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Equiliem

Linux Systems Administrator

Equiliem, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States, 02173


Our client has an immediate opening for a

Linux Systems Administrator

with some Solaris experience.

This position is Hybrid in Lexington, MA - candidates will be onsite 2-3x a week.

ACTIVE Secret Security clearance, or above, is required

* Domains: IT Infrastructure, Networking, system architecture design, system configuration management, system troubleshooting

* Responsible for management, administration, and support of all MIT/LL IT systems' infrastructure in Group.

* Responsible for configuring and maintaining (physical and virtual) servers and researcher workstations in a secure RMF compliant and documented manor.

* Support additional technologies as they are adopted by the Laboratory.

* Responsible for vulnerability remediation on secure and unclassified Laboratory systems. Addressing Cat 1, 2, 3 issues in a timely manner

* Recognizing and troubleshooting issues with developer's machines as they occur across a variety of Operating Systems. Windows, Linux, Solaris, etc.

* Perform all related duties as assigned.

Required Technical Skills:

* Operating Systems: Red hat Enterprise Linux, Solaris and VMware

* Hardware: Dell

* Software/applications: RedHat IDM, McAfee; Enterprise Central Logging, LDAP, Splunk, NetApp, VMware vCenter/ESXI/vSAN, Github, ACAS

* Networking applications and protocols: TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, NTP, SSH

* Programming Languages: Ansible, Shell Scripting, PowerShell.

* Skilled at centralized authentication (SSSD, IDM, Active Directory) and centralized sudo administration via IDM

Preferred Technical Skills:

* Linux Realtime Kernel support experience is a bonus

* Juniper and/or Cisco experience is a plus

* Python/PyPI experience is a plus

* Docker and/or Podman is a plus

Non-Technical Skills:

* Candidates must be, team oriented, enthusiastic, innovative and motivated self-starters able to work independently, or with a group, to achieve program requirements.

* Candidates must possess strong oral and written communications skills, and must be able to present findings/results to internal and external organizations.

* Adhere to Laboratory policies and procedures

* Ability to work with researchers to troubleshoot diverse and custom written applications in a secure environment.

Applicable Education and Professional Accreditation:

* Degree in one of the following disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or a related technical discipline

* Certification(s) in one or more of the following disciplines: Solaris administration, Red Hat, VMWare, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); CompTIA Security+; Linux Professional Institute Certification

* Any prior military experience is a plus.