Linux Systems Administrator, Senior (HPC) - Top Secret Clearance w/SCI eligibility - (24385)

$150,000 - $170,000/Yr

American Systems Corporation - Arlington, VA

Full-time - Senior

Arlington, VA

51-100 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Linux Systems Administrator will provide expert technical support for Linux systems in a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment, ensuring the security, integrity, and performance of the systems. This role involves planning, coordinating, and installing software and hardware, as well as maintaining system administration standards and disaster recovery capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for software, hardware, wired network infrastructure, and system security for Linux HPC environment.
• Plan, coordinate, and install software applications and hardware in a distributed Linux platform.
• Provide system administration and configuration of specialized mission applications and software.
• Optimize functionality and performance of hardware and software systems.
• Ensure availability, integrity, efficiency, and reliability of servers, workstations, and data storage systems.
• Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery plans for critical mission systems.
• Develop and maintain system administration standard operating procedures and technical guides.
• Install, support, and maintain server operating systems and software.
• Plan for authorized service interruptions and outages.
• Respond to unexpected service interruptions and outages.
• Diagnose software and hardware failures to resolution.
• Implement and ensure security preventive measures are functioning.
• Monitor and enhance system performance.
• Test operating system and software upgrades before application to operational systems.
• Create and test backups of data and verify data integrity.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance w/SCI eligibility
• Bachelor's degree in STEM discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Information Technology)
• At least 10+ years of experience in IT Systems Administration
• IAT II Level Certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSCP)
• 6-8 years' Red Hat Linux experience
• PostgreSQL database experience

Nice-to-haves

• Qualified candidates with Red Hat certifications (RHCSA or RHCE) is a PLUS!

Benefits

• $10,000 Sign-on Bonus
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Paid leave
• Retirement plans (including ESOP and 401k)
• Insurance programs
• Education and training assistance