Linux Systems Administrator

System Administrator - Top Secret Clearance

GDIT is seeking a System Administrator to help support our JSP ETM-NG (Joint Service Provider Enterprise Transport Management - Next Gen) team at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA.

How a System Administrator Will Make an Impact:

• Troubleshoot accounts for users and applications.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance monitoring tools.
• Manage COTS products and coordinate with senior engineers.
• Administers various EMS applications that supports Engineering, Operations, and Security departments (i.e. LDAP, RSA, Aruba ClearPass, Cisco ISE, etc).
• Provides application maintenance patching, pilot testing, software upgrades, STIG and deployment support of new software baselines for the Production environment.
• Serves as a liaison with clients, participating in meetings to ensure client needs are met.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Participates in special projects as required.
• Competent to work at a technical level on all phases of application administration activities.•
• Develops and maintain documentation such as SOPs on existing and new applications.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED - REQUIRED:

CLEARANCE: Active Top-Secret clearance (with eligible for SCI)

CERTIFICATION:

• Current Security+ CE Certification (or higher)
• Computational certification (similar to Network+, Linux+, RHCSA)
• Project Manager Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) **desired but not required**

EDUCATION (ONE of the following):

• Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree and 5+ years of experience

EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years of related technical experience and people management experience
• Excellent communication skills, show tact, effective listening skills and follow through.
• Excellent attention to detail.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

5+ years of working knowledge and hands-on experience with system administration, networks, and infrastructure environments

• Red Hat Linux
• Open LDAP
• RSA SecurID
• VMWare / Hypervisor

LOCATION: Customer site in the Pentagon

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

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