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Linux Administrator

Job in Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22021, USA
Listing for: aqua IT
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-06
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Systems Administrator, IT Support
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 75000 USD Yearly USD 75000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Principal, Recruiting Operations at Aqua IT | Assistant FSO | DoD cleared Base pay range

$75,000.00/yr - $/yr

About the Role

In this role, you will manage user accounts, maintain core collaboration and development tools, and provide support on network needs, security standards, and system performance. You’ll handle OS hardening, patching, and oversee multiple Linux environments while also providing tier 2/3 help desk support when necessary.

This role is a Panama Day Shift schedule: 12 hour shift schedule with full days off (example: Mon + Tues 6am-6pm, Wed + Thurs OFF)

Responsibilities
  • Manage several environments as a Linux Administrator providing overall support to the program and working with Enterprise Services to ensure compliance with security services and applications.
  • Responsible for user account management and infrastructure requirements.
  • Maintain program owned applications in support of a collaborative environment (JIRA, Atlassian, Bit Bucket, Rocket Chat)
  • Work to define network requirements, user metrics, maintenance of our PPSM, and support to development needs.
  • Responsible for infrastructure patching and OS baseline hardening
  • Support AWS cloud initiatives to support customer driven needs
  • Provide Tier 2/3 help desk support as needed
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree plus 2-4 years of professional experience as a Systems Administrator or similar technical role.
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with ability to obtain CI Polygraph if required.
Required Skills
  • Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Experience or understanding of Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.)
  • Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs, network diagrams, data flows, etc.)
  • Experience working with Agile Team Collaboration tools such as (Jira, Confluence, Rocket Chat)
  • Linux background and familiarity with best practices of infrastructure management
Preferred Skills
  • AWS experience
Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT System Operations and Maintenance

Benefits
  • Medical insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid maternity leave
  • Paid paternity leave
  • Disability insurance
  • Tuition assistance
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