Systems Administrator – Linux

Description

AUSGAR Technologies, Inc., an equal opportunity employer, is an established Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Department of Defense government contractor with core competencies in Information Assurance, Cybersecurity and Systems Engineering. With offices on both the East and West coasts, an inviting culture and above‑standard benefits, opportunity abounds for the right individual!

FULL‑TIME

MUST POSSESS AN ACTIVE TOP SECRET LEVEL SECURITY CLEARANCE TO BE CONSIDERED.

WE USE E‑VERIFY TO ELECTRONICALLY CONFIRM THE EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY OF NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES.

COMPETITIVE SALARY, COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS AND A COMPANY THAT CARES!

As a growing Department of Defense Contractor, AUSGAR Technologies has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Administrator – Linux to join our team of smart and innovative technical team members at NIWC PAC – Seaside in the Point Loma area of San Diego, CA. The NIWC Pacific Information Operations Department offers a highly challenging and rewarding project supporting the Navy’s Information Operations cutting‑edge technologies.

This effort focuses on Linux systems administration and AWS cloud infrastructure platform support within highly secure environments.

• Must have a current Top‑Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Must have a DoD 8570 IAT Level II cert, i.e., Sec+ CE.
• BS with focus in Engineering/Computer Science/Information Systems/Cybersecurity desired or related field and 5+ years’ experience as a Systems Administrator and 2+ years’ experience with Linux operating systems.
• Experience with installation and configuration of hardware, operating systems and commercial software packages (COTS).
• Experience with effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure.
• Experience with performing daily system administration duties of backups, maintenance on applications and OS, patching, tuning and troubleshooting.
• Experience managing VMware vCenter and ESXi environments including VM provisioning, host management, snapshots and troubleshooting.
• Strong experience administering Linux operating systems (RHEL/CentOS/)
• Experience supporting AWS cloud infrastructure including EC2, IAM, VPC, S3 and security groups.
• Experience deploying and managing containerized applications using Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience working with Windows Server Active Directory, group policy, user accounts and access and DNS services.
• Experience with basic network connectivity troubleshooting.
• Ability to troubleshoot Windows and Linux systems.
• Ability to recognize and clearly report relevant information.
• Previous experience within the U.S. Department of Defense highly desired.
• Expected travel up to 10%. One to two trips a year.

$135K‑$145K

AUSGAR Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and need assistance in completing the application, you have the right to request reasonable accommodation. Please e‑mail us at  if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access  careers page as a result of your disability.

An essential qualification for this position is successfully obtaining a security clearance issued by the Federal Government, which may require successful completion of a background check.