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Senior Linux Architect

Strategic Data Systems Dahlgren, VA 1 day ago

engineering

SENIOR LINUX ARCHITECT (CORPIT)

SDS seeks a Senior Linux Architect to lead the engineering and architecture of our enterprise RDT&E solutions centered around Red Hat Satellite and Ansible orchestration, critical to our Comply to Connect (C2C) initiative in Dahlgren, VA. The Senior Linux Architect will design and implement Red Hat Satellite and Ansible solutions, develop Ansible playbooks for automation, ensure compliance with relevant standards, and provide expert-level troubleshooting for the entire NSWCDD Command.

Responsibilities

Utilize Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration experience to provide technical problem solving and in-depth consulting relative to system operations

Automate installation methods and system imaging (e.g. Kickstart/Ansible)

Use cryptographic experience to set up public key infrastructure (PKI) to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption

DISA STIG implementation and work within Configuration-Managed Environments

Analyze, design, and implement modifications to system software to improve and enhance system performance by correcting errors

Plan new hardware acquisitions, interact with vendors, educate customers, and collaborate with other projects within the organization

Work closely with engineers to help them use workstations and servers to solve their computationally intensive problems

Support application installation, license management, software tracking / distribution and backup/recovery of system configurations and user data files

Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation

Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services

Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes

Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems

Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services

Manage users and groups, including use of a centralized directory for authentication

Manage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration

Configure static routes, packet filtering, and network address translation

Set kernel runtime parameters

Produce and deliver reports on system utilization

Use shell scripting to automate system maintenance tasks

Configuring system logging, including remote logging

Configure a system to provide networking services, including HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, SMTP, SSH and NTP

Qualifications

Minimum ten or more years (10+) of experience in system administration of Linux-based servers and Linux-based workstations

High School Diploma required; Bachelros degree preferred

Must have either the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification currenlty or within on year of hire date

Must meet DoD 8570 Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) criteria or Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification at time of hire (i.e., Security+).

Ideal Linux Architect will have troubleshooting skills in RHEL 7/8/9 OS and basic knowledge of Networking fundamentals, specifically TCP/IP protocol suite and IP configuration

In addition, working knowledge of security guidelines and polices (DISA STIGs) and tools (Evaluate-STIG, STIG-Manager)

Knowledge of / experience with Tenable suite of products (Security Center, Nessus Scanner, Nessus Agent) is a plus

Seeking specific experience with the following operating systems and services is required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8.x with RHEL 7.x and/or RHEL9.x a plus)

Have knowledge of corporate services including: DNS, SMTP, Splunk, Centralized patching solutions such as Red Hat Satellite, Automation solutions such as Ansible Tower / AWX

Knowledge of / experience with: Single Sign on solutions such as RHSSO; Virtualization platform management systems such as VMWare / VSphere / Vcenter is a plus

Demonstrated experience managing the installation and maintenance of IT infrastructure

Experience working in an environment with rapidly changing job priorities

Experience with Service Now or similar Ticket Management system

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