Linux Systems Administrator

$91,980 - $156,330/Yr

BAE Systems - Vicksburg, MS

Full-time - Mid Level

Vicksburg, MS

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

BAE Systems is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to support the Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The role involves standard Linux system administration duties to ensure the smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including Linux-based application servers, virtual machines, and GP/GPU cluster systems. The administrator will coordinate with network administrators and participate in the installation and maintenance of high-performance computing (HPC) systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform standard Linux System Administration duties to maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems.
• Set up administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, and tune system performance.
• Install system-wide software and allocate mass storage space.
• Develop and monitor policies and standards for computing resource allocation.
• Participate in the installation, integration, acceptance testing, and ongoing maintenance of HPC systems and software environment.
• Assist with forecasting resource limitations and provide recommendations for resource efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 3-6 years of experience (additional experience may be substituted for the degree).
• DoD 8570 certification - Security + and OS cert, Linux+, RedHat, etc. (90-day waiver may be provided to obtain the OS certification).
• Willingness to occasionally work after hours and/or respond to emergency situations for problem resolution.
• General knowledge of Linux and general Unix operating systems concepts as well as systems administration experience.
• Ability to develop and maintain documentation on system administration procedures for routine and complex tasks.
• Ability to create and maintain Information Assurance (IA) compliance documentation of the Information System.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with compiling, installing, and porting software.
• Ability to understand application scaling issues related to problem resolution, algorithm choice.
• Experience with Storage Architectures: SAN, SAS, FC, SATA, Bandwidth, Performance.
• Ability to manage development of appropriate application benchmarks, analyze results and determine optimal configurations for processor type/speed, size of memory/cache, and memory interconnect fabric for customer problem domains.
• Familiarity with multi-factor authentication platforms and solutions, and Identity Management such as OpenID, LDAP, and Kerberos.
• Security implementations using multi-factor authentication, PKI, or Kerberos and Unix.
• OS hardening to DoD STIG standards.
• Experience programming or troubleshooting Python code.
• Experience with supporting Apache Web Server.
• Experience with Zabbix.
• Experience with Red Hat Satellite or Red Hat Identity Manager.
• Experience with BIND DNS.
• Experience with Ansible.
• Experience with Gitlab.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts
• 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage
• Life and accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Legal plan
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Federal and state sick leave
• Company recognition program for monetary or non-monetary awards