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:

• Install, configure, and maintain Linux operating systems and servers and related hardware.
• Monitor system performance and ensure reliability and availability.
• Perform regular system updates, patches, and security configurations.
• Manage user accounts, permissions, and access controls.
• Automate routine tasks using shell scripts and other scripting languages.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and network issues.
• Implement and maintain backup and recovery strategies.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with other IT team members to support infrastructure projects.
• Work closely with the Application team and Development team to provide any required hardware support.
• Build prototype systems for demo and testing.
• Provide platform infrastructure support.
• Provide general business application support.
• Maintain detailed inventory of Business Area automation.
• Maintain documentation of network server configurations, application licensing agreements, and other third party software installed.
• Document system configurations, procedures, and changes.
• Perform on call after hours support as part of the rotation.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10 plus years proven experience as a Linux Administrator or similar role.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux operating systems (e.g., Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python).
• Familiarity with network protocols and services (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP).
• Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware).

Desired Skills:

• Experience with cloud platforms, AWS and Azure.
• Knowledge of configuration management tool, Puppet.
• Experience with setting up build-machines and software development support.
• Understanding of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Singularity).
• Familiarity with database management (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, SVN).
• Familiarity with database management systems (SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Knowledge of storage technologies (SAN, NAS, DAS).