Linux System Administrator
Location: Aurora, CO.
Required Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly
Since 1999, ITEC has been a powerhouse in supporting mission-critical programs for the DoD and Intelligence community, building a solid reputation along the way. At ITEC, we don’t just care for our employees—we champion them with competitive salaries, an outstanding employee care program, and a benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, and a 401k.
U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation.
Job Responsibilities:
- Building, maintaining, and securing Information Technology systems and directly supporting customer mission-critical capabilities.
- Work closely with program developers and system engineers to research issues, determine root causes and implement solutions to system problems.
- Must be able to support occasional after hour maintenance and on-call support and must be able to lift up to 35 pounds in support of hardware installations.
- Occasional travel may be required for installation support. This position is an onsite role.
Required Skills:
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience or a master’s degree and minimum of 3 years of prior relevant experience.
- Must have an active DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 certification (or higher) on start date. IAT Level 2 requires one or more of the following Professional Certifications: Security+ CE, CCNA Security, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, CND.
- Experience administering Red Hat Linux based systems with minimal support, to include patching, creating/maintaining RPM packages, performance tuning, networking, user management (LDAP), and security hardening.
Desired Skills:
- Using and developing with automation tools/frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, and Chef as well as scripting - particularly in Bash and Python.
- Experience administering Windows based systems.
- Experience with pipeline tools such as Jenkins and Artifactory.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and troubleshoot problems with efficiency.
- Deployment and administration of systems in Amazon WebServices (AWS).
Recruiter: Lerin Merry
ITEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of ManpowerGroup Public Sector.
