• Job Description

  Req#: RQ202834

  Type of Requisition:

  Regular

  Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

  None

  Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

  None

  Public Trust/Other Required:

  None

  Job Family:

  Systems Administration

  Job Qualifications:

  Skills:

  Active Directory (AD), Apache HTTP Server, Linux, Linux Command, Ubuntu Linux Server

  Certifications:

  None

  Experience:

  3 + years of related experience

  US Citizenship Required:

  No

  Job Description:

  Primary Responsibilities:

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  Daily security related administration of approximately 200 Linux servers

  Work with other Systems Administrators on a daily basis in team setting

  Work with clients on security issues for Linux servers

  Using vulnerability reports for patching of systems

  Manage daily work through ticketing system

  Patching and hardening of Linux servers

  Linux Email administration

  Linux backup maintenance

  Linux DNS administration

  Secondary Responsibilities:

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  Networking administration within the Linux infrastructure

  Planning and implementation of Linux server rebuilds

  High Performance Computing systems administration

  Linux certificate maintenance

  Ansible system automation

  Required Qualifications:

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  BA/BS (or equivalent experience), 3+ years of experience

  Advanced Level Linux command line interface/CLI experience

  Intermediate Level Shell Scripting (Bash, KSH, ZSH, FISH, etc.)

  Intermediate Level Webserver configuration experience (Apache/NGINX)

  Intermediate Level Linux Networking experience (tcpdump, ss, ip, nmap, nmcli, etc.)

  Intermediate Level Linux Firewall experience (iptables, firewalld, or nftables)

  Intermediate Level Linux Virtualization experience (KVM/QEMU, OpenVZ, etc.)

  Intermediate Level Linux Documentation experience

  Intermediate Level Linux Database experience (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Influx, etc.)

  Preferred Qualifications/Experience:

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  Security+ certification, equivalent, or ability to attain within 6 months

  Nessus (or similar SW) Vulnerability Scanning

  Dovecot IMAP

  Postfix SMTP

  HAProxy/Nginx load balancing

  Ansible automation

  Windows Server/Client 2008+ Experience

  MacOS Client Maintenance

  Server/Computer Hardware Maintenance

  Windows/Linux Software Maintenance

  Python

  Perl

  Ruby

  Lua

  Tcl

  PHP

  More Details

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  Independently provides advance level technical interpretation and solutions in the management of networks, software, hardware, configurations, and architectures.
  
  Troubleshoots system hardware and software specific issues that are moderate to high complexity in scope.
  
  Trains end users on the proper use of hardware and software.
  
  Performs advance software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages.
  
  Monitors and tunes the system to achieve optimum performance levels.
  
  Ensures workstation/server data integrity by implementing standard software and hardware solutions.
  
  Independently ensures data/media recoverability by following a schedule of system backups and database archive operations.
  
  Conducts advance hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
  
  Ensures that performance and security of computers meet the needs of network users.
  
  Applies practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. May provide guidance to less-experienced personnel.
  
  Evaluates existing systems and assists with planning long-term strategies.
  
  May coach and review the work of less-experienced professionals.

  The likely salary range for this position is $83,429 - $96,600. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

  Scheduled Weekly Hours:

  40

  Travel Required:

  Less than 10%

  Telecommuting Options:

  Hybrid

  Work Location:

  USA AL Huntsville

  Additional Work Locations:

  Total Rewards at GDIT:

  Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

  We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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  Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

• About the company

  General Dynamics Mission Systems is a business unit of American defense and aerospace company General Dynamics. General Dynamics Mission Systems integrates secure communication and information systems and technology

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