Linux System Administrator Level 3 - Security Clearance

Lockheed Martin - Hanover, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Hanover, MD

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Lockheed Martin, Rotary Mission Systems Cyber & Intelligence, is seeking a Level 3 Linux System Administrator to join our team in Hanover, Maryland. In this role, you will be at the forefront of cybersecurity, protecting critical networks that support our citizens and the world. Your responsibilities will include providing full lifecycle support for IT systems, which encompasses analysis, design, development, integration, testing, procurement, deployment, security, training, and sustainment for collection and antenna systems. You will work closely with cybersecurity experts to ensure the integrity and security of our systems against various threats. As a Linux System Administrator, you will be responsible for the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems. This includes managing daily activities related to the configuration and operation of these systems, assisting users in accessing and utilizing IT resources, and providing support for day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for various devices including client/server/storage/network devices and mobile devices. You will also be tasked with optimizing Linux system operations, performing system capacity analysis, and providing detailed analysis and feedback to management regarding escalated tickets. Your role will require you to configure and manage Linux operating systems, install and load operating system software, and troubleshoot issues to maintain the integrity of network components. You will support the design of systems and mission architecture while analyzing and resolving complex problems associated with server hardware, applications, and software integration. This position is critical in ensuring that our systems remain secure and operational, contributing to the overall mission of Lockheed Martin in the cybersecurity domain.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems.
• Manage the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems.
• Assist users in accessing and using IT systems.
• Support IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for all client/server/storage/network devices and mobile devices.
• Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
• Optimize Linux system operations and resource utilization, and perform system capacity analysis and planning.
• Provide in-depth experience in troubleshooting IT systems.
• Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets.
• Support the dispatch system and hardware problems and remain involved in the resolution process.
• Configure and manage Linux operating systems and install/load operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of, and configure network components.
• Support the design of systems, mission architecture, and associated hardware.
• Analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications, and software integration.

Requirements

• Fifteen (15) years experience as a System Administrator in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional System Administrator experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Strong Linux background.
• Linux troubleshooting skills (tailing log files, restarting services).
• Experience working with Linux central authentication technologies.
• Experience navigating in a terminal, running Linux commands.
• Experience SSHing to servers, port forwarding/ssh tunneling.
• Experience in supporting systems over high latency, low bandwidth, air-gapped environments.
• Experience with network devices (firewalls, routers, switches).

Nice-to-haves

• Basic experience with Kubernetes.
• Basic experience using/troubleshooting Ansible playbooks/roles.
• Basic understanding of system provisioning technologies.
• Basic scripting experience (not language specific).
• Basic experience administering/supporting Virtual Machine (VM) environments.
• Fiercely independent, self-starter, good at taking tasks and running them to ground until hitting actual roadblocks.

Benefits

• Flexible schedules
• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Paid time off benefits