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Linux System Administrator (Mid) (Secret)
at MEI Technologies
Colorado Springs, CO
Posted: 5-1-2025
Information Technology and Computer Science
$105,000/year
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About this Career
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Skills
Research, Management, Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security), Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), System Software, IAT Level II Certification, Systems Security Certified Practitioner, GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional, GIAC Certifications, CompTIA Security+, Secret Clearance, Self-Starter, Systems Engineering, Linux Professional Institute Certification, Cyber Security, GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC), CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), Linux, Quick Learning, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CompTIA Linux+, Innovation, Leadership, System Monitoring, Presentations, Service-Level Agreement, Operations, OpenShift, Troubleshooting (Problem Solving), Red Hat Certification, Peripheral Devices, Process Improvement, Systems Design, Vulnerability, Linux Administration
Job Description
This position is expected to pay $85,000.00 - $125,000.00 annually;depending on experience, education, and any certifications that aredirectly related to the position.
Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application inorder to be considered for the position.
Responsibilities:
The Linux Systems Administrator (Mid) supports the Missile Defense Agency(MDA) on the Integrated Research & Development for Enterprise Solutions(IRES) contract.The candidate will:
- Implement, troubleshoot, and sustain Linux based physical and virtualmachines for the Missile Defense Space Center.
- Administer OpenShift Container Platform and containerRepositories/Registries.
- Work closely with network engineers, system engineers, cybersecurityengineers, and additional system administrators, to provide highquality, innovative engineering services to the Government customer.
- Work with system engineers and Senior system administrators to identify anddefine requirements for new systems/ system modifications, developingdesigns, and implementing and testing solutions.
- Work with cybersecurity engineers to conduct on-going vulnerability scanningand system patching, as necessary, to reduce cybersecurity risks.
- Conduct daily system monitoring, system backup and restoral, andapplication upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations.
- Work with Senior system administrators to develop and maintain systemadministration procedures and baseline configuration documentation.
- Be responsible for ensuring system software installations, maintenance,break/fix activities, and cyber security mitigations are performed inaccordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements.
- Focus on creating, upgrading, managing and sustaining physical andvirtual workstations and servers.
- Be a strong innovator in process improvement and system design.
- Be able to quickly learn challenging concepts, decompose difficultsoftware problems and provide resolution.
- Be able to create and follow standard processes and clearly documentresults.
- Effectively function as self-starter and identify risks, issues, andopportunities to the Lead Systems Administrator.
- Have excellent presentation, oral and written skills to facilitateeffective and efficient interchanges with program and government stakeholders.
- Be able to report to Schriever SFB within 2 hours to support mission surgesupport events.
- Support occasional evening and weekend events for the MDA customers.
- Have a strong understanding of Linux system administration.
- Have a positive, "can-do" attitude, be able to work in a very highpace and dynamic environment as well as embrace change.
- Take on additional duties as needed to ensure mission success.
Basic Requirements:
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance or above.
- Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience:
- Must have 7 years of directly related Linux systems administratorexperience.
- Must have 1 year of experience in management or leadership roles.
- Must have a recognized active Linux certification (Linux+, RHCSA,LPIC, LFCS)
- Must have a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher(CCNA-Security, CySA+ (formerly CSA+), GICSP, GSEC, Security+, CND, SSCP)
Desired Requirements:
- Have an understanding of system engineering processes
- Have experience administering a Red Hat Linux environment using Red HatIdentity Management (IdM) Servers
- Have a Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator Certification (EX280)or higher
- Have experience installing, patching, configuring and troubleshootingLinux servers and workstations including associated peripherals
- Have experience with DISA tools used in scanning and remediating computersystem vulnerabilities
- Have experience resolving hardware & software conflicts, performingserver maintenance and break/fix activities
- Have comprehensive knowledge of VMware virtualized environments
- Have DoD networking experience with classified data networks and stronggrasp of red/black concepts and IA complianceAbout Aegis AerospaceWe are a woman-owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston,TX.
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Salary
Minimum
Maximum
$85,000/yr
$125,000/yr