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Booz Allen Hamilton · 2 days ago

Linux Systems Administrator

Fort Meade, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$78K/yr - $176K/yr

3+ years exp

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to enhance the technology supporting the Intelligence Community. The role involves maintaining security, monitoring system performance, and providing insights into network operations while also offering opportunities for skill development in areas like site reliability engineering and cloud computing.

ConsultingCyber SecurityIT InfrastructureManagement ConsultingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Manage user accounts

Maintain the security posture of environments

Monitor the performance and health of the systems and data-processing applications

Provide customers insight into their network through monitoring and performance management

Identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a mission-critical network

Turn metrics into information and explain their meaning

Share expertise through leadership and mentoring

Identify new opportunities to modernize the network

Qualification

Linux administrationAWS environmentsSystem complianceVirtual machinesTechnical troubleshootingIAT Level II CertificationAnsibleNagiosSplunkGitPythonBashPowerShellElasticsearchSecurity advisoriesSystems administration coordinationTechnical documentation

Required

3+ years of experience with system administration for U.S. Government customers

Experience maintaining and administering virtual machines, including Windows and Linux

Experience administering servers in AWS environments

Experience maintaining system compliance and accreditation

Experience troubleshooting technical issues in custom software

TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

HS diploma or GED

Ability to obtain a IAT Level II Certification within 180 days of start date

Preferred

Experience with system state management tools such as Ansible for Linux and Desired State Configuration (DSC) for Windows

Experience setting-up and configuring system monitoring tools such as Nagios, Splunk, or Elastic

Experience with source control tools such as Git, programming languages such as Python, and system scripting languages such as Bash and PowerShell

Experience writing technical documentation

Experience maintaining Elasticsearch or Elastic-stack products

Experience identifying and resolving security advisories and applying vendor patches

Experience coordinating larger-scale systems administration efforts across multiple technical teams or organizations

Ability to maintain software development infrastructure supporting environments, including developing, testing, and producing in a fast-paced, highly technical environment

IAT Level II Certification