Linux System Administrator (Mid) (Secret)

System Administrator (Mid)
Schriever SFB, Colorado Springs, CO

All candidates must have an active Secret clearance or above.

This position is expected to pay $85,000.00 - $125,000.00 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position.

Responsibilities:

The Linux Systems Administrator (Mid) supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research & Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The candidate will:

• Implement, troubleshoot, and sustain Linux based physical and virtual machines for the Missile Defense Space Center.
• Administer OpenShift Container Platform and container Repositories/Registries.
• Work closely with network engineers, system engineers, cybersecurity engineers, and additional system administrators, to provide high quality, innovative engineering services to the Government customer.
• Work with system engineers and Senior system administrators to identify and define requirements for new systems/ system modifications, developing designs, and implementing and testing solutions.
• Work with cybersecurity engineers to conduct on-going vulnerability scanning and system patching, as necessary, to reduce cybersecurity risks.
• Conduct daily system monitoring, system backup and restoral, and application upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations.
• Work with Senior system administrators to develop and maintain system administration procedures and baseline configuration documentation.
• Be responsible for ensuring system software installations, maintenance, break/fix activities, and cyber security mitigations are performed in accordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements.
• Focus on creating, upgrading, managing and sustaining physical and virtual workstations and servers.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a strong innovator in process improvement and system design.
• Be able to quickly learn challenging concepts, decompose difficult software problems and provide resolution.
• Be able to create and follow standard processes and clearly document results.
• Effectively function as self-starter and identify risks, issues, and opportunities to the Lead Systems Administrator.
• Have excellent presentation, oral and written skills to facilitate effective and efficient interchanges with program and government stakeholders.
• Be able to report to Schriever SFB within 2 hours to support mission surge support events.
• Support occasional evening and weekend events for the MDA customers.
• Have a strong understanding of Linux system administration.
• Have a positive, "can-do" attitude, be able to work in a very high pace and dynamic environment as well as embrace change.
• Take on additional duties as needed to ensure mission success.

Basic Requirements:

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance or above.
• Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience: HS Diploma (or GED) and 12 years of general experience; Associate degree and 10 years of general experience; bachelor's degree and 8 years of general experience; master's degree and 6 years of general experience.
• Must have 7 years of directly related Linux systems administrator experience.
• Must have 1 year of experience in management or leadership roles.
• Must have a recognized active Linux certification (Linux+, RHCSA, LPIC, LFCS)
• Must have a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher (CCNA-Security, CySA+ (formerly CSA+), GICSP, GSEC, Security+, CND, SSCP)

Desired Requirements:

• Have an understanding of system engineering processes
• Have experience administering a Red Hat Linux environment using Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) Servers
• Have a Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator Certification (EX280) or higher
• Have experience installing, patching, configuring and troubleshooting Linux servers and workstations including associated peripherals
• Have experience with DISA tools used in scanning and remediating computer system vulnerabilities
• Have experience resolving hardware & software conflicts, performing server maintenance and break/fix activities
• Have comprehensive knowledge of VMware virtualized environments
• Have DoD networking experience with classified data networks and strong grasp of red/black concepts and IA compliance

About Aegis Aerospace
We are a woman-owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston, TX. Our primary objective is to support the Department of Defense and NASA in achieving their missions to defend the security of our country, reach new heights and to discover the unknown. We employ some of the brightest, most experienced engineering and technology experts in the U.S.

To learn more about Aegis Aerospace, visit our website at http://www.AegisAero.com

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