Compute Linux System Administrator - Vicksburg, Security Clearance

Position: High Performance Compute Linux System Administrator - Vicksburg, with Security Clearance
High Performance Computing (HPC) Linux System Administrator needed for a Direct Hire opportunity with SOC's client to work onsite in Vicksburg, MS.

Job Description:

Provide technology consulting to external customers and internal project teams. Responsible for providing technical support and/or leadership in the creation and delivery of technology solutions designed to meet customers' business needs and, consequently, for understanding customers' businesses. As trusted advisor create and maintain effective customer relationships so as to insure customer satisfaction. Maintain knowledge of leading edge technologies and industry/market domain knowledge.

Actively contribute to the company's solutions portfolio by providing information ranging from technical knowledge to methodologies based on experience gained from customer projects. Shape technical direction and technical strategies within the organization and for external customers. Accountable for consistent and significant chargeability levels (or expense relief for internal project teams) and for assisting in meeting or exceeding revenue and customer satisfaction goals.

Contribute to organization's profitability by generating and cultivating new business opportunities and by providing technical support for deal proposal development. Role Requires:
* Top Secret Clearance, TS/SCI preferred
* Security+ and Linux+ certification
* Role will be on-site at customer location in Vicksburg, MS
* Will require some on-call/weekend work
* Experience with HPC Management Level Definition:
Contributions impact technical components of HPE products, solutions, or services regularly and sustainable. Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Provides expertise and partnership to functional and technical project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Exercises significant independent judgment to determine best method for achieving objectives. May provide team leadership and mentoring to others.

Responsibilities:
* Monitoring and maintaining system health on the HPC system(s) - compute, network and storage
* Reviewing, resolving and responding to client tickets
* Creating, monitoring and closing all support cases
* Maintaining availability reports for tracking SLA's
* Planning, scheduling and completing monthly patch upgrades on all systems and 6-month kernel upgrades
* Maintaining the system security posture required by the client
* Assisting the client with app installations
* Troubleshooting and repairing hardware issues
* Tracking/documenting the hardware repairs as well as opening, tracking, closing part cases and returning replaced parts.
* Maintaining the on-call schedule to support our 365 24x7x2/4 contracts
* Assisting with hardware and system installation activities in new systems

Education and Experience

Required:

* 5+ years of Linux System Administration Experience
* Bachelor of Arts/Science or equivalent degree in computer science or related area of study; without a degree, three additional years of relevant professional experience (8+ years in total).
* CompTIA Security+ Certification Required
* CompTIA Linux+ Certification Required
* TS Clearance Required
* On-site 5 days a week with additional potential on-site with on-call work
* Experience with HPC Knowledge and

Skills:

* Has sufficient depth and breadth of technical knowledge to design and scope multiple deliverables across a number of technologies as it pertains to HPC.
* Has demonstrated innovation and communication of new deliverables and offerings.
* Has led team in the delivery of multiple deliverables across multiple technologies.
* Ability to develop solutions that enhance the availability, performance, maintainability and agility of a particular customers enterprise.
* Has contributed to the design and application of new tools.
* Ability to re-use existing experience to develop new solutions to take to market.
* Possesses an understanding, at a detailed level, of architectural dependencies of technologies in use in the customers IT environment.
* Frequently uses product and application…