Linux System Administrator

$65,000 - $136,500/Yr

CACI International - Sarasota, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Sarasota, FL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

CACI is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator with a Top Secret Clearance (TS/SCI) and polygraph for their Sarasota, FL location. This role involves working with emerging technologies in the space domain awareness sector, focusing on systems that detect and predict threats to national and allied space systems. The administrator will participate in system design reviews, documentation, hardware and software integration, and system testing, contributing to the build, test, and deployment of systems worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Support critical Space Domain Awareness missions.
• Travel to unique and exciting locations.
• Work the entire lifecycle of the mission system from design, installation, and operations.
• Participate in system design, software configuration, documentation, testing and troubleshooting.
• Perform fault-isolation of ground-based satellite system hardware and software working with various stakeholders.
• Participate in peer-review of system designs to ensure the system meets the technical requirements and conforms with established technical standards.
• Build, configure and test various system components to reflect design documents.
• Effectively communicate and work collaboratively with others in a fast-paced environment while multi-tasking.
• Regularly complete assigned tasks that have a direct impact on project schedule or system functionality.
• Troubleshoot issues with your assigned system as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university with five years of related experience.
• A TS/SCI with Poly or the ability to obtain a Poly is required.
• Possess an understanding of comprehensive system administration principles, and problem-solving skills.
• Three years minimum Linux experience with a focus on Red Hat.
• Competence in MS Office suite including Visio.
• Knowledge and experience in system administration processes including at least one of the following certifications: A+ CE, CCNA-Security, CND, Network+ CE, SSCP, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CASP+ CE, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, CCSP.
• Experience in installation, integration, configuration, tuning, OS patching (IAVA), and network/OS security and troubleshooting of Red Hat Linux servers.
• Experience with virtualization environments (e.g. VMware, Red Hat Virtualization, KVM).
• Experience with network attached storage using NFS (e.g. NetApp).
• Experience with installing and configuring server hardware (HP) and provisioning with Raid and iLO.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience using network monitoring tools.
• Excellent communication skills in technical, business, and client interactions.
• Experience with Scripting languages (e.g. Perl, Bash).
• Experience with DevSecOps and respective tools.
• Experience supporting ISSO and ISSEs via technical implementation (e.g. DISA STIG).
• Experience with network switch hardware, VLANs, and basic troubleshooting (e.g. Cisco IOS).
• Experience with any infrastructure management tools (e.g. Satellite).
• Experience with containerization with Kubernetes and Podman background preferred.
• Experience with automation tools (e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Git CI).
• Experience with Ticket tracking tools (e.g. Atlassian).

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits
• Wellness programs
• Financial benefits
• Retirement plans
• Family support programs
• Continuing education opportunities
• Flexible time off benefits