Linux Infrastructure Engineer 101864

Linux Infrastructure Engineer 
Location: Dulles, VA. 
Required Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly  

Since 1999, ITEC has been a powerhouse in supporting mission-critical programs for the DoD and Intelligence community, building a solid reputation along the way. At ITEC, we don’t just care for our employees—we champion them with competitive salaries, an outstanding employee care program, and a benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, and a 401k.

U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation. 

Job Description:

ITEC is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer with well-rounded Linux Infrastructure Engineering expertise to join a multi-discipline team of engineers in accomplishment of O&M tasks at a customer site near Dulles, Virginia. The Ideal candidate will have experience in managing and maintaining fundamental hardware and software components that form the foundation of operational support to ensure the reliability, scalability and security. 

The Senior Platform Engineer would be involved with supporting Echelon 1 (E1) actives to maintain and troubleshoot software, physical servers, networking, storage and cloud environments to ensure system operates efficiently; and meet mission needs. The Senior Platform Engineer will support deployment of O&M patches and baseline updates; enterprise level integration efforts; document defects in customer and program defect databases; support technical interchange meetings with system operators, enterprise partners, and program customer. 

Note This position is based in Dulles VA and will be supporting a nearby customer location within a Secure Compartmented Integration Facility (SCIF) and may require some travel (10% or less) to other customer sites for support and possible on call support/overtime. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain existing systems through Linux-based tools and manage the COTS/FOSS software on the system to support program needs.
• Ensure that all computer, network, and storage resources are maintained for mission use.
• Participate in the deployment of new system baselines (e.g. operating systems, software, network configurations, and data storage configurations).
• Travel to other customer sites or to the factory as needed to assist in system updates, deliveries, and troubleshooting activities when necessary.
• Be part of a call-in rotation to provide occasional off-hours support. 

Required Skills:

• Requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and a minimum 5 years of related work experience.
• Experience with VMware: vCenter and ESXi.
• Experience with Linux system administration (RHEL/OL preferred).
• Experience with LDAP administration (e.g. creating and managing users and groups).

 Desired Skills:

• Experience with Bash scripting.
• Experience with hardware maintenance (e.g. troubleshooting, FRU replacement).
• Experience with out-of-band management (e.g. iDRAC, terminal server concentrators).
• Experience with Dell and Cisco hardware.
• Experience with NTP (Network Time Protocol).
• Experience with Smart PDU (Power Distribution Units).
• Experience with NFS administration.
• Experience with DNS administration.
• Experience with networking administration: LAN and firewalls (Cisco preferred).
• General experience with Nagios.
• General experience with Microsoft Windows operating system.
• General experience with SAN and NAS administration.

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