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AMERICAN SYSTEMS · 18 hours ago

Linux Administrator

Gaithersburg, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$92K/yr - $153K/yr

5+ years exp

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through strategic solutions in Information Technology and Engineering. The Linux Administrator will be responsible for maintaining and developing Linux infrastructure technology, ensuring system uptime, and providing systems administration-related solutions.

GovernmentInformation Technology

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborate with onsite system design personnel to implement new system software and hardware

Maintain and develop Linux infrastructure technology

Deliver 24x7x365 uptime service

Provide systems administration-related solutions

Maintain best practices for managing services and computer systems

Monitor system performance and capacity planning

Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, network hardware, and workstations

Install and configure Linux systems, back-end databases and scripts

Perform system maintenance by reviewing error logs

Provide technical and troubleshooting support for service problems

Create system backups and new stored procedures

Develop and maintain system recovery procedures

Install and Maintain system security

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented systems

Maintain all internet requests inclusive to DNS, RADIUS, Apache, MySQL, PHP

Enhance, maintain, and create the tools for the Linux environment and its users

Analyze hardware requirements and make acquiring recommendations

Qualification

Linux AdministrationNetworking protocolsServer security mechanismsIAT Level II certificationProgramming skillsBachelor’s degree

Required

Bachelor's level degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance

U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance

At least five (5) years of experience in Linux Administration (RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu), including extensive knowledge of Linux server setup, deployment, and maintenance, as well as a firm understanding of networking protocols and server security mechanisms

IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP)

Programming skills (RedHat, Java)