EverWatch
Linux Systems Engineer
EverWatch, Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States, 20701
Job Title:Linux Systems Engineer
Overview:
EverWatch is a government solutions company providing advanced defense, intelligence, and deployed support to our countrys most critical missions. We are a full-service government solutions company. Harnessing the most advanced technology and solutions, we strengthen defenses and control environments to preserve continuity and ensure mission success.EverWatch company, specializes in intelligence analysis, information technology, and engineering services. We are a full-service government solutions company. We tackle the hardest challenges to ensure that national defenses are strengthen and control environments continuity is preserved.EverWatch employees are focused on tackling the most difficult challenges of the US Government. We offer the best salaries and benefits packages in our industry - to identify and retain the top talent in support of our critical mission objectives.EverWatch is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, citizenship or immigration status, and veteran status or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.Responsibilities:Everwatch Solutions is seeking a Linux System Administrator to perform sustainment activities across multiple remote locations for Air Force Distributed Common Ground Station National Mission Partner (AF DCGS-NMP) systems. This position is open to candidates willing to work with a well-established and evolving team. The ideal candidate will provide system administration support to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) mission systems and workstations; actively monitor and troubleshoot system issues; participate in response to and resolution of trouble tickets; and update and patch systems. The SA will work with the System Sustainment team to ensure continuous operations for mission users through implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of systems, workstations, and associated infrastructure.Qualifications:
5+ years of experience in contracts of similar scope, type, and complexityBachelors degree in Computer Science, information technology, or related discipline from an accredited college or university and recent experience with administration of Linux-based systems and workstationsIn lieu of degree, 12+ years of experience in the field of computer system administration and recent experience with administration of Linux-based systems and workstationsSecurity+ or higher DoD 8570 certificationProvide System Administration and sustainment support to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) mission systems, workstations, and associated infrastructureExperience providing help desk and sustainment support for Linux systems and workstationsFamiliarity with trouble ticket reporting systems like JIRA and/or SERENAUnderstanding of cyber security tools and methodsInstall, integrate, test, and validate operating system and application updates and patches including operating system vulnerability patchesConfigure and manage RHEL operating systems; troubleshoot and maintain system integrity along with implementing operating system updates and vulnerability patches to improve reliability and performanceProvide support to IT system end users to ensure accessibility and availability for continuous operationsUtilize monitoring and alerting services to identify issues, enable troubleshooting, and ensure successful resolutionProvide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) support for problem identification, diagnosis, and resolutionCoordinate with customers, create and respond to trouble tickets, and document issues and solutions in issue tracking systemKnowledge and understanding of System Administration interdependencies specific to RHEL systems and workstations including Linux frameworks and GNOME desktopKnowledge and understanding of remote access and administration of deployed systemsKnowledge and experience with system security hardening and IAVA/CVE patching for Linux systems and workstationsKnowledge of Puppet and experience building and modifying puppet modulesKnowledge of Ansible and experience building and modifying playbooksExperience updating, testing, and validating changes to system PXE Boot, Kickstart, and YUM repo based on updates and patchesExperience using health and status monitoring software; Nagios preferredFamiliarity with RHEL subscription managerKnowledge of PKI infrastructureSelf-motivated, organized, possess excellent written and verbal skills with ability to work independentlyAble to support and respond to project needs with accuracy and efficiencyAbility to clearly communicate ideas and status updates to peers and managementAbility to work well with a small team on a fast-paced development projectClearance Level:TS/SCI polygraph
Job Locations:US-MD-Annapolis Junction
Skills:Linux
Overview:
EverWatch is a government solutions company providing advanced defense, intelligence, and deployed support to our countrys most critical missions. We are a full-service government solutions company. Harnessing the most advanced technology and solutions, we strengthen defenses and control environments to preserve continuity and ensure mission success.EverWatch company, specializes in intelligence analysis, information technology, and engineering services. We are a full-service government solutions company. We tackle the hardest challenges to ensure that national defenses are strengthen and control environments continuity is preserved.EverWatch employees are focused on tackling the most difficult challenges of the US Government. We offer the best salaries and benefits packages in our industry - to identify and retain the top talent in support of our critical mission objectives.EverWatch is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, citizenship or immigration status, and veteran status or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.Responsibilities:Everwatch Solutions is seeking a Linux System Administrator to perform sustainment activities across multiple remote locations for Air Force Distributed Common Ground Station National Mission Partner (AF DCGS-NMP) systems. This position is open to candidates willing to work with a well-established and evolving team. The ideal candidate will provide system administration support to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) mission systems and workstations; actively monitor and troubleshoot system issues; participate in response to and resolution of trouble tickets; and update and patch systems. The SA will work with the System Sustainment team to ensure continuous operations for mission users through implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of systems, workstations, and associated infrastructure.Qualifications:
5+ years of experience in contracts of similar scope, type, and complexityBachelors degree in Computer Science, information technology, or related discipline from an accredited college or university and recent experience with administration of Linux-based systems and workstationsIn lieu of degree, 12+ years of experience in the field of computer system administration and recent experience with administration of Linux-based systems and workstationsSecurity+ or higher DoD 8570 certificationProvide System Administration and sustainment support to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) mission systems, workstations, and associated infrastructureExperience providing help desk and sustainment support for Linux systems and workstationsFamiliarity with trouble ticket reporting systems like JIRA and/or SERENAUnderstanding of cyber security tools and methodsInstall, integrate, test, and validate operating system and application updates and patches including operating system vulnerability patchesConfigure and manage RHEL operating systems; troubleshoot and maintain system integrity along with implementing operating system updates and vulnerability patches to improve reliability and performanceProvide support to IT system end users to ensure accessibility and availability for continuous operationsUtilize monitoring and alerting services to identify issues, enable troubleshooting, and ensure successful resolutionProvide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) support for problem identification, diagnosis, and resolutionCoordinate with customers, create and respond to trouble tickets, and document issues and solutions in issue tracking systemKnowledge and understanding of System Administration interdependencies specific to RHEL systems and workstations including Linux frameworks and GNOME desktopKnowledge and understanding of remote access and administration of deployed systemsKnowledge and experience with system security hardening and IAVA/CVE patching for Linux systems and workstationsKnowledge of Puppet and experience building and modifying puppet modulesKnowledge of Ansible and experience building and modifying playbooksExperience updating, testing, and validating changes to system PXE Boot, Kickstart, and YUM repo based on updates and patchesExperience using health and status monitoring software; Nagios preferredFamiliarity with RHEL subscription managerKnowledge of PKI infrastructureSelf-motivated, organized, possess excellent written and verbal skills with ability to work independentlyAble to support and respond to project needs with accuracy and efficiencyAbility to clearly communicate ideas and status updates to peers and managementAbility to work well with a small team on a fast-paced development projectClearance Level:TS/SCI polygraph
Job Locations:US-MD-Annapolis Junction
Skills:Linux