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Nightwing

Sr. Linux Systems Administrator (DSO),

Nightwing, Sterling, Virginia, United States, 22170


Date Posted:

2024-08-28Country:

United States of AmericaLocation:

VA543: 22270 Pacific Blvd, Dulles 22270 Pacific Boulevard Building CC5, Sterling, VA, 20166-6924 USAPosition Role Type:

HybridYou have been redirected to RTX’s career page as we have recently transitioned from RTX to become a standalone company, which provides us with greater autonomy and opportunities for growth. As a prospective employee of Nightwing, you’ll have the chance to contribute to our continued success and shape the future of our cybersecurity, intelligence, and services offerings.NightWing is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment, including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats. NightWing is seeking a Sr. Linux Systems Administrator to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.Job Responsibilities:

Provides ongoing systems administration, technical support, upgrades, and troubleshooting services.Provide full coverage for Linux or Unix system administration functions to support the DevOps tool sets.Install, configure, support, and maintain middleware (e.g., JBoss, Apache, Tomcat, Nginx, etc.) to support the DevOps tool sets.Works closely with application and product teams in understanding their specific automation requirements and implement with them an optimal CICD pipeline.Write unit tests and integration tests to validate infrastructure code.Identify engineering defects in the existing code base and constantly improve the code quality.Maintain configuration and support documentation.Manage assigned project components to deliver services in accordance with established objectives.Develop, through programming and scripting, automation to further expand and refine the DevOps tool sets.Work closely with the software development teams in defining their DevOps CICD pipeline and processes and implement and configure the DevOps tools with them.Incorporate AWS native cloud services and features to enhance the performance and resilience of the DevOps tools and infrastructure.Contribute and collaborate to design, document, and publish DevOps and cloud standards, principles, guidelines and best practices.Seek opportunities to increase the business value of the DevOps tool chain through research and investigation, application team input, automation options, POCs, etc.Required Skills:

Must be a US CitizenMust have an active Secret clearance and be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearanceMust be able to obtain DHS Suitability6+ years of system administration in Linux, ideally Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 8 and 9 (RHEL8 / RHEL9) with the ability to engineer, install, administer and maintain complex system architecturesExperience with Linux OS installation, security hardening, and maintenanceExperience with administration and management of Linux servers to include installation, configuration, optimization, backup & recoveryExperience with Linux performance tuning & troubleshooting, identifying and resolving contention in CPU, memory, networking, disk I/O, etcExperience with products such as Red Hat Satellite Server, Ansible, and IDM.Desired Skills:

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible or other comparable productsExperience working in an agile development environmentExperience with software development using java, RESTful servicesComfortable with multilevel security systems, SELinux, and/or Cross Domain SolutionsExperience with data orchestration software such as Apache NiFi or StreamSetsExperience with distributed compute environments such as HadoopExperience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform capabilities, including good understanding of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Well-Architected Framework, AWS certificationExperience working in AWS via the CLI and management console. Knowledge and experience configuring Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs)Experience working in DevOps and/or DevSecOps environmentsFamiliarity with the following technologies in a cloud environment: ELK Stack (ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana), Ansible, Nessus, Zscaler, ClamAV, AIDE, Splunk, DNS, NAT, git, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, JenkinsRequired Education:

Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical field. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education.Desired Certifications:

DoD 8570.1 IAT Level IIRed Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)The salary range for this role is 85,000 USD - 179,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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