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SAIC · 21 hours ago

Unix Administrator

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $120K/yr

5+ years exp

SAIC is seeking a UNIX Administrator with hands-on experience in Cohesity backup and recovery solutions to join their team. The ideal candidate will manage and maintain UNIX/Linux systems while supporting enterprise backup environments and troubleshooting OS-level issues.

Information TechnologySecurityService IndustrySoftware

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Manage, configure, and maintain UNIX/Linux systems (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, AIX, or Solaris depending on environment)

Perform routine OS patching, kernel upgrades, system tuning, and security hardening

Monitor system performance and troubleshoot OS-level issues across compute environments

Manage user accounts, file systems, NFS, packages, permissions, and system services

Support shell scripting for automation and maintenance tasks (Bash, KSH, Python optional)

Administer and support Cohesity DataProtect clusters for enterprise backup operations

Configure protection jobs, policies, storage domains, and replication workflows

Monitor backup performance, job failures, capacity usage, and SLA compliance

Perform restores for files, VMs, databases, and workloads per business requests

Troubleshoot backup/restore issues and coordinate with vendors for escalation

Maintain documentation for backup processes, runbooks, and configuration baselines

Provide second- and third-level support for UNIX/Linux and Cohesity platforms

Collaborate with application teams, database teams, and storage/VMware admins for cross-functional support

Participate in on-call rotation for critical system and backup incidents

Maintain configuration management standards and adhere to IT security policies

Assist in planning and executing disaster recovery (DR) tests leveraging Cohesity

Develop automation scripts to streamline system maintenance and backup workflows

Identify gaps in resiliency, monitoring, and performance tuning and recommend improvements

Support migration projects, OS upgrades, Cohesity expansion, and infrastructure modernization efforts

Qualification

UNIX/Linux administrationCohesity DataProtectTroubleshooting skillsBackup conceptsScripting skillsSystem monitoring toolsVirtualization (VMware ESXi)Storage solutions administrationCloud-based backup integrationsITIL processesAutomation toolsCertifications (RHCSA/RHCE)