Linux System Administrator CHS

Location

North Charleston, SC | United States

Job description

Linux System Administrator  

North Charleston, SC  

Minimum Secret Clearance Required with Upgrade to Top Secret  

Position Description

As a Linux (primarily RHEL) Administrator, you will perform the installation, testing, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of hardware and software systems. You will plan and schedule the installation of new or modified hardware and operating systems and applications software. You will manage accounts and network rights. You will manage systems resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability. You will implement security procedures and tools. You will develop and document systems administration standard operating procedures. You will resolve significant hardware/software interface and interoperability problems. You will ensure systems availability, functionality, integrity, and efficiency. You will maintain systems configuration and manage the installation and integration of system fixes, updates, and enhancements. You will ensure the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles, and practices. 

Position Requirements and Duties  

• Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of RHEL based systems 
• Maintaining STIG compliance of RHEL based systems 
• Knowledge of virtualization concepts as well as industry best practices to include virtualization technologies and management tools 
• Experience with chassis/blade/storage system hardware configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting 
• System performance benchmarking and analysis in VMware ESXi virtual environments 
• Understanding of essential network services such as DNS, SMTP, NTP, IMAP, and SNMP 
• Day to day support operations maintaining security patches on all RHEL based systems 
• Day to day support operations maintaining the VMware ESXi virtual environment 
• Day to day support operations providing configuration updates to meet user requirements on all RHEL systems and services 

Qualifications 

• US Citizen 
• Knowledge of virtualization concepts as well as industry best practices to include virtualization technologies and management tools 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Shell scripting. Perl, PHP, CGI. 
• Puppet Labs configuration management system 
• Kickstarting RHEL installs 
• Nagios network monitoring software 

Certifications  

• IATII and CSSP Compliant Certifications

Company Overview

Adapt Forward is a cybersecurity solutions provider for some of the nation’s most valuable information systems. Leveraging advanced threat assessment technology and experience in building high-level information security infrastructure, we develop adaptive solutions uniquely tailored to our customers’ business objectives to protect sensitive data against sophisticated threats in an increasingly complex security environment.

Summary of Benefits

• Comprehensive Physical Wellness Package, including Medical, Dental, Vision Care, plus Flexible Spending Accounts for health- and dependent-care are included in our standard benefits plan.
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Contribution is immediately available and vested.
• Annual Training Budget to be used for conference attendance, school enrollment, certification programs, and associated travel expenses.
• Eleven Federal Holidays, plus three weeks of PTO/vacation/sick leave that accrues at a rate of ten hours per month.
• Employee Assistance Program: Counseling/legal assistance and other employee well-being programs are also offered.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Adapt Forward is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, religion, age, gender, sexuality, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Adapt Forward promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

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