Unix​/Linux System Administrator

Job Location:

Remote - CHANTILLY, VA 20151, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $ Salary/year, RC4

Vets LLC, a verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), is a provider of information technology services using Agile methods to commercial and government clients. RC4

Vets is a company of Subject Matter Experts with deep expertise in Healthcare IT and Veterans Benefits Delivery. RC4

Vets stands for Really care for our Veterans and our founding is based on the principles of improving the life of veterans using smart and innovative technology solutions. For more information, visit us at

Our team is seeking a Unix/Linux System Administrator to support an innovative program with our Veterans Affairs Client.

• Expertise in Linux (RHEL) administration including installations, configuration, performance, monitoring, problem resolution.
• Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation
• Create shell scripts
• Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services
• Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes
• Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems
• Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services Apache, Tomcat, Databases (Postgres, Oracle).
• Manage users and groups
• Manage security, including firewalls and SELinux configuration
• Perform container management
• Proficient with scripting in various shell languages (bash, sh, ksh, automating installations).
• Perform engineering and system administration of AWS EC2/VPC based systems, applications, networks to include installation, configuration, maintenance, patching, and back-up/restore
• Documents, monitors, and audits those environments
• Administer and maintain a secure user environment and shared resources in general in accordance with applicable security best practices and optimal resource accessibility.
• Primary resource for server and network, software issues
• Provides supplemental network and systems administration support to IT team
• Works with IT team on large projects
• Development of performance metrics and hardware/OS performance tuning
• Knowledge and experience in a large-scale Enterprise network.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Server platform and its components including Active Directory, Windows Server 2012/2016, failover clustering, certificate services, IIS, and other related technologies.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills
• Experience in supporting a 24x7production environment
• Proficient within the following technologies – Patch Management, Vulnerability Assessment/Remediation, AV Support, Backup Technologies
• Perform system administration activities in all phases of a project, to include discovery, design, build, test, and deploy.

• A bachelor's degree or 4 years of college from an accredited university in a related field, such as Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Data Processing, etc. with 8+ years (or commensurate experience)
• Eight (8) years' experience working in a software development environment, including five (5) years specialization in managing AWS Gov Cloud, Cybersecurity, DB architecture, System Administration and Architecture of large product implementations

• 5+ years of Unix/Linux system administration (Redhat RHCSA preferred ) deploying, and managing servers, virtual machines, EC2 instances, Docker containers, Kubernetes with experience on AWS EC2 compute instances
• The ability to script and/or…