Unix System Administrator

Our multi-year government contract IT company needs a capable, motivated Red Hat System Administrator to work within a small team of Senior System Admins that are responsible for all aspects of the configuration and maintenance of US Government RedHat computer systems. If you have a passion for constantly updating your knowledge of hardware and software, working in an emerging Dev/Ops environment, working independently and being a team member, you will fit in well with our company.

Responsibilities
• Provide technical support for both hardware and operating systems issues
• Manage the configuration and operation of RedHat and Solaris servers
• Monitor the system daily and respond immediately to security or usability concerns
• Respond to and resolve help desk requests via Remedy
• Configure, upgrade or patch operating systems as required for enhanced functionality and security issue resolution
• Administrate infrastructure, including firewalls, intrusion detection, malware protection software and other processes
• Running SCAP Scans, applying STIGs and other cybersecurity methodologies
• Upgrade, troubleshoot and replace components in servers class systems

Qualifications and skills
• 2+ years' experience in RedHat system administration
• Associate or higher degree from accredited college with major in IT, engineering, science or mathematics
• Experience with creating, troubleshooting and maintaining virtual machines with VMware
• Advanced knowledge of system vulnerabilities and security issues
• Current CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Secret Clearance
• US Citizen

A Plus but not required
• Current RedHat Certified System Administrator
• Knowledge of Solaris OS
• Working knowledge configuring and using Ansible and Satellite