Jr. Linux System Administrator

$77,000 - $129,000/Yr

Maxar Technologies - Herndon, VA

Full-time - Entry Level

Herndon, VA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Maxar is currently seeking a Jr. Linux System Administrator to join our team. This role will be performed in our Maxar facility located in Herndon, Virginia. As a Maxar team member, you will have the opportunity to closely support our mission partners, and your work will have a direct impact on mission imperatives. In this role, you'll work as part of our infrastructure team and you will work closely with our software development DevOps and cybersecurity teams leveraging open-source tools to create and maintain a private cloud and big data platform. Our customers have no shortage of unique and challenging problems to solve, and we are continuing to grow our system footprint to meet their needs. We are a multi-faceted software development and systems administration team working to build and maintain software applications backed by a self-managed cloud infrastructure with a true big-data footprint (over 10 petabytes). Our diverse background of experience in mission support and full stack system development serves as a catalyst to solve unique and challenging intelligence problems in support of special operations analysts and their on-going activities. Prototyping and frequent, iterative feedback are core to our delivery approach, anchored by a need to work quickly in support of our missions.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and acting on any hardware and software outages on the platform
• Engaging with tenants and users of the OpenStack Cloud Platform via chat services to assist them with troubleshooting and requests as needed
• Implementing cyber security remediations in close cooperation with the cyber security team
• Upgrading and deploying applications on the platform
• Integrating new hardware into multiple different compute clusters
• Reviewing and updating existing procedures and documentation

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen
• Current Top Secret security clearance w/ SCI Eligibility and willingness and ability to get a CI poly
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a related field (4 additional years of experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree)
• 2 years demonstrated experience with administration of Linux based environments
• Experience with tools such as Docker/Podman, Packer, Gitlab, Gitlab Runners
• Skilled Tier 1 and 2 level support and troubleshooting complex environments
• Ability to support a wide range of tasks (upgrade software, patching, monitoring systems, R&D)
• Willing to work full time on-site in Herndon, VA
• Ability to be a self-starter

Nice-to-haves

• Hands on experience with automation tools: Ansible, Bash, Terraform
• Working knowledge of security related tools: Security Center, Carbon Black, Mcafee
• Working knowledge of Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) application to Linux operating systems
• 3+ years demonstrated experience with administration of Linux based environments
• Full-stack development experience in Python
• Kubernetes or Nomad orchestration
• Experience with Data driven tools like Hadoop, HDFS, ElasticSearch, YARN
• Experience with the cyber security accreditation process (RMF, ATO process, NIST 800-53 cyber security controls)
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Sonarqube, Fortify, or similar
• Experience with Cyber Security tools like SecurityOnion, PCAP, Snort, Bro or similar
• Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills
• Adjust quickly to ad-hoc requests
• Ability to collaborate, operate in a mixed environment of team and solo work

Benefits

• Conference attendance
• Corporate partner, industry training
• Peer groups
• Paid certifications
• Education reimbursement
• and much more...