Our multi-year government contract IT company needs a capable, motivated Red Hat System Administrator to work within a small team of Senior System Admins that are responsible for all aspects of the configuration and maintenance of US Government RedHat computer systems. If you have a passion for constantly updating your knowledge of hardware and software, working in an emerging Dev/Ops environment, working independently and being a team member, you will fit in well with our company.
Responsibilities • Provide technical support for both hardware and operating systems issues • Manage the configuration and operation of RedHat and Solaris servers • Monitor the system daily and respond immediately to security or usability concerns • Respond to and resolve help desk requests via Remedy • Configure, upgrade or patch operating systems as required for enhanced functionality and security issue resolution • Administrate infrastructure, including firewalls, intrusion detection, malware protection software and other processes • Running SCAP Scans, applying STIGs and other cybersecurity methodologies • Upgrade, troubleshoot and replace components in servers class systems
Qualifications and skills • 2+ years’ experience in RedHat system administration • Associate or higher degree from accredited college with major in IT, engineering, science or mathematics • Experience with creating, troubleshooting and maintaining virtual machines with VMware • Advanced knowledge of system vulnerabilities and security issues • Current CompTIA Security+ Certification • Secret Clearance • US Citizen
A Plus but not required • Current RedHat Certified System Administrator • Knowledge of Solaris OS • Working knowledge configuring and using Ansible and Satellite