Linux Systems Administrator - HPC; TS​/SCI Clearance Required Alexandria, Virginia, United

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Systems Engineer to support our mission operations team. The qualified candidate must have an active TS/SCI security clearance, and will support the operation and sustainment of a mission-critical geospatial solution serving Department of War end users. The ideal candidate has strong Linux system administration experience and a proven background in the installation, configuration, administration, support, and maintenance of mission-critical cloud and on-premise systems.

This program requires employees to have an active TS/SCI clearance.

This position involves taking a leadership role in system changes and improvements in support of a mission-critical geospatial environment. Duties will include working directly with government and contractor POCs to troubleshoot issues, proactively recommending configuration changes to improve system performance, partnering with stakeholders to keep systems security compliant, and authoring and updating operational and security documentation, including troubleshooting guides and SOPs.

• Linux administration experience provisioning end users
• Experience managing and configuring RHEL environments
• Experience building, optimizing, and maintaining multi-node environments that run parallel workloads
• Experience with Linux clusters, specifically Slurm and MPI, to support High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems
• Strong understanding of NGA networking
• Proficient in reviewing STIG/IAVA scans and remediating vulnerabilities
• Experience performing virtual machine backups and snapshots
• Experience working with Security to support ISCP exercises
• Experience scripting for administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and automation
• Knowledge of systems, architectural, software development, and software sustainment practices

• Red Hat certification(s)
• Agile certification(s)
• Experience with team collaboration tools and administration (Jira, Confluence)

• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
• DoD 8570-compliant certification (e.g., Security+)

For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.