Linux System Administrator
Location
Columbia, MD | United States
Job description
WE ARE HIRING OWNERS
Set of X is led by industry veterans who see government contracting as a good community with plenty of opportunity to go around. With a shared desire to give back, grow the community, and do great work, the Set of X team is building an elite group of engineers with a strong sense of shared responsibility and ownership.
Because who you work with matters.
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The Linux System Administrator on TTO15 will fill a critical gap on a small team of engineers working to build an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) system. The candidate will participate in a new long-term effort to consolidate a diverse set of systems into a new cohesive solution that improves system manageability and security, while providing enhanced capability with a strong focus on improved user experience. The candidate will be a part of the early stages of this high visibility effort and help build a sound foundation to ensure the project’s continued success.
Responsibilities: - Work with current owners and administrators to understand existing systems, requirements, and problem areas.
- Provide direct input for organization long-term efforts and visions for future architecture and design.
- Provide system administration functions to fix critical problems or implement stop-gap solutions as part of the transition to the new consolidated architecture.
- Translate existing requirements and use-cases of current systems into scalable and supportable long-term solutions.
- Implement and support final solution(s).
- Participate in frequent internal engineering and strategy team meetings.
- Build direct customer relationships to improve organizational feedback loop.
Required Skills: - Extensive RedHat (RHEL), CentOs Linux, and/or UNIX experience.
- Experience managing NiFi data flows.
- Experience with VMWare or associate technologies (ESX, NSX, VSAN, KVM, Nutanix or other).
- Ansible or other automation platform/methodology experience.
- System scanning/hardening – STIGS/CIS Compliance.
- Proficiency installing, hardening, patching, and backup/restoration of Linux systems.
- Understanding of system monitoring, health/status, and best practice security methodologies.
- Familiarity with Windows Server environments.
- CNO or equivalent experience.
Desired Skills: - Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS familiarity.
- Understanding of Active Directory or FreeIPA.
- Familiarity with nginx, HAProxy, or other load balancer technologies.
- Python experience.
- Familiarity with Git/GitLab.
- Storage Technology experience including hyper converged, SAN, or IP based storage.
- Past experience supporting managed attribution programs.
- RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator) and/or RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) certification.
Experience/Education: 9 yrs. experience in System Administration
Clearance: TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
All qualified applicants receive genuine consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Set of X Technology Partners is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. The collective sum of the individual differences, experiences, self-expression, skills, knowledge, talent and innovation that our employees express in their work drives our culture and our reputation.
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