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Junior Linux Systems Administrator

Job in Fort Meade, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Listing for: Lentech, Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-01
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Systems Administrator, Cybersecurity, Unix/Linux, IT Support
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
  • Maintain the security posture of a Linux computing environment for a team of 30 analysts and developers performing data science activities and developing forward-looking models to enhance strategic decisions about Information Technology performance and capacity.
  • Manage user accounts, maintain the security posture of 3 environments and monitor the performance and health of the systems and data-processing applications. You’ll provide your customers insight into their network through monitoring and performance management.
Junior Linux Administrator

Responsibilities:
  • Maintain the security posture of a Linux computing environment for a team of 30 analysts and developers performing data science activities and developing forward-looking models to enhance strategic decisions about Information Technology performance and capacity.
  • Manage user accounts, maintain the security posture of 3 environments and monitor the performance and health of the systems and data-processing applications. You’ll provide your customers insight into their network through monitoring and performance management.
Required:
  • Active and current TS.SCI w FSP through MD
  • Ability to obtain an IAT Level II certification within 180 days of start date
  • 3+ years of experience with system administration for U.S. Government customers
  • Experience with maintaining and administering virtual machines, including Windows and Linux
  • Experience administering servers in AWS environments
  • Experience with maintaining system compliance and accreditation
  • Experience with setting up and configuring system monitoring tools such as Nagios, Splunk, or Elastic
  • Experience with troubleshooting technical issues in custom software
  • Experience coordinating larger-scale systems administration efforts across multiple technical teams or organizations
  • HS diploma or GED
Preferred:
  • Experience with system state management tools, such as Ansible for Linux and Desired State Configuration (DSC) for Windows
  • Experience with source control tools, such as Git
  • Experience with programming languages, such as Python
  • Experience with system scripting languages, such as Bash and Power Shell
  • Experience with writing technical documentation
  • Experience with maintaining Elasticsearch or Elastic-stack products
  • Experience identifying and resolving security advisories and applying vendor patches
  • Ability to maintain software development infrastructure supporting three environments, including developing, testing, and producing in a fast-paced, highly technical environment
  • IAT Level II certification preferred
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