Lead linux admin

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Responsible for unique or complex information systems and/or information technology projects across more than one discipline, such as application support, database

administration, software quality assurance/quality control, software engineering, network telecommunications, and infrastructure operations of administration, analysis,

engineering and design. Provides direction to other IT Administrators on the project in a senior administrator capacity. Considered a technical specialist in a variety of IT

administrator disciplines.

• Manage a team of Linux and Windows Administrators responsible for the planning, implementation, and managing of critical systems.
• Provide team members with clear direction, guidance, and coaching to maintain up time of critical systems.
• Communicate with internal and external teams regarding projects, tasks, issues, statuses and achievements.
• Create and manage the upkeep of documentation to include standard operating procedures and technical reviews.
• Maintain information security policies and procedures and ensuring system-wide compliance of critical infrastructure.
• Onboarding and training new team members.
• Working with other teams to integrate Linux systems with existing infrastructure and new technologies.
• Maintain and troubleshoot Linux systems on a day-to-day basis.
• Integrate Linux Systems (RHEL 8/9) into a primary Windows environment (workstations & servers) where authentication, authorization, and accounting
  
  

activities are controlled by Active Directory with CA PAM.

• Provide administrative access based on group security, applied with least privilege and other permission access management techniques.
• Ensure patches are maintained across a diverse Linux environment (e.g., RHEL 8/9, CentOS, Oracle Linux, etc.) in a heavily automated manner, where possible.
• Configure new Linux systems for customer use and ensure that initial configurations meet required enterprise baselines & controls (e.g., proper agents installed, proper
  
  

configs, etc.).- Ensure that already-provisioned Linux systems are kept in compliance with baseline requirements & ever-changing enterprise policy (e.g., equivalent to Group Policy in the Windows realm for ongoing compliance updates).

• Develop an operating system lifecycle plan with integration of DoD STIGs and other recommended security standards.
• Integrate Linux systems with other enterprise tooling (e.g., ACAS, Splunk, SevOne, Backup systems, etc.).
• Monitor all solutions integrated via a centralized alerting system (SevOne).
• Certify log management and forwarding to a single repository (Splunk).
• Other duties as assigned and required.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field or equivalent relevant experience; Master's Degree preferred.
• 8+ years of work experience with Linux.
  
  

Other Job Specific Skills

• Experience with RHEL Linux RHEL 8/9, Oracle Linux, and Satellite 6.8 or higher.
• Knowledge of Red Hat version 8 or 9(RHEL 8/RHEL 9) with the ability to engineer, install, administer, and maintain.
• Familiarity with large scale operational environment (monitoring of servers (CPU's, memory, disk utilization, and application integration), patching, and maintenance).
• Requires large scale troubleshooting experience (cross platform).
• Ability to respond at all hours to operational requirements.
• Ability to work outside normal hours during routine maintenance windows or unexpected system outages.
• Knowledge of Linux scripting Languages such as: Python, Perl or Shell.
  
  

Desired Skills

• Experience maintaining Security services on Linux Servers to include Host Based Firewalls, SELinux, and FAPolicyD.
• Linux Experience hosting Oracle Databases.- Experience with Apache web server configuration and management.
• Experience with JBoss application server configuration and management.
• Management, deployment and troubleshooting of Java and Tomcat applications in a Linux environment.
• Experience analyzing and evaluating the security of new and existing IT systems and the procedures to protect information system assets from intentional or inadvertent
  
  

modification, disclosure, or destruction.

• Experience analyzing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of Information technology and security controls that are in place.
• Knowledge and understanding of operating systems, networks and services.
• Experience evaluating security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
• Manage changes to systems and assess the security impact of those changes.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of best practices, trends related to information security.
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA).
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) Required Education/Year.
• Experience in Installing and configuring WebLogic application servers on Linux.
  
  

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

$95k - $127k

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, veteran status, disability, gender identity, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

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