American Systems Corporation - Arlington, VA

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Arlington, VA
51-100 employees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a highly experienced Senior Linux Systems Administrator to provide expert technical support for the software, hardware, wired network infrastructure, and system security of Linux systems in a High-Performance Computing (HPC) Environment. As a Senior Linux Systems Administrator, you will be part of a well-established team that gives you the opportunity to grow and contribute to a culture of empowered accountability where each employee-owner has a meaningful stake in the future success and growth of the company. This position includes a $10,000 sign-on bonus and a robust benefits package that includes an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and installing software applications and hardware in a distributed Linux platform. You will provide system administration and configuration of specialized mission applications and software, ensuring the availability, integrity, efficiency, and reliability of servers, workstations, and data storage systems such as Lustre and Bright Cluster. You will also implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery plans for all critical mission systems, develop and maintain system administration standard operating procedures, and monitor and enhance system performance. Your responsibilities will include diagnosing software and hardware failures, implementing security preventive measures, testing operating system and software upgrades, and assisting developers of data exposure services with database engagement. This position requires an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and a strong background in Linux systems administration, particularly in high-performance computing environments.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support for the software, hardware, wired network infrastructure, and system security for a Linux High Performance Computing (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 the functionality and performance of hardware and software systems.
  • Ensure availability, integrity, efficiency, and reliability of servers, workstations, and data storage systems (Lustre, Bright Cluster).
  • Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery plans and capabilities for all critical mission systems.
  • Develop and maintain system administration standard operating procedures, technical guides, and instructions.
  • Install, support, and maintain server operating systems and software (Google Tensorflow, PostgreSQL).
  • Plan for authorized service interruptions and outages.
  • Respond to unexpected or unauthorized service interruptions and outages.
  • Diagnose software and hardware failures to resolution.
  • Implement and ensure security preventive measures are fully functioning.
  • Monitor and enhance system performance.
  • Test operating system and software upgrades, patches, and hot fixes before they are applied to the operational systems.
  • Create and test backups of data, provide data cleansing services, verify data integrity, implement access controls.
  • Assist developers of data exposure services with engagement of the database.

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
  • Previous experience with Lustre in distributed computing environments
  • Experience with Bright Cluster Management toolset
  • Experience securing and hardening Linux systems to meet RMF controls
  • Experience with VMware vSphere 6 and up
  • Scripting experience (BASH, Python, Perl)
  • Experience with CUDA, TensorFlow, similar toolsets
  • Qualified candidates with Red Hat certifications (RHCSA or RHCE) will be given priority.

Nice-to-haves

  • Red Hat certifications (RHCSA or RHCE)

Benefits

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