Linux Server Systems Administrator Security Clearance

Position: Linux Server Systems Administrator with Security Clearance
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- Description Leidos is looking to fill a Linux Server Systems Administrator position to support the National Digital Exploitation & OSINT Center (NDOC). This role requires an individual that has technical experience with administering Linux servers within a within a physical and virtual environment.  This role is responsible for interacting with administrators to handle service inquiries and problems. Duties include examining customer problems and implementing appropriate corrective action to initiate a repair or return to service.  

This role analyzes recurring problems and initiates solutions for preventing reoccurrence and analyzes existing infrastructure for tuning/performance enhancements.  This Individuals in this role may be required to perform technical software configuration, rebooting, and other remedial actions on customer servers. This is a 100% on-site position. All work must be performed at the customer site in Bethesda at the Intelligence Community Campus.

Primary Responsibilities
* Provide technical support, administration, and monitoring of Linux systems within a physical and virtual environment.
* Provide support for the implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems. Rapidly distinguish isolated user problems from enterprise-wide application/system problems.
* Support operations, maintenance and troubleshooting for end user workstations, to include desktop applications
* Coordinate with customers and stakeholders to collect data, conduct analysis, develop, and implement solutions associated with incident tickets and requirements.
* Seek opportunities for continuous improvement to support effective and efficient operations
* Develop solutions to complex technical issues.
* Provide follow-up reports (technical findings, feedback, resolution steps taken) for Root Cause analysis, engineering technical assessment and process improvement initiatives.
* Support customer requirements in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Provide on-call support during outages occurring after hours; may involve shift work.
* Update operations and monitoring documentation for 24/7/365 Operations Watch personnel. Basic Qualifications
* Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience. Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
* System security engineering expertise in one or more of the following: system security design process; engineering life cycle; information domain; cross domain solutions; commercial off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf cryptography; identification; authentication; and authorization; system integration; risk management; intrusion detection; contingency planning; incident handling; configuration control; change management; auditing; certification and accreditation process; principles of IA (confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, availability, and access control);

and security testing
* Possesses and applies expertise on multiple complex work assignments. Assignments may be broad in nature requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks.
* Background in Linux or UNIX server setup, deployment and maintenance
* Experience using Red Hat Satellite Server and/or Spacewalk for patching and system management
* Experience with hardening Linux environments
* Experience with system administration of server operating systems such as Linux (RHEL, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu)
* Familiarity with supporting virtual desktops running Microsoft Windows
* Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Salt, Puppet, Chef
* Experience with Scripting/Automation through Linux Shell scripts, Power Shell, PowerCLI, or other scripting languages
* Experience troubleshooting issues in a growing environment
* Experience with log reviews, incident analysis, and identification of issue trends
* Experience with server patch management methodologies
* Time management skills with the ability to work within an IT Service Management/ticketing system independently
* Ability to triage and properly classify incidents and prioritize work efforts accordingly
* Strong oral and written…