+ (formerly CSA+), GICSP,GSEC, Security+, CND, SSCP).

Since 1999, ITEC has maintained a strong and reputable presence in support of DoD and Intelligence community mission-critical programs
At ITEC, we take excellent care of our employees with competitive salaries, an employee care program, and a great benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off and 401k
We are proud of our amazing Company culture.