Senior Linux System Administrator

Senior Linux System Administrator

The Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA) program at Leidos is looking to add a Senior Linux System Administrator. Our mission is to develop tools for the United States Department of Defense test and training communities, to increase the speed of the development cycle, to get capabilities to the warfighter more rapidly. The Senior Linux System Administrator will work within a team engineers, developers and system administrators, adding new capabilities to our enclaves, as well as ensuring the existing systems are secure and performing as intended.

This position is required to work on-site in our Alexandria, VA office.

• Provide support for installing and maintaining Linux servers.
• Provide technical leadership for migrating on premise infrastructure to hybrid cloud solution.
• Provide support for troubleshooting from OS to application-level issues.
• Manage networking equipment including switches, routers and firewalls.
• Manage configuration and maintenance of core enclave infrastructure services including DCHP, DNS, e-mail, Apache Web Servers, Tomcat application servers, Atlassian applications, MariaDB database servers.
• Configure and monitor security tools required for DoD networks.
• Participate and contribute to design discussions related to improving the capabilities, performance and security posture of new and existing services.

• US Citizen with at least an active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience or a Master's degree with 6+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years of experience providing System Administration to DoD IT systems.
• DoD 8570 IAT level I compliant.

• 10+ years of experience providing System Administration to DoD IT systems.
• DoD 8570 IAT level III compliant.

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Pay Range $ - $

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.