Linux Administrator

Location: Springfield, VA/St. Louis, MO

Clearance Required: Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration * *This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

Certification: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent recommended

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it's architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Our goal is not to simply support efforts, but to ignite a technology revolution, bridging the growing technology gap between the Government and commercial space.

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government's mission and our client's business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation's cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting customer missions as a Linux Administrator on the UDS contract at NGA.

Responsibilities

What you get to do every day:

• Daily administration of multiple RHEL servers, attached storage, and the networks they utilize
• Provide Tier 3 problem identification, diagnosis and resolution
• Implement, troubleshoot and maintain IT systems remotely
• Document the management of system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems
• Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the server/storage devices
• Work within existing Ticket management practices to escalate and communicate status to the customer and program.
• Collaborate with engineers across multiple contracts to produce security and engineering related artifacts that span technical, physical, and logical system scope.
• Interface with subject matter experts from across several contracts and service lanes to support and document systems environments
• Provide On-Call support on a rotational, as-needed basis
• Travel is expected for installations, repair and disaster recovery

Qualifications

Clearance Required: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI Poly * *This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

Certification: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent recommended

Education/Experience:

• Requires Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of years of experience and education
• Ten (10) years' experience as a Linux/UNIX Systems Administrator supporting complex, multi-site enterprise-scale environments

Required Skills:

• A deep expertise in Linux/Unix and a working knowledge of one or more of the following:
  
  • Enterprise Storage Systems
  • Oracle/SQL Databases
  • DISA STIG Audits, hardening and remediation procedures
  • Certification and Accreditation Experience
  • Licensing management
  • VMWare and virtual environments
  • Experience with scripting in Perl and KSH
• Experience writing detailed, technical documentation
• Ability to respond to after hours on call support
• Ability to present to internal & external leadership
• Existing knowledge of our Customers process, procedures and production
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience with Geospatial software tools.

What is ideal?

• Intelligence Community Experience preferred

What you can expect from us

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
• You'll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match and potential Profit Sharing, Universal Leave, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more!
• Compensation is unique to each candidate and compensation packages are based on education, experience, and other requirements.

BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law..